Lieven Lefere

Lieven Lefere plays with the complex relationship between reality and the photographic image. The Belgian artist works extremely meticulously and therefore also remarkably slowly. With great care – his process often starts months in advance – he manipulates all the parameters that make a photograph what it is. He constructs his images with a certain scale and framing in mind, moulds the space, makes mock-ups and decides how to cast light on the scene.

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It is not unusual for Lefere to draw inspiration from existing (re)constructions of reality, actively collaborating with scientists. In doing so, he tries to push the boundaries of photography further. As a result, the artist often creates an atmosphere that far transcends documentary photography and depicts reality in a way that painting or architecture do as well. The absence of people in his work and his fascination with impermanence reinforce that atmosphere.