The following photograph is the artwork of Belgian photographer Geert Goiris. Except his activities as an artist, he teaches practice-based research at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp and at the Sint-Lukas Brussels University College of Art and Design, and is also a visiting lecturer at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. His work has been extensively shown in Europe where he gained a success with various exhibitions such as the ‘fresh hell’.
In his photographs, Goiris seemingly builds open narratives that the viewer can tap into. He focuses on the elusive space between himself and his surroundings. He captures the various natural phenomena, landscapes and architecture monuments. Behind this artistic approach lies an invitation to look at his work with artistic intention, imagination and perception. He raises a question: What relationships are interwoven between the real landscape, its representations and social actuality?
He is clearly attracted to capturing mostly distant and inhospitable places that are unsuited to human life due to their extreme conditions, though in some images as this one, we can see the traces of earlier occupation, now being slowly absorbed by nature.
Keep up with Geert’s work online: geertgoiris.info
Sources:
http://www.centrevox.ca/en
Picture from:
http://www.contemporaryartdaily.com
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