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Baosheng Dadi

3/4/2018

Baosheng Dadi (保生大帝) is a Chinese god of medicine worshiped in Chinese folk religion and Taoism most popularly in Fujian and Taiwan.
The historical figue of Wu Tao or Wu Ben was born in the village of Bailiao near Xiamen in Fujian Province, during the Song Dynasty in the year 979. He was a skilled doctor and Taoist practitioner who was credited with performing medical miracles, including applying eye drops to a dragon’s eye and removing a foreign object from a tiger’s throat. After his death in 1036, he began to be worshiped as a deity. His deified status was officially recognized by the Hongxi Emperor of the Ming Dynasty who conferred on him the title of “Imperial Inspector at Heavenly Gate, Miracle Doctor of Compassion Relief, Great Taoist Immortal, and the Long-lived, Unbounded, Life Protection Emperor. He is worshiped at many temples in Fujian and Taiwan. His birthday is celebrated with parades and festivals on the 15th day of the third lunar month. The series were made in the Island of Kinmen, Taiwan.

The Frontline Relies On You

2/27/2018

For the last two year I have working on a project on the small Taiwanese islands of Kinmen and Matsu. These tiny islands in between the island of Taiwan and mainland China tell the complex story on how both nations with a common past, still have a tense relationship. Since all the attention nowadays goes to mainland China, this project focus on the underdog of history, the Republic of China, better know as Taiwan.

A part of the project has been published on Scopio Network and was part of Encontros Da Imagem 2017 in Braga.

FOTOFORUM BRASSCHAAT 22 maart

2/18/2018

Fotografen in gesprek
m.m.v. Harry Gruyaert, Bieke Depoorter, Jan Rosseel en Franky Verdickt.

Onder leiding van Joachim Naudts (curator FOMU Antwerpen) praten deze 4 fotografen over hun passie voor fotografie. Bieke Depoorter is lid van het vermaarde fotoagentschap Magnum. Haar fotografie bracht haar de wereld rond, van de Trans-Siberische spoorlijn via the Big Apple tot aan de Egyptische revolutie. Harry Gruyaert is sinds 1982 Magnumfotograaf. Hij publiceerde meerdere boeken over zijn fotografisch werk, onder meer over Marokko en België. Vooral contrasterend licht en kleuren zijn kenmerkend voor zijn foto’s. Jan Rosseel realiseerde een opvallend essay over de Bende van Nijvel waarvan zijn vader een van de slachtoffers was. Hiermee introduceerde hij een nieuwe vorm van documentairefotografie waarin hij de realiteit met fictie mengt. In zijn autonoom werk als fotograaf gaat Franky Verdickt op zoek naar de ideale maatschappij. Hij toont echte plaatsen en echte mensen, maar neemt een loopje met de realiteit. In feite creëert hij zijn eigen interpretatie van die perfecte plaats.

Locatie: Theater Hemelhoeve, Azalealaan 1 (voorheen Gemeentepark 8), 2930 Brasschaat
Start: 20.30u
Tickets vvk: 3 euro – Kassa: 4 euro

http://fotoforumbrasschaat.be/

Prologation exhibition at Korean Cultural Center Brussels

1/18/2018

The exhibition Synchronizing Instances which shows a selection of my series Nobody Likes To Be Hindered By worldly Troubles will be extended until February 24th, 2018.

Regentschapsstraat/Rue de la Régence 4
1000 Brussels, Belgium

Monday > Saturday - from 9am > 5pm

The book from the exhibition is available at

Nobody Likes To Be Hindered By Worldly // exhibition

11/10/2017

A part of my series Nobody Likes To Be Hindered By Worldly Troubles will be on show at the Korean Cultural Center in Brussels.

I'm personnally delighted to invite you for the opening of this exhibition on tuesday November, 14th at 6.30pm, where I will talk about my project, photography and South Korea. The exhibition will open at 7.30pm.
I'm looking forward to see you there!

14 11 17 > 20 01 18
Mo > Sa
9am > 5pm

Finding the Korean Cultural Center Brussels?

The Recyclart Museum of Photography goes Royal Academy of fine Arts Antwerpen

9/28/2017

Somewhere in the 100 small wooden boxes there is my series NLTBHBWT.
More info on website of Recyclart.

Cover Knack nr. 39

9/28/2017

Knack's edition of this week got my cover photograph. The story with 10 photographs deals about the abundant street prostitution in the Alhambra neighborhood of Brussels.
The article is by Joanie De Rijke and Catherine Vuylsteke.

In the same edition of Knack, another story about blocked sewerage causing road sagging.

Encontros Da Imagem, Braga

9/13/2017

On friday 15/9 Encontros Da Imagem in Braga, Portugal will start.
My new series "The frontline relies on you" will be shown at Museu D. Diogo de Sousa, Braga.
The festival runs from 15/9 until 29/10.

NLTBHBWT at Wiels Brussels!

9/5/2017

This saturday at Wiels, The Brussels Museum of Photography.

The Brussels Museum of Photography is a new project by Recyclart. The fourth exhibition of this extra muros museum takes place at WIELS with an installation of images of 80 Belgian photographers. A great event for the Belgian photography world and especially for Brussels, the capital where such a museum is missing.

09.09.2017, 14:00 - 17.00
WIELS Mezzanine
FREE

WIELS, Contemporary Art Centre
Av. Van Volxemlaan 354, 1190 Brussels

My little box among 80 others is waiting for you to be discovered!

Finalist of Encontros da Imagem 2017, Braga

8/11/2017

My new (in progress) series The frontline relies on you (more information soon on this website). was selected as one of the 20 finalists for Open Call Discovery Award 2017, Braga, Portugal.

The jury (Elina Heikka, Vitor Nieves, Bruno Sequeira, Carlos Fontes e Rui Prata) ended yesterday on the 10th of August, the selection of finalists of the OPEN CALL for the Discovery Awards 2017, Encontros da Imagem – 30th Anniversary.
It was a hard task, given the quality of the 232 applicants from all continents. From the 41 applied countries, we would like to emphasize the strong participation of 24 European countries.
We would like to inform, that these works will be showcased in different collective exhibitions distributed in four spaces. These exhibitions will be showcased during this festival’s edition in Braga, between the 15th of September to the 29th October, 2017.
The opening weekend will take place from the 15th to the 17th of September, with different activities happening.

For information on Encontros da Imagem more info click here.