Carl de Keyzer
| Keyzer, Carl De |
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| Born |
27 December 1958 (1958-12-27) (age 53)
Kortrijk, Belgium |
| Occupation |
documentary photographer, photojournalist |
| Nationality |
Belgian |
Carl de Keyzer (born 27 December 1958 in Kortrijk) is a Belgian contemporary photographer. He was nominated to the Magnum Photos agency in 1990, became an associated member in 1992 and a full member in 1994.
Career
Keyzer's freelance career began in 1982, at which time he also taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium. During this time he co-founded the XYZ-Photography Gallery. He has exhibited his work in many European galleries and has received several awards, including the Book Award from the Arles Festival, the W. Eugene Smith Award (1990) and the Kodak Award (1992).[1] Major subjects in his worked have included the collapse of Soviet Union and India. Robert Koch gallery describes his work as investigating "marginalized social groups and constructs uncritical psychological portraits which work to familiarize the 'other.'"[2] He currently lives in Ghent and continues to teach.
Bibliography
- Oogspanning, 1984,
- India, 1987 (published by Uitgeverig Focus 1999) ISBN 978 9072216014
- Homo Sovieticus/USSR-1989-CCCP, 1989 (published by Distributed Art Publishers 1993) ISBN 978 9072216113,
- God, Inc., 1992 (published by Uitgeverig Focus) ISBN 978 9072216229
- East of Eden, 1996
- Europa, 2000 (published by Ludion Editions NV) ISBN 978 9055442874
- Zona, 2003 (published by Trolley Books) ISBN 978 0954264840
- Trinity, 2008 (published by Schilt Publishing) ISBN 978 9053305942
- Congo (Belge) (published by Editions Lannoo sa) ISBN 978 9020986822
Awards
- 1995, Annual Fine Arts Award Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
- 1992, Prix de la Critique Kodak, Paris, France
- 1990, W. Eugene Smith Award, New York, USA
- 1990, Prix du Livre, Rencontres Internationales de la Photo, Arles, France
- 1990, Louis-Paul Boon Award, Ghent, Belgium
- 1988, Grand Prix de la Triennale de la Ville de Fribourg, Switzerland
- 1986, Grand Prix de la Triennale de la photographie, Photographie Ouverte, Charleroi, Belgium
- 1986, Hasselblad Award Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
- 1982, First Prize - Experimental Film, Festival for Young Belgian Filmmakers, Brussels, Belgium
Collections
[3]
- Museum of Contemporary Art, Ghent, Belgium
- Photography Museum, Charleroi, Belgium
- Photography Museum, Antwerp, Belgium
- Fnac Collection, Paris, France
- Ministry of Culture, Brussels, Belgium
- International Center of Photography, New York
- Centro de Arte, Salamanca, Spain
- Magnum Photos Collection, Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin
External links
References
- ^ [1] Magnum biography accessed 3 Dec. 2010
- ^ [2] Robert Koch Gallery, accessed 3 Dec. 2010
- ^ [3] Personal Web site accessed 3 Dec. 2010
| Persondata |
| Name |
Keyzer, Carl De |
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| Short description |
photographer |
| Date of birth |
27 December 1958 |
| Place of birth |
Kortrijk, Belgium |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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