Korte beschrijving/Annotatie

A significant photo series for the seemingly trivial events of life, published in the regional newspaper Het Belang van Limburg, Belgium.

Tekst achterflap

'Limburg' is a photo series by Lars Duchateau (BE) based on articles that appeared in the regional section of the newspaper 'Het Belang van Limburg': a rural region in the north-eastern part of Belgium. The articles have in common that they focus on often smaller and less relevant stories. As these news stories were not accompanied by an image or used simple stock photos, Duchateau decided to create new photos. Large, timeless, and serene – often produced weeks, months, or even a year later – contrast heavily with the concise texts, which are often more questioning than illuminating.

Slogan/Promotie

Limburg is a photo series by Lars Duchateau (BE) based on articles that appeared in the regional section of Het Belang van Limburg, the newspaper of a rural region in the north-eastern part of Belgium. The articles have in common that they focus on often small and mundane stories. As these news stories were not accompanied by an image or used simple stock photos, Duchateau decided to create new photos. Large, timeless, and serene – often produced weeks, months, or even a year later – they contrast heavily with the concise texts, which are often more questioning than illuminating.

Biografie

Lars Duchateau (1997) is an artist who mainly works with photography. By applying a wide variety of contemporary strategies. His photos are an investigation into representations of seemingly concrete ages. By studying sign processes, signification and communication, he makes work that generates diverse meanings and associations. Space becomes time and language becomes image. His works are characterised by the use of everyday events in an atmosphere in which recognition plays an important role. By taking daily life as subject matter, he plays with the idea of the mortality of an artwork. His works question the conditions of an image in the context of contemporary visual culture in which images, representations and ideas normally function. He makes work that deals with the documentation of events and the question of how they can be presented. He is interested in the long-term effect of things.

Inhoudsopgave

Limburg is a photo series by Lars Duchateau (BE) based on articles that appeared in the regional section of Het Belang van Limburg, the newspaper of a rural region in the north-eastern part of Belgium. The articles have in common that they focus on often small and mundane stories. As these news stories were not accompanied by an image or used simple stock photos, Duchateau decided to create new photos. Large, timeless, and serene – often produced weeks, months, or even a year later – they contrast heavily with the concise texts, which are often more questioning than illuminating.

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