Overview
Sybren Vanoverberghe engages with photography, employing diverse printing techniques, installations, structures, and discovered objects in his artistic practice. His creations capture landscapes and their remnants in a perpetual state of transformation, revealing the intricate interplay between place and time. Through his works, Vanoverberghe explores the convergence of history, nature, and heritage, presenting viewers with a visual dialogue that spans both the historical ruins and commonplace locales. His art challenges established notions by juxtaposing present-day structures with what might be interpreted as artifacts from an envisioned future. Vanoverberghe's pieces possess a pronounced anachronistic quality, with certain images portraying a bygone era that never truly existed. Within his monographs, he often delves into the cyclical nature of specific sites, transcending their original geographic context. His work prompts speculative inquiries that traverse time, oscillating between past and future with equal resonance. A perpetual tension permeates Vanoverberghe's oeuvre, inviting contemplation on the dual nature of images - whether to accept them as historical documents or dismiss those that seem to foretell a future yet to unfold.
Works
Exhibitions
Studio shots
Biography

Sybren Vanoverberghe (b. 1996, BE) lives and works in Belgium. Vanoverberghe has had recent solo exhibitions at Stieglitz19, Deweer Gallery, Keteleer Gallery (BE) and two-person exhibitions at De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (NL), Barbé Gallery, Ghent (BE), Ontsteking, Ghent, (BE). Group Exhibitions include Breda Photo, Breda (NL); FoMu, Antwerp (BE); The Cultural Centre of Yangzhou, China (CN); Krasj6, Ninove (BE). His works have been shown at various fairs such as The Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam (NL); Art Antwerp (BE) and Art Brussels (BE). Vanoverberghe's works are published in artist books such as 2099 (2018), Conference of the Birds (2019), 1099 (2020), Sandcastles and Rubbish (2021), Desert Spirals (2023) by Art Paper Editions (BE). He has collaborated with fashion label Ann Demeulemeester and Belgian music band Whispering Sons. Other publications include Photoworks UK, De Tijd, De Volkskrant, the PHMuseum, De Standaard. He has been awarded by the Mathilde Horlait Dapsens Foundation. His works are included in the collection of the Flemish Government - Photomuseum of Antwerp (BE).

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 

2024

 

'Desert Spirals', Cadogan Solo, Milan, Italy

2023

 

Desert Spirals', Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium.

2021

 

Sandcastles and Rubbish', Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium.

2020

 

1099', Deweer Gallery Estate, Otegem, Belgium.

2019

 

Conference of the Birds', Stieglitz19, Antwerp, Belgium.

 

 

Conference of the Birds', MAP#94, KASK, Ghent, Belgium.

2018

 

2099', Stieglitz 19, Antwerp, Belgium.

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 

2023

 

'Agents of Concern', CCHA, Curated by Dominique Somers, Hasselt, Belgium.

 

 

'0/10', Platform 6A/Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, Belgium.

2022

 

KRASJ6 Biënnale', Curated by Ante Timmermans, Ninove, Belgium.

 

 

Duo Show w/ Manor Grunewald,  Ontsteking, Ghent, Belgium.

 

 

'Tribute to Panamarenko', Platform6A/Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, Belgium.

 

 

Duo Show w/ Manor Grunewald, 'Fortune Displays', Barbé Urbain, Ghent, Belgium.

2021  

'XL', Barbé Urbain Gallery, Ghent, Belgium.

 

 

'In A Landscape', Les Ballets C de la B, Ghent, Belgium.

   

'Bioscopic Books', curated by Tine Guns – Kunsthal Ghent, Belgium.

 

Selected Art Fairs

2022 - 23

 

Art Antwerp w/ Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium.

2022 - 23

 

Art Brussels w/ Keteleer Gallery, Brussels, Belgium.

2019

 

Unseen Photo Fair w/ Stieglitz19, Amsterdam, Netherlands.