Dirk Hardy (1989, Boxtel, NL) is interested in the relationship that people maintain with their environment and with each other. With his photographic tableaux, Hardy welcomes the viewer to a multitude of worlds.
In his creative process he draws on a web of observations, memories and imagination, and he responds to both large and small events in the world. He investigates the complexity of life in an idiosyncratic and compassionate way, thereby increasing our social sensitivity. With Vivarium, an ongoing project that started in 2018, Hardy constructs hyper-realistic worlds that express the complexity of our zeitgeist.
Hardy studied Architecture at Eindhoven University of Technology and then Photography at the Willem de Kooning Academy. He has been nominated for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2021 (UK).
In his creative process he draws on a web of observations, memories and imagination, and he responds to both large and small events in the world. He investigates the complexity of life in an idiosyncratic and compassionate way, thereby increasing our social sensitivity. With Vivarium, an ongoing project that started in 2018, Hardy constructs hyper-realistic worlds that express the complexity of our zeitgeist.
Hardy studied Architecture at Eindhoven University of Technology and then Photography at the Willem de Kooning Academy. He has been nominated for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2021 (UK).
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Dirk Hardy exhibited Vivarium for the first time at the York Art Gallery (UK) as nominee for the Aesthetica Art Prize (UK) in 2021.
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At Photo Basel 2019 (Switzerland) Hardy had his first international exhibition. In 2021 Hardy exhibited ‘Vivarium’ for the first time at the York Art Gallery (UK) as nominee for the Aesthetica Art Prize (UK). In the same year he was selected for Futures Photography, a European platform for young photographers. Since then, Vivarium has been exhibited at various venues in Europe.
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Education
2010-2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, NL
2014 Minor in Critical Theory, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, NL
2007-2010 Architecture, University of Technology, Eindhoven, NL
Internships
2013 Pieter Henket, New York City, NY, USA
2013 Boom Productions Inc, New York City, NY, USA
Awards and Grants
2021 BBA Gallery Photography Prize, 2nd Prize, Berlin, Germany
Futures Photography, talent, 2021, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Aesthetica Art Prize, nomination shortlist, York, United Kingdom
Stokroos Foundation, grant.
Stroom Foundation, grant.
2020 Prix Photoforum, nomination longlist, Photoforum Pasquart, Bienne, Switzerland
2015 Art Prize Binnenmaas, 1st Prize, Binnenmaas, The Netherlands
Henri Winkelman Award, nomination, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2014 NEW Dutch Photography Talent, cover award, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Fontanel Dutch Design Talent, award, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Drempelprijs Graduation Show Award, nomination, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Exhibitions and Art Fairs
2023 Solo exhibition: UNSEEN Amsterdam, Vivarium, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Solo exhibition: Vivarium, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022 Solo exhibition: Vivarium, NFM Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam
Group exhibition: Small is Beautiful XL, Flowers Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Solo Exhibition: Vivarium, Leica Gallery Konstanz, Germany
PAN Amsterdam Art Fair, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Group exhibition: Laurent Germain Collection, Art Luxembourg, Luxembourg
EXPO Chicago Art Fair, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Group exhibition: The Pink Edition, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021 Group exhibition: Vivarium, BBA Gallery Photography Prize, Kühlhaus, Berlin, Germany
Solo exhibition: Libertas, Clay, Void, Vivarium, MOYA Museum of Young Art, Oosterhout, The Netherlands
Group exhibition: Vivarium, Aesthetica Art Prize Museum Exhibition, York Art Gallery, York, United Kingdom
Solo exhibition: Void, Timișoara, Romania
Solo exhibition: Void, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2019 Photo Basel Art Fair, solo exhibition, Basel, Switzerland
2015 Group exhibition: Void, Dutch Ministry of Finance, The Hague, The Netherlands
Group exhibition: Clay, Binnenmaas Art Prize, Binnenmaas, The Netherlands
2014 Group exhibition: Clay, Cokkie Snoei Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Graduation show: Clay, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2013 Group exhibition: Libertas, GUP New Dutch Photography Talent, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2010-2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, NL
2014 Minor in Critical Theory, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, NL
2007-2010 Architecture, University of Technology, Eindhoven, NL
Internships
2013 Pieter Henket, New York City, NY, USA
2013 Boom Productions Inc, New York City, NY, USA
Awards and Grants
2021 BBA Gallery Photography Prize, 2nd Prize, Berlin, Germany
Futures Photography, talent, 2021, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Aesthetica Art Prize, nomination shortlist, York, United Kingdom
Stokroos Foundation, grant.
Stroom Foundation, grant.
2020 Prix Photoforum, nomination longlist, Photoforum Pasquart, Bienne, Switzerland
2015 Art Prize Binnenmaas, 1st Prize, Binnenmaas, The Netherlands
Henri Winkelman Award, nomination, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2014 NEW Dutch Photography Talent, cover award, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Fontanel Dutch Design Talent, award, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Drempelprijs Graduation Show Award, nomination, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Exhibitions and Art Fairs
2023 Solo exhibition: UNSEEN Amsterdam, Vivarium, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Solo exhibition: Vivarium, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2022 Solo exhibition: Vivarium, NFM Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam
Group exhibition: Small is Beautiful XL, Flowers Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Solo Exhibition: Vivarium, Leica Gallery Konstanz, Germany
PAN Amsterdam Art Fair, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Group exhibition: Laurent Germain Collection, Art Luxembourg, Luxembourg
EXPO Chicago Art Fair, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Chicago, IL, USA
Group exhibition: The Pink Edition, Rutger Brandt Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2021 Group exhibition: Vivarium, BBA Gallery Photography Prize, Kühlhaus, Berlin, Germany
Solo exhibition: Libertas, Clay, Void, Vivarium, MOYA Museum of Young Art, Oosterhout, The Netherlands
Group exhibition: Vivarium, Aesthetica Art Prize Museum Exhibition, York Art Gallery, York, United Kingdom
Solo exhibition: Void, Timișoara, Romania
Solo exhibition: Void, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2019 Photo Basel Art Fair, solo exhibition, Basel, Switzerland
2015 Group exhibition: Void, Dutch Ministry of Finance, The Hague, The Netherlands
Group exhibition: Clay, Binnenmaas Art Prize, Binnenmaas, The Netherlands
2014 Group exhibition: Clay, Cokkie Snoei Gallery, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Graduation show: Clay, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2013 Group exhibition: Libertas, GUP New Dutch Photography Talent, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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