About me
Born in Brussels on the 13th of July 1988, my mother gave me the opportunity to grow up in paradisaical places like Bali (Indonesia) and Byron Bay (Australia). At the age of twelve I moved to Singapore and went to Chatsworth International School for six years, graduating in 2006 with an IBO diploma. I moved back to Belgium to begin higher education. After kicking off with one year of sinology at the University of Ghent I subsequently began photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK) in Ghent in 2007.
Exhibitions
May 2010:
Selected for participation in BREDAPHOTO International Photo Festival 2010, Breda, The Netherlands - “Lotus”.
October 2009:
Group exhibition for the first edition of the GolbaLocal Festival presented by InI Relations in the old Bellevue Brewery, Brussels - Working Title: Ladyboys
September 2009:
Group exhibition presented by InI Relations in the Van Crombrugghe Gebouw, Ghent - Transitions
September 2009:
Group exhibition presented by Heart Thinkers in De Gruut, Ghent - Load, Shoot, Rewind, Send
July 2009:
Solo exhibition in the Fotoshop, Ghent - Transitions.
June 2009:
Group exhibition presented by Encounters Productions in Galerij Krea, Ghent - Load, Shoot, Rewind, Send
January 2009:
Contribution to the "NYC Around The World" Lomowalls at MoMA Design Stores, New York, U.S.
November 2008:
Group Exhibition in Les Ateliers Claus, Brussels - “Lomowall”.
November 2008:
Contribution to Lomowall in LXFACTORY Gallery, Lisbon.
June 2008:
Group Exhibition in Josworld MATUVU gallery presented by I-n-I Relations, Brussels - “Sum of Parts”.
Awards
July 2010:
Nominated for "De Morgen" prize in The Photo Academy Award 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands - "Lotus".
May 2010:
First Prize “Portrait Individual”, KL Photo Awards 2010, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - “Transitions #06 - Girl with Golden Curls”. Group exhibition in Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
March 2010:
Winner of the "Le Soir" prize in the 16e Prix National Photographie Ouverte by the Musee de la Photographie in Charleroi - “Transitions”.
November 2008:
Winner "Weirdest Travel Photo" Tripwolf X Lomography Competition.
October 2008:
Finalist of the Weekend Photo Award no.1 (Edition 2008, Street wear, SHOOT ME!).
Group exhibition in PGAV Photo Gallery, Brussels - “Singapore Street Fashion”.
May 2009:
Winner of the peoples choice award and finalist KL Photo Awards 2009, non-professional category, Kuala Lumpur, March 2009.
Group exhibition in Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur - “Nemburice, Tanzania, 36”.
February 2009:
Finalist LEE Make History, First Edition 2008.
Group exhibition in Revel Gallery, Milan - “Neighborhood Cop”.
Publications
July 2010:
Photoshoot for Les Fabuleux Marcel de Bruxelles, summer catalog 2011-2012.
January 2010:
Photoshoot for Les Fabuleux Marcel de Bruxelles, winter catalog 2010-2011.
December 2009:
Feature on the international online photography platform The Black Snapper - Transitions: Beyond the Limits of Portraiture.
September 2009:
Interview on Lomography for Singapore based online magazine Xhatch.
September 2009:
Photoshoot for Lee Cooper featuring Machine Skud.
December 2008:
2 page publication in RUSSIA! Magazine issue no.4, New York, U.S., “Winner of the Bar Crawl competition”.
November 2008:
Publication in SNAP! Magazine vol. 04, Japan, November 2008, “Double exposure techniques”.
Other
Member & photographer of the Brussels based collective 54KOLAKTIV.
Active member of the Lomographic Society International (LSI).
Audiovisual performance with the “Pinckers Quartet” at Les Ateliers Claus, 54KOLAKTIV Night, Brussels, Cimatics festival 2008.
Photographer and cameraman for the artistic research project “Politics of Change”, So-on, Brussels, 2008-2009.