Sybren Vanoverberghe (°1996, Kortrijk) is currently following the Master programme in photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, Belgium. Since 2017 he is the co-founder of Pinguin, a project space showing art based on the medium of photography in Brussels. His most recent work 2099 has been influenced by the writings of German writer W.G. Sebald, especially in the method of working and combining different historical places together with images of (collective) remembrance. Deconstructed places and manipulated icons are working on an associative basis to create a new overview of the present. His work is based on the constant rise and fall of places and the cyclical character of history. Recurring motifs in his works are elements of history, nature, human legacy and the apocalyptic atmosphere that is often coming back in different series. The documentary character of an image is less important compared to the demystification of the subject photographed.
Represented by Stieglitz 19 .
Available for collaborations.
Solo & Duo Exhibitions
2018 – 2099, Stieglitz 19, Antwerp, BE [upcoming]
2018 – 2099, Riot Gallery, Ghent, BE
2017 – 2099 x Ilan Weiss, Pinguin #01, Brussels, BE
2017 – 2099, JEST Gallery, Turin, IT
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 – From Infinity to Beyond – BredaPhoto – Breda, NL [upcoming]
2018 – Iconobelge – Antwerp Photo – Antwerp, BE [upcoming]
2018 – In Between Shores AIR - Daverio, IT [upcoming]
2018 – The Sky Opens Twice – JEST - Turin, IT [untill 07.07]
2018 – The Photobook Exhibition by Athens PhotoFestival – Benaki Museum, Athens, GR
2018 – Best Photobook Shortlist by PhotoEspãna – Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid, ES
2018 – Books Made Public, Art Cinema OFFoff, Ghent, BE
2018 – 1 Plus 1 – Lindenlei Nucleo – Ghent, BE
2018 – Musée de la Fotografie de Bruxelles – Recyclart – Brussels, BE
2017 – Turn/Return – Brugge Photo – Bogardenkapel – Bruges, BE
2017 – Land van Fotografie, Ghent, BE
2017 – Thread Count, Der Greif, Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam, NL
2017 – Twens, Leuven, BE
2017 – See You When The Sun Sets East, Nest, Ghent, BE
2017 – ¡Pírate!, Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, IN
2016 – Fotoforum Brasschaat, Brasschaat, BE
Books
2018 – 2099, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789490800758
2017 – ¡Pírate!, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Self Published in Co-Lab with TopoCopy, Belgium
Selected Publications
2018 – GUP Magazine (NL)
2018 – Subbacultcha (BE)
2018 – The Heavy Collective (AUS)
2018 – Phroom (IT)
2018 – Self Publish Be Happy (UK)
2018 – Belgian Platform For Photobooks (BE)
2018 – Aint-Bad (US)
2018 – Phases (GR)
2017 – The Plantation Journal (UK)
2017 – Lenscratch (US)
2017 – De Morgen (BE)
2017 – Josef Chladek (AT)
2017 – New Dawn (NL)
2017 – Phases (GR)
2017 – The Latent Image (US)
2017 – Splash and Grab (UK)
2017 – Mull it Over (US)
2016 – Blood of the Young (US)
Awards & Residencies
2018 – In Between Shores Residency – Ardesia Projects, Jest & Witty Kiwi – Daverio, IT
2018 – Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid, ES
2016 – Finalist, ¡Pírate!, De Donkere Kamer, C-Mine, Genk, BE
Talks & Interviews
2018 – Interview w/Stefan Vanthuyne for Belgian Platform of Photobooks, Antwerp, BE [upcoming]
2018 – Ardesia Projects AIR - Daverio, IT
2018 – Urbanautica, by Dieter Debruyne, IT
2018 – Extra Fort, Tipi Bookshop, Brussels, BE
2017 – The Plantation Journal, by Joanna Crasswell, GB
Education
2019 – MA Photo at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, BE
2018 – Intern at Akina Books, Istanbul, TR
2015 – Assistant for Thomas Sweertvaegher, Ghent, BE
2014 – 2017 BA Photo at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, BE
Collective Projects
2017 – Co-Founder of Pinguin Project Space , Brussels, BE
Collections
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, BE
Private collections in Belgium & The Netherlands
Represented by Stieglitz 19 .
Available for collaborations.
Solo & Duo Exhibitions
2018 – 2099, Stieglitz 19, Antwerp, BE [upcoming]
2018 – 2099, Riot Gallery, Ghent, BE
2017 – 2099 x Ilan Weiss, Pinguin #01, Brussels, BE
2017 – 2099, JEST Gallery, Turin, IT
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 – From Infinity to Beyond – BredaPhoto – Breda, NL [upcoming]
2018 – Iconobelge – Antwerp Photo – Antwerp, BE [upcoming]
2018 – In Between Shores AIR - Daverio, IT [upcoming]
2018 – The Sky Opens Twice – JEST - Turin, IT [untill 07.07]
2018 – The Photobook Exhibition by Athens PhotoFestival – Benaki Museum, Athens, GR
2018 – Best Photobook Shortlist by PhotoEspãna – Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid, ES
2018 – Books Made Public, Art Cinema OFFoff, Ghent, BE
2018 – 1 Plus 1 – Lindenlei Nucleo – Ghent, BE
2018 – Musée de la Fotografie de Bruxelles – Recyclart – Brussels, BE
2017 – Turn/Return – Brugge Photo – Bogardenkapel – Bruges, BE
2017 – Land van Fotografie, Ghent, BE
2017 – Thread Count, Der Greif, Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam, NL
2017 – Twens, Leuven, BE
2017 – See You When The Sun Sets East, Nest, Ghent, BE
2017 – ¡Pírate!, Indian Photo Festival, Hyderabad, IN
2016 – Fotoforum Brasschaat, Brasschaat, BE
Books
2018 – 2099, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789490800758
2017 – ¡Pírate!, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Self Published in Co-Lab with TopoCopy, Belgium
Selected Publications
2018 – GUP Magazine (NL)
2018 – Subbacultcha (BE)
2018 – The Heavy Collective (AUS)
2018 – Phroom (IT)
2018 – Self Publish Be Happy (UK)
2018 – Belgian Platform For Photobooks (BE)
2018 – Aint-Bad (US)
2018 – Phases (GR)
2017 – The Plantation Journal (UK)
2017 – Lenscratch (US)
2017 – De Morgen (BE)
2017 – Josef Chladek (AT)
2017 – New Dawn (NL)
2017 – Phases (GR)
2017 – The Latent Image (US)
2017 – Splash and Grab (UK)
2017 – Mull it Over (US)
2016 – Blood of the Young (US)
Awards & Residencies
2018 – In Between Shores Residency – Ardesia Projects, Jest & Witty Kiwi – Daverio, IT
2018 – Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Biblioteca Nacional de España, Madrid, ES
2016 – Finalist, ¡Pírate!, De Donkere Kamer, C-Mine, Genk, BE
Talks & Interviews
2018 – Interview w/Stefan Vanthuyne for Belgian Platform of Photobooks, Antwerp, BE [upcoming]
2018 – Ardesia Projects AIR - Daverio, IT
2018 – Urbanautica, by Dieter Debruyne, IT
2018 – Extra Fort, Tipi Bookshop, Brussels, BE
2017 – The Plantation Journal, by Joanna Crasswell, GB
Education
2019 – MA Photo at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, BE
2018 – Intern at Akina Books, Istanbul, TR
2015 – Assistant for Thomas Sweertvaegher, Ghent, BE
2014 – 2017 BA Photo at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, BE
Collective Projects
2017 – Co-Founder of Pinguin Project Space , Brussels, BE
Collections
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, BE
Private collections in Belgium & The Netherlands