Max Pinckers
2015 Doctoral researcher in the Arts at KASK and Royal Conservatory / School of Arts of University College Ghent, Belgium 2012 School of Arts (KASK), MFA in photography, Ghent, Belgium 2010 School of Arts (KASK), BA in photography with great honor, Ghent Belgium
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015 Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave me Thirsty, Centrale for BELGIUM Contemporary Art, Brussels 2015 Solo exhibition, Focus Photography Festival / Motherland, Mumbai INDIA 2015 Solo exhibition, Goa Photo, Goa INDIA 2015 Solo exhibition, RIOT, Ghent BELGIUM 2015 Art Rotterdam, Sofie Van de Velde / G262, Rotterdam THE NETHERLANDS 2015 Solo exhibition, Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography, BAGLADESH Dhaka 2014 Solo exhibition, Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography, BANGLADESH Dhaka 2014 Solo exhibition, Snapshot 10, Hallebardiers, Volkskundemuseum, BELGIUM Bruges 2014 Solo exhibition, Goa Photo International Photo Festival, Goa INDIA 2014 Paraty Em Foco International Photography Festival, Partay BRAZIL 2013 The Fourth Wall, europalia.india, Flagey, Brussels BELGIUM 2012 First Floor; De La Cle, Brussels BELGIUM 2012 Kermisstraat 60, Roeselare BELGIUM 2012 44 Gallery, Bruges BELGIUM 2009 Fotoshop, Ghent BELGIUM
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 The Edition Show, Riot, Ghent BELGIUM 2015 Young Belgian Art Prize Exhibition, Bozar-Centre for Fine Arts, BELGIUM Brussels 2015 Dialogue-Max Pinckers, Stanislas Lahaut, Gautheir Oushoorn, BELGIUM Johan de Wilde, Ilse D’Hollander, G262, Antwerp 2015 De Kunstenaar zal aanwezig zijn, Voorkamer, Lier BELGIUM 2015 Tafels, Vlaams-Nederlandse presentatie van kunst(enaars)boeken, BELGIUM Art Brussels, Brussels 2015 Capital Artists, Brussels Art Institute, Brussels BELGIUM 2015 Paris Photo Los Angeles, Dillon Gallery, Los Angeles UNITED STATES 2014 Aperture PhotoBook Award, IMA Gallery, Tokyo JAPAN 2014 Vincent Delbrouck & Max Pinckers, Stieglitz19, Antwerp BELGIUM 2014 Coloured Skins, Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Knokke BELGIUM
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2014 DIY 2.0 A photographic issue, University, Antwerp BELGIUM 2014 Verf na Van Eyck, CROXHAPOX, Ghent BELGIUM 2014 ArtContest, Centrale for contemporary art, Brussels BELGIUM 2014 Time is what happens when nothing else does, Pavilijoen, KASK BELGIUM 2014 Coming People 2014, S.M.A.K., Ghent BELGIUM 2014 The Belgian Six, Presented by The Word, Bozar- Centre for Fine Arts, BELGIUM Brussels 2014 A Whitsun Wedding I Episode 2, curated by Hans Theys, galerie EL, BELGIUM Welle 2014 The Conclusion of a Movement in a Neutral Direction, Botanique, BELGIUM Brussels 2014 The Only Thing You Can’t Get Is Red Ink, G262, Antwerp BELIUM 2014 Icones, BIP I Pixels of Paradise, BAL- Musee des Beaux, Lieg BELGIUM 2014 00:00:01 : A Split Second, Galerie Fortlaan 17, Ghent BELGIUM 2013 Indomania, europalia.india, Bozar- Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels BELGIUM 2013 City of Levallois Photography Award, L’Escale gallery, Levallois FRANCE 2013 The Fourth Wall, India Habitat Centre, Delhi Photo Festival, Delhi INDIA 2013 Young Belgian Photography, Fotomuseum (FoMu), Antwerp BELGIUM 2013 Rheum, foundfoottage.be, Cecila Jaime Gallery, Ghent BELGIUM 2013 Foundfootage.be, Private Investigation, Beurrschouwburg, Brussels BELGIUM 2012 Pop-up Gallery, Centrum voor Beeldexpressie, Antwerp BELGIUM 2012 Mamihlapinatapai, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS 2012 Imagine, Flanders Center, Osaka JAPAN 2012 Wonderful World, Genthof, Bruges BELGIUM 2012 GRADUATION, School of Arts, Ghent BELGIUM 2012 Between the Lines, CROXHAPOX, Ghent BELGIUM 2012 Fracture, Gabriel Rolt, Berlin GERMANY 2012 .tiff – Young Belgian Talent, de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS 2012 Solo exhibition, 44 Gallery, Bruges BELGIUM 2012 CPDP presented by I&I Relations, Hallen van Schaarbeek, Brussels BELGIUM 2012 A Whitsun Wedding, curated by Hans Theys, galerie EL, Welle BELGIUM 2011 Menotrentuno_III Young European Photography Festival, Sardinia ITALY 2011 Foto8 Summershow, HOST Gallery, London UNITED KINGDOM 2011 ALIAS Photomonth, Cinema Kino 18, Krakow POLAND 2011 (RE):Tilt, de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS 2011 The Green Room, Fotofestival Knokke-Heist, Knokke-Heist BELGIUM 2011 Urban Landscape, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles UNITED STATES 2011 CPDP presented by I&I Relations, Hallen van Schaarbeek, Brussels BELGIUM 2010 BREDAPHOTO International Photo Festival 2010, Breda THE NETHERLANDS 2010 Kuala Lumpur Photo Awards, Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA 2009 GlobaLocal Festival presented by I&I Relations, Bellevue Brewery, BELGIUM Brussels 2009 Art Expo presented by I&I Relations, Van Crombrugghe Gebouw, BELGIUM Ghent 2009 Heart Thinkers, De Gruut, Ghent BELGIUM 2009 1+1=3 Encounters, Galerij Krea, Ghent BELGIUM 2009 KLPA2009, Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA 2008 LEE Make History, Revel Gallery, Milan ITALY
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2008 54KOLAKTIV Night, Cimatics festival 2008, Les Ateliers Claus, BELGIUM Brussels 2008 PGAV Photo Gallery, Brussels BELGIUM 2008 Art Expo presented by I&I Relations, Josworld MATUVU Gallery, BELGIUM Brussels
Books
Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty, self published photobook, Belgium, 2014 ISBN 978 9 0819 71515 Rheum, De Bedoeling & foundfootage.be, self published photobook, Belgium, 2012 ISBN 978 9 0802 27408 The Fourth Wall, Max Pinckers, self-published photobook, Belgium, 2012 ISBN 978 9 0819 7150 Mamihlapinatapai, Max Pinckers & Michiel Burger, self- published photobook, The Netherlands, 2012 Lotus, Max Pinckers & Quinten De Bruyn, self-published photobook dummy, Belgium, 2011
Academic
2015 Jury Member, Horlait Dapsens Prize, School of Arts (KASK), Ghent BELGIUM 2014 Guest lecturer, Photography, The University of South Wales, Newport UNITED KINGDOM 2014 Guest lecturer, Photography, Bachelors and Masters, Royal Academy BELGIUM of Fine Arts (KASK), Antwerp 2014 Jury member, Photography evening school, Academy of Anderlecht, BELGIUM Brussels 2014 Jury member, Photography Bachelors, Zurich University of the Arts, SWITZERLAND Zurich 2013 Guest lecturer, Research Methods, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, BELGIUM Antwerp 2011 Guest lecturer, History of Contemporary Art, School of Arts (KASK), BELGIUM Ghent
Artist Talks / Workshops
2015 Paris Photo / Aperture Photobook Awards, IMA Gallery, Tokyo JAPAN 2014 Storytelling strategies and other forms in documentary photography, UNITED KINGDOM IC Visual Labm Bristol 2014 Fo.MU.tiff 3, Fotomuseum, coaching, Antwerp BELGIUM 2014 Paraty Em Foco International Photography Festival, TRAMA, Paraty BRAZIL 2014 Extra Fort, Studio Marcel, Recyclart, Brussels BELGIUM 2014 Photobook Bristol, Bristol UNITED KINGDOM 2014 Plat(t)form, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur SWITZERLAND 2013 FoMu Live, Jonge Belgische Fotografie, Fotomusem, Antwerp BELGIUM 2013 Putlock Slideshow, Blindspot, Dok Ghent, Ghent BELGIUM 2013 Donkere Kamer, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam THE NETHERLANDS 2013 Le Bal Books Weekend, Le Bal, Paris FRANCE 2012 Self Publish Be Happy, Temporary Office Location, Arles FRANCE
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2012 FoMu Live Pecha Kucha evening, Fotomuseum, Antwerp BELGIUM 2011 Master class with Max Pinckers, Lomographic Society India, Mumbai INDIA
Awards and Recognitions
2015 Selected for the Young Belgian Art Prize, Brussels BELGIUM 2014 Winner M. Hans Vossen prize, ArtContest, Centrale for BELGIUM Contemporary Art, Brussels 2014 Winner, Photographic Museum of Humanity Grant, Buenos Aires ARGENTINA 2014 Honourable mention, Aperture Portfolio Prize, New York UNITED STATES 2013 Finalist, Paris Photo / Aperture Foundation Photobook FRANCE Awards - First Photobook, Paris 2013 Nominated by Martin Parr ‘Best Photo Book of the Year’, GERMANY 6th International Fotobookfestival, Kassel 2013 Winner, City of Levallois Photography Award FRANCE 2012 Finalist, Unpublished Dummy Award, Unseen, THE NETHERLANDS Lecturis & Offprint Amsterdam, Amsterdam 2012 Finalist, The Photo Academy Award, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS 2012 Winner, Horlait-Dapsens prize, School of Arts, Ghent BELGIUM 2011 Finalist, Deibione D'oro, Bance Monte Paschi, Brussels BELGIUM 2011 Finalist, BNP Paribas Fortis Young Artistic Talent Award, Brussels BELGIUM 2010 Finalist, The Photo Academy Award, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS 2010 Winner, 'Portrait Individual', KL Photo Awards, Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA 2010 Winner, 'Le Soir' prize, 16e Prix National Photographie BELGIUM Ouverte, Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi 2009 Winner, Peoples Choice Award, KL Photo Awards 2009, MALAYSIA non-professional category, Kuala Lumpur 2009 Finalist, LEE Make History, First Edition 2008 Finalist, Weekend Photo Award #1, Brussels BELGIUM 2008-2010 Winner of over 45 Lomography competitions
Permanent Collections
2015 Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS 2014 Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur SWITZERLAND 2013 FotoMuseum (FoMu), Antwerp BELGIUM 2012 School of Arts (KASK) Kunstcollectie, Ghent BELGIUM 2010 Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi BELGIUM
Publications and Reviews
2015 Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty, The Ones We Love UNITED KINGDOM 2015 Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty, Chaeg Magazine KOREA no. 4, Seoul 2015 Love in India, The New Yorker UNITED STATES
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2015 Best Photobooks of 2014, Voices of Photography Magazine TAIWAN 2014 The World Atlas of Street Photography, Jackie Higgins, UNITED KINGDOM Thames & Hudson 2014 India’s Love Commandos – and the runaway couples they protect, UNITED KINGDOM Sean O’Hagan, The Guardian 2014 Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty, GUP#43 THE NETHERLANDS Sweet Life 2014 Nieuwe publicaties, De Witte Raaf BELGIUM 2014 At First Sight, The Caravan INDIA 2014 Parades amoureuses, M Le magazine Du Monde FRANCE 2014 A Song of Love, The Indian Express INDIA 2014 Getuige of Medeplichtige?, H ART #128 BELGIUM 2014 Fotograaf Max Pinckers is overal vrij, en zeker in India, De Morgen BELGIUM 2014 Between Fact and Fiction, Flanders Today BELGIUM 2014 The Belgian Six, De Morgen BELGIUM 2014 Licht en Liefde in Mumbai, De Standaard der Letteren BELGIUM 2014 En direct du web, Focus Vif BELGIUM 2014 Riprap Journal, CSU Long Beach UNITED STATES 2014 Wunderkammer, Agenda Magazine BELGIUM 2014 Boek in Beeld, Knack Focus BELGIUM 2014 Cult!, De Morgen BELGIUM 2014 Kunstenaarspagina, H ART #121 BELGIUM 2014 De Klik, Focus fotografiemagazine THE NETHERLANDS 2013 The Fourth Wall, Dear Dave Magazine UNITED STATES 2013 Plein la vue - Laissez-vouz enfumer!, Télérama Sortir FRANCE 2013 Love, Honour & Disobey, British Journal of Photography magazine UNITED KINGDOM 2013 India in een flits, De Morgen BELGIUM 2013 Licht op verboden liefde, De Telegraaf THE NETHERLANDS 2013 Europalia India focust op een natie in spagaat, De Morgen BELGIUM 2013 Tussen clandestine en Bollywoodliefde, De Standaard BELGIUM 2013 Interview, Of The Afternoon UNITED KINGDOM 2013 File 01 | Max Pinckers, IMA Magazine Vol. 5 JAPAN 2013 Coming of Age, the British Journal of Photography magazine UNITED KINGDOM 2013 Omdat liefde geen misdaad is, De Morgen BELGIUM 2013 Bollywood, Echt?, DS Weekblad, De Standaard BELGIUM 2013 Dummy, Foam Magazine #34 THE NETHERLANDS 2013 Ones to Watch, the British Journal of Photography magazine UNITED KINGDOM 2012 The Fourth Wall, Monthly Photography magazine KOREA 2012 Tegenpolen in omhelzing, De Morgen BELGIUM 2012 Fotografie in de ban van zelfreflectie, De Volkskrant THE NETHERLANDS 2012 Smaak, De Volkskrant THE NETHERLANDS 2012 A stamp of approval: nominated by Dirk Braeckman, The Word BELGIUM 2012 Collectie by Hans Theys, M HKAzine #11 BELGIUM 2012 .tiff magazine, first edition, Fotomuseum (FoMu), Antwerp BELGIUM 2012 RADAR, Knack Weekend magazine BELGIUM 2012 Punch Lijst, De Standaard magazine BELGIUM 2011 Transitions, Rocket Zine SINGAPORE 2011 Foto’s in de schijnwerpers, Gentlemen Nr.31 BELGIUM
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2011 Lotus, Vice Magazine, The Photo Issue volume 6 number 5 BELGIUM 2011 Is het echt of is het namaak, Het Parool THE NETHERLANDS 2011 The Future is Analogue, De Morgen Magazine BELGIUM 2011 Ladyboys als Metafoor, DIGIFOTO Pro magazine THE NETHERLANDS 2009 GODVERDOMME!!!?, België BELGIUM 2008 Bar Crawl, RUSSIA! Magazine, New York UNITED STATES 2008 Double Exposure Techniques, SNAP! Magazine JAPAN
Collective Projects
2014 Founder of independent publishing house and distributor De Bedoeling vzw 2012 Founder of online based platform foundfootage.be
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