° Ninove, Belgium
STUDY
1993-97, Photography, Academy, St-Niklaas (B)
1992-2000, Photography, Academy, Anderlecht (B)
1993, Master Class Photography, John Davies (Alden Biesen, B)
EXHIBITIONS (group)
1997, March - April, “Inventaris”, Gallery Ten Weyngaert, Vorst (B)
1998, 12th Prix National Photographie Ouverte, at the Museum of Photography, Charleroi (B)
2000, 13th Prix National Photographie Ouverte, at the Museum of Photography, Charleroi (B)
2000, September 13 - October 14, “een beeld van een beeld”, G.C. De Markten (Dépot Anneessensstraat), Brussels (B)
2006, April, “Mutismen”, Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg, Brussels (B), together with Louise Harvey
2008, May - June, "De Canvascollectie", Bozar, Brussels (B)
2010, March, "Entre chien et loup", G.C. De Markten ( Org. 'Les Brasseurs' Liège), Brussels (B)
2011, July 16 - Aug 14,, "Suspicious landscapes", 44 Gallery, Bruges (B)
2011, Dec, Lineart, Ghent (B)
2014, Sept 6 - Oct 5, Krasj 2014, Ninove (B)
2017, March 31 - Mai 14, Open M, M Museum (Cas-co), Leuven (B)
2017, 44 Gallery, Pop up gallery, Knokke (B)
2017, Oct 09 - 18, Digital exhibition of "building an imaginary city", Magnum Photography Awards 2017, The Photographers' Gallery, London (GB)
2017, "building an imaginary city" & "stuffy shell", "Fusée de la Motographie", Brussels (B)
2017, Nov 11, Land van Fotografie, Land van Waaslaan, Sint-Amandsberg (B)
2018, Dec 09, 2017 - April 22, "building an imaginary city", Museum of Photography, Charleroi (B), 17e PNPO
2018, April, image BLC 2017 from "stuffy shell" series, Somerset House, Londen (UK), Sony World Photography Awards '18.
2018, November 16 - December 20, "belgopolis", PhotoBrussels Festival, "City", Hangar Art Center, Elsene/Ixelles Brussels (B)
2018-19, December 16 - January 13, preview “borderline”, “AHAbitats”, 44 Gallery, Bruges (B)
2018, April 27 - August 4, Eyes on Mainstreet, 5th edition, Wilson Outdoor Photofestival, Wilson, North-Carolina, (US)
2020, September 17 - November 14, “Variations paysagères”, Laurent & Laurent Galerie, NIce (FR)
2021, “Borderline”, 18th Prix National Photographie Ouverte, at the Museum of Photography, Charleroi (B)
2021, September, Unseen, Amsterdam (NL), Booth 59, Hangar Photo Art Center (B)
2021, November 27 - December 31, “borderline”, Brugge Foto, Bruges (B)
EXHIBITIONS (solo)
1996-1997, “Verbroken-Verbonden”, A vision on the urban landscape, Flanders photography circuit (B)
1998, June - September, 7th Summer of photography, Blow Up bookshop, Antwerp (B)
1999, December - January, “Stads - Gezichten”, KVS, Brussels (B)
2005, January, “Groeten uit de ondergrond”, Gallery Ten Weyngaert, Vorst (B)
2009-10, Dec 20 - Jan 10, “dayblind”, St-Jozefkerk (C.C. De Ploter), Ternat (B)
2010, Jan 17 - Feb 21, “dayblind” C.C.Hasselt (B)
2010, March 4 - 28, “dayblind”, Kunstplatform Zebrastraat, Ghent (B)
2011-12, Oct - Oct, “dayblind”, Stone Creation, Schepdaal (B)
2011, February 25 - March 24, “dayblind”, Gallery 'Le placard à Balais', Liège (B)
2011, March 23 - 26, “Exposition”, Centre d'art Contemporain 'Les Brasseurs / L'Annexe', Liège (B)
2011, October 08 - 30, “Exposition”, 44 Gallery, Bruges (B)
2013-14, December 07 - January 05, “Escapades”, 44 Gallery, Bruges (B)
2018-19, December 6 - January 27, “winks of tangency”, Casa Argentaurum, Ghent (B)
2020-21, September 16 - Januari 10, “winks of tangency”, Contretype, Sint-Gillis / Saint-Gilles-Brussels (B)
2020, September 3 - October 24, “borderline”, Hangar Photo Art Center, Elsene / Ixelles-Brussels (B)
2020, October 17 - November 1, “winks of tangency”, Old Town Hall, Ninove (B)
2022, September 09 - November 13, “borderline”, CCHA, Hasselt (B)
2023, January 14 - February 19, “borderline”, CC De Steiger, Menen (B)
2023, April 19 - July 8, “replica falsifica”, Hangar Photo Art Center, Elsene / Ixelles-Brussels (B)
PROJECTS/COMMISSIONS
1998, Sept, Project “ Noord - Zuid”, Art & Co, Exhibition at Lessen and Ninove (B)
2001, March, Project “Blikopener”, De Bottelarij, Molenbeek (B) + exhibition
2001, Sept, Project CEI (B) + permanent exhibition at company CEI, Brussels
2001, Sept, Project “Beeld van een Beeld”, GC De Markten, Brussels (B) + exhibition
2003-05, Project “Wharf”, Kaaitheater, Brussels (B) + exhibition
2004, Book, “Jaarboek Architectuur", VAI, De Singel, Antwerp (B)
2006, Book, “Jaarboek Architectuur”, VAI, De Singel, Antwerp (B)
2008, Book, " L.A.P, Limburgs Architectuur Proeven" , Kinema house (B)
2012-14, Commission, VGC Brussels (B)
2014, Commission, Ar-Tur, Turnhout (B)
AWARDS
1998, May, Award of the UNESCO friends, 12th “Prix National Photographie Ouverte”, Museum of Photography at Charleroi (B)
2016, July 14, Magnum Photography Awards 2016, Juror's Pick, "Belgopolis"
2017, July 18, Magnum Photography Awards 2017, Finalist, "building an imaginary city"
2021, September, Award of the Minister of Culture, 18th “Prix National Photographie Ouverte”, Museum of Photography at Charleroi (B)
COLLECTIONS
1998, May, Public Collection, Museum of Photography at Charleroi (B) (2)
1998, September, Province of Brabant (B) (1)
2000, May, Public Collection, Museum of Photography at Charleroi (B) (2)
2018, May, Public Collection, Museum of Photography at Charleroi (B) (2)
2020, Collection Hangar Photo Art Center, Brussels (B)
LAUREATE
2000, May, "13e Prix National Photographie Ouverte", Museum of Photography at Charleroi (B)
2017, Dec, "17e Prix National Photographie Ouverte", Museum of Photography at Charleroi (B)
2018, 28 Feb, Shortlisted for the Sony World Photography Awards 2018, "Stuffy shell" series
2021, 01 April, Shortlisted for the Belfast Photo Festival - Open submission 2021, “Borderline” series
PUBLICATIONS
* Magazine, "Les Nouvelles du Patrimoine", June-September 1998, n° 77, Page 4, 5
* Newspaper, "De Morgen", Bijsluiter 02/01/1999, page 27
* Magazine, "Kwintessens", nr. 3, IX, 2000, page 8, 9
* 2008, Book, "De Canvascollectie", page 92, Lannoo, ISBN 978-90-209-7862-9
* Magazine, <H>ART, "Kijken met gesloten ogen", Erik Eelbode, page 21, Feb 11, 2010
* Newspaper, "De Morgen", Zomeruur 13/08/2016, page 48-53, "Bevreemdend België"
* “BRUZZ” Magazine, Brussels, Framed, September 2017, 4 editions
* Magnum Photography Awards 2016 Annual, Lensculture, 2017, page 60-63
* Magnum Photography Awards 2017 Annual, Lensculture, 2018, page 100-101
* Forschungsmagazin 'Stadt & Land', Heidelberg University (DE), June 2018, page 24 & 80
* Newspaper, “La Libre Belgique”, Arts-Libre, “pas un chat”, Jean-Marc Bodson, 19-25 Dec 2018, page 6
* Magazine GUP, n° 61, Book Guide, May 2019
* Magazine, “Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen”, “Winks of Tangency”, Bookreview, An Devroe, Oct-Nov 2019, n° OKV2019/5
* Newspaper “La Libre Belgique”, Arts-Libre, “Antipodes photographiques”, 09 Sep 2020, page 18
* Magazine “BRUZZ”, “La côte imaginaire”, 22 sep 2020, page 32
* Newspaper “Le soir”, “Paysages sur le fil”, 08 oct 2020, page 16
* Newspaper “De Standaard”, “Bouwkundige anarchie”, 24 sep 2020
* Newspaper “De Tijd”, Beeldverhaal over “Borderline”, 07 juli 2021
* “L’Oeil de la Photographie”, “Alienating landscapes in Musée de la Photographie Charleroi”, 01 september 2021
* Magazine, “The Art Couch”, “De slowfotografie van Paul D’Haese”, Page 72-75, #8, October 2021
* “Auslöser 5”, Magazine, Vienna (A), Interview, March 2022
* “De Steiger”, Magazine #2, Interview, Dec 2022
BOOKS
"dagblind" (dayblind) Yellow Now - Côté photo, 56p. Colour and b/w, 24,6 x 28,8cm, March 2010, ISBN 9782873402556
text by Erik Eelbode & Carl Havelange (dutch & french)
Bookpresentation, June 3, 2010, Kunstplatform Zebrastraat, Ghent (B) Org. Punctum VZW.
Bookpresentation, March 26, 2011, 'Les Brasseurs / L' Annexe', Centre d'art Contemporain, Liège (B)
”winks of tangency”, Stockmans Art Books, 90p. Colour, 24,6 x 28,8cm, December 2018, ISBN 9789077207604
text by Francis Denys & Jean-Marc Bodson (english, dutch, french)
Bookpresentation, December 16, 2018, 44 Gallery, Bruges (B)
“borderline”, Hangar - Stockmans Art Books, 176p. Colour, 24,6 x 28,8cm, May 2021, ISBN 9789077207956
texts by Dirk De Wachter & Jean-Marc Bodson (english, french, dutch)
LectureS
* July 12, 2013, "incontro con l'autore", @ F project Fiorito, Bari (IT)
* April 4, 2018, "a travers du tangible", @ Ensase, Saint-Etienne (Lyon, FR)
* September 10, 2018, "through the tangible", @ NVB, Fotosafari, Tienen (B)
* December 15, 2018, “winks of tangency”, @ Hangar Art Center, PBF03, Elsene (B)
* February 4, 2019, “winks of tangency”, @ PVCO, Campus Ninove (B)
* April 1, 2019, “winks of tangency”, @ ULB, La Cambre - Horta, Elsene (B)