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Artur Eranosian - Introduction and Curator Statement

This week I am presenting you seven young talented photographers from Belgium. My country produced a significant number of internationally acclaimed photographers. This is the new generation. Apart from a blogger I am a photography student myself and the photographers presented here are my sources of inspiration. They are all documentary photographers and each is in the process of developing his/her own style.

Dieter de Lathauwer is somewhat of a guru to me. He is strong opinioned person and he is not easily convinced. What I find truly fascinating in his work is how he can keep significant distance to the true subject of a photograph, making it a small part of the composition, while at the same time that small part attracts and retains my attention immediately. In this tension lies a vision of the relationship we have with our surroundings. Dieter is a very modest person, seemingly unaware of how good his work already is.

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Selected by Artur Eranosian on December 18, 2009 | Tag: Belgium, cityscapes, conceptual photography, constructed landscape, Europe, landscapes | Share/Save

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experiencing a moment of increased awareness « dieterdelathauwer said: 2009.12.18 14:05

[...] vrijdag 18 december, 2009 A slideshow of 13 images on the Black Snapper website. [...]
Nil said: 2009.12.19 14:20

I like the idea of “all is open, all is relative”… it is one I have carried around with me all my life and that has taken me to places I may never have got to otherwise… literally but also evolutionwise…
I hope it will take you to good places :-)
emiliano said: 2009.12.20 00:38

pictures 1-2-3-4 are simple “fillers”, yes? Much nicer if the selection started from number 5… :)

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Under Investigation

Dieter de Lathauwer (Belgium, 1978)

Ghent, Belgium

This is a work in progress. All of the images are taken in Europe during the last two years. I think my work is about silence and about context and time. About standing still and experiencing a moment of increased awareness.

I started as a documentary photographer. Since then I am shifting slowly towards a more subliminal use of photography, using it as a medium of reflection. Colour, composition and light are very important, as is the slowness of the images of my recent work. Therefore, nowadays I use a medium format camera with negatives. Showing and creating a fairy-tale like reality. Some people like the silence in my work. Some people say I am making a synthetisation of the German school dead pan photography and a more narrative and especially surreal touch. Most of my recent work consists of smaller series which eventually may evolve into plenty of new combinations. All is open. All is relative.

The original works are inkjet prints on baryte paper and mounted on dibond, or lambdaprints mounted on diassec, at 80 by 100cm or 36 by 42 cm, including a white border.

Dieter de Lathauwer’s portfolio can be seen here.

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