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Lucas Leffler (1993, Virton, Belgium) is an experimental photographer based in Brussels who graduated in photography from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Gent in 2019. The artist searches for innovative and long-forgotten photographic techniques, fascinated by the materiality of photography. Leffler’s work is based on a strong interest in science and the myths and facts of photography history and is stimulated by a fascination with chemistry. He sees the nature of photography close to alchemy and tends to expand it to other forms like sculpture or installation.
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Hans Bol – ‘On My Doorstep’ & Lucas Leffler – ‘Silver Creek’ | Galerie Caroline O'Breen
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Lucas Leffler (1993, Virton, Belgium) is an experimental photographer based in Brussels who graduated in photography from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Gent in 2019. The artist searches for innovative and long-forgotten photographic techniques, fascinated by the materiality of photography. Past exhibitions include the Elysée Museum (Lausanne, CH), FOMU the Photo Museum Antwerp (Antwerp, BE), Paris Photo and Art Paris (Paris, FR), Unseen (Amsterdam, NL), Salon Approche (Paris, FR), Hangar Photo Art Center (Brussels, BE), Biennale of the Tangible Image (Paris, FR), Centre d’Art Contemporain du Luxembourg Belge (Étalle, BE), PhotoBrussels Festival (Brussels, BE) and ManifestO Festival (Toulouse, FR). In 2022, Leffler was shortlisted for C/O Berlin Talent Award. His work is in the collections of Fotomuseum Antwerpen, Musée de l’Elysée, Fondation Boghossian, Contretype and Carrefour des Arts Foundation.
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Born in 1993, Virton, BE | Lives and works in Brussels, BE
Education
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Bachelor + Masters | Gent (BE) | 2016-2019
Professional High School | HELB | Bachelors | Brussels (BE) | 2013-2016
Communication and Medias | IHECS | Brussels (BE) | 2011-2013
Exhibitions
2022
Silver Creek & On My Doorstep | with Hans Bol | Galerie Caroline O’Breen | Amsterdam (NL)
Sludge, Steel & Silver | solo exhibition | Contretype | Brussels (BE)
Fondation carrefour des arts | group exhibition | Espace Vanderborght | Brussels (BE)
Salon a ppr oc he | solo presentation | Galerie Intervalle | Paris (FR)
2021
Paris Photo | sector Curiosa | solo presentation | Galerie Intervalle | Paris (FR)
.tiff #08 | group exhibition | Fotomuseum Antwerpen | Antwerp (BE)
Contemporary Art Prize from Belgian Luxembourg | Centre d’Art Contemporain du Luxembourg Belge | Buzenol (BE)
UNSEEN | with Julien Mignot and Marta Zgierska | Galerie Intervalle | Amsterdam (NL)
Re-collect | group exhibition | Fotomuseum Antwerpen | Antwerp (BE)
Biennale de l’image Tangible | 20e arrondissement Paris | Paris (FR)
Plagiarama | duo exhibition with Angyvir Padilla | Rivoli Building | Brussels (BE)
PhotoBrussels Festival #05 / The World Within | Hangar Art Center | Brussels (BE)
Salon a ppr oc he | solo presentation | Galerie Intervalle | Paris (FR)
Art Paris 2021 | Galerie Intervalle | Paris (FR)
2020
Silver is Moonlight | solo exhibition | Pinguin Art Space | Brussels (BE)
Art Paris 2020 | Galerie Intervalle | Paris (FR)
reGeneration4 | Musée de l’Elysée (Photo Elysée) | Lausanne (CH)
2019
Zilverbeek / Silver Creek | solo exhibition | curated by Arrière-pensée | AM Foundation Gallery | Paris (FR)
MAP#95 - Nothing is lost, nothing is created | solo exhibition | The Glazen Gang - KASK | Gent (BE)
The Golden Ass | curated by Willem Vermoere, Flor Maesen, and Lucas Leffler | In de Ruimt Space | Gent (BE)
Wonderland, humans & landscapes | curated by Luc Rabay | Platform voor actuele kunst | Gistel (BE)
ManifestO | group exhibition | Recontres photographiques de Toulouse | Toulouse (FR)
Graduation Show - KASK 2019 | KASK Bijloke Campus | Gent (BE)
That Has Been - traces as evidence | curated by Tim Theo Deceuninck | In de Ruimt Space | Gent (BE)
2018
Zilverbeek / Silver Creek | solo exhibition | Gallerie Sattelite | Liège (BE)
Zilverbeek / Silver Creek | solo exhibition | Proposition d’artistes | Contretype | Brussels (BE)
Price of the Commission of Arts from Wallonia | Abbatoires de Bomel | Namur (BE)
2017
Contemporary Art Prize from Belgian Luxembourg | Mention | Fresh Art - St. Hubert | Brussels (BE)
Artist Residencies
2020 Carrefour des Arts | Promotion 2020-2021 | Brussels (BE)
2020 Contretype | Space for contemporary photography | Brussels (BE)
Books
2019 Zilverbeek / The Silver Creek | published by The Eriskay Connection (NL)
Awards / Nominations / Grants
2022 C/O Berlin Talent Award | Berlin (DE) | Shortlisted
2022 PICTO LAB / EXPERIMENTER L’IMAGE | Paris (FR) | Winner
2019 Aide à l’édition | CCAP - Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles | Winner
2019 Aide à la mobilité | Wallonie-Bruxelles International | Winner
2019 ManifestO photo festival | Toulouse (FR) | Laureate
2018 UNSEEN Dummy Award | for Zilverbeek | UNSEEN Festival | Amsterdam (NL) | Shortlisted
2018 Liège Photobook Dummy Award | for Zilverbeek | Photobook Liège Festival | Liège (BE) | Winner
2017 Concours de photographie ouverte | catalogue | Photography Museum of Charleroi | Charleroi (BE) | Shortlisted
Publications and Press
2021 Collect AAA | Home-Play | written by Florian van Heverlee
2021 .tiff #8 magazine | FOMU | written by Emilia Genuardi
2020 L’art-même #82 | Du ruisseau d’argent au croissant de lune | written by Sandra Caltagirone
2019 Sabato (L’Echo / De Tijd) | Ruée vers l’argent(ique) / Zot van Zilver | written by Thijs Demeulemeester
Collections
Fotomuseum Antwerpen | Anwterp (BE)
Photo Elysée | Lausanne (CH)
Fondation Boghossian | Brussels (BE)
Carrefour des Arts Foundation | Brussels (BE)
Contretype, BE
And various private collections
Education
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Bachelor + Masters | Gent (BE) | 2016-2019
Professional High School | HELB | Bachelors | Brussels (BE) | 2013-2016
Communication and Medias | IHECS | Brussels (BE) | 2011-2013
Exhibitions
2022
Silver Creek & On My Doorstep | with Hans Bol | Galerie Caroline O’Breen | Amsterdam (NL)
Sludge, Steel & Silver | solo exhibition | Contretype | Brussels (BE)
Fondation carrefour des arts | group exhibition | Espace Vanderborght | Brussels (BE)
Salon a ppr oc he | solo presentation | Galerie Intervalle | Paris (FR)
2021
Paris Photo | sector Curiosa | solo presentation | Galerie Intervalle | Paris (FR)
.tiff #08 | group exhibition | Fotomuseum Antwerpen | Antwerp (BE)
Contemporary Art Prize from Belgian Luxembourg | Centre d’Art Contemporain du Luxembourg Belge | Buzenol (BE)
UNSEEN | with Julien Mignot and Marta Zgierska | Galerie Intervalle | Amsterdam (NL)
Re-collect | group exhibition | Fotomuseum Antwerpen | Antwerp (BE)
Biennale de l’image Tangible | 20e arrondissement Paris | Paris (FR)
Plagiarama | duo exhibition with Angyvir Padilla | Rivoli Building | Brussels (BE)
PhotoBrussels Festival #05 / The World Within | Hangar Art Center | Brussels (BE)
Salon a ppr oc he | solo presentation | Galerie Intervalle | Paris (FR)
Art Paris 2021 | Galerie Intervalle | Paris (FR)
2020
Silver is Moonlight | solo exhibition | Pinguin Art Space | Brussels (BE)
Art Paris 2020 | Galerie Intervalle | Paris (FR)
reGeneration4 | Musée de l’Elysée (Photo Elysée) | Lausanne (CH)
2019
Zilverbeek / Silver Creek | solo exhibition | curated by Arrière-pensée | AM Foundation Gallery | Paris (FR)
MAP#95 - Nothing is lost, nothing is created | solo exhibition | The Glazen Gang - KASK | Gent (BE)
The Golden Ass | curated by Willem Vermoere, Flor Maesen, and Lucas Leffler | In de Ruimt Space | Gent (BE)
Wonderland, humans & landscapes | curated by Luc Rabay | Platform voor actuele kunst | Gistel (BE)
ManifestO | group exhibition | Recontres photographiques de Toulouse | Toulouse (FR)
Graduation Show - KASK 2019 | KASK Bijloke Campus | Gent (BE)
That Has Been - traces as evidence | curated by Tim Theo Deceuninck | In de Ruimt Space | Gent (BE)
2018
Zilverbeek / Silver Creek | solo exhibition | Gallerie Sattelite | Liège (BE)
Zilverbeek / Silver Creek | solo exhibition | Proposition d’artistes | Contretype | Brussels (BE)
Price of the Commission of Arts from Wallonia | Abbatoires de Bomel | Namur (BE)
2017
Contemporary Art Prize from Belgian Luxembourg | Mention | Fresh Art - St. Hubert | Brussels (BE)
Artist Residencies
2020 Carrefour des Arts | Promotion 2020-2021 | Brussels (BE)
2020 Contretype | Space for contemporary photography | Brussels (BE)
Books
2019 Zilverbeek / The Silver Creek | published by The Eriskay Connection (NL)
Awards / Nominations / Grants
2022 C/O Berlin Talent Award | Berlin (DE) | Shortlisted
2022 PICTO LAB / EXPERIMENTER L’IMAGE | Paris (FR) | Winner
2019 Aide à l’édition | CCAP - Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles | Winner
2019 Aide à la mobilité | Wallonie-Bruxelles International | Winner
2019 ManifestO photo festival | Toulouse (FR) | Laureate
2018 UNSEEN Dummy Award | for Zilverbeek | UNSEEN Festival | Amsterdam (NL) | Shortlisted
2018 Liège Photobook Dummy Award | for Zilverbeek | Photobook Liège Festival | Liège (BE) | Winner
2017 Concours de photographie ouverte | catalogue | Photography Museum of Charleroi | Charleroi (BE) | Shortlisted
Publications and Press
2021 Collect AAA | Home-Play | written by Florian van Heverlee
2021 .tiff #8 magazine | FOMU | written by Emilia Genuardi
2020 L’art-même #82 | Du ruisseau d’argent au croissant de lune | written by Sandra Caltagirone
2019 Sabato (L’Echo / De Tijd) | Ruée vers l’argent(ique) / Zot van Zilver | written by Thijs Demeulemeester
Collections
Fotomuseum Antwerpen | Anwterp (BE)
Photo Elysée | Lausanne (CH)
Fondation Boghossian | Brussels (BE)
Carrefour des Arts Foundation | Brussels (BE)
Contretype, BE
And various private collections
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