(°1965, Antwerp, Belgium) studied photography at the Academy of Fine Arts and the National Higher Institute of Fine Arts (NHISK) in Antwerp (B). Since the mid nineties, he has been working as a photographer and has showed his work in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Belgium and abroad. Besides his artistic activities, Danckaert also writes about photography for several newspapers and magazines (mainly H ART) and has worked as freelance curator and organizer of several projects. He is associate professor of photography at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts , Antwerp (B). Bert Danckaert is POC (Piece of Cake) member, an international network of photographers.
In 1999, Danckaert started the series 'Make Sense!' which was published as a book in 2006. In 2007 he started working on a series entitled 'Simple Present' of which the book 'Simple Present - Beijing' appeared in 2008, 'Cape Town Notes' in 2009 and finally the complete series 'Simple Present' in 2013. In 2016 his 5th book 'Horizon' appeared together with the English translation of his novel 'De Extra's' as 'The Extras'.
Bert Danckaert's work is part of private and public collections as the Victoria & Albert Museum -London, The New Art Gallery Walsall - UK, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Rotterdam, Musée de la Photographie - Charleroi, FOMU - Antwerp, IKOB - Eupen.
Bert Danckaert Antwerp, Belgium, 1965
Education
2014
PhD in the Arts, Tilburg University / Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
1993
1990
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp, dep. Photography
Solo shows
2024
'The State of Things', Plus One Gallery (New South), Antwerp, March 30 - May 5, 2024
2023
Photo Hanoi '23, 'Teatros', Matca, Hanoi, May, 2023
'Teatros', Edition Populaire, Antwerp-Borgerhout, March 19 - April 30, 2023
'Unfinished Cities', Rossicontemporary, Brussels, March 12 - April 29, 2023
'Teatros', Gallery Laroche/Joncas, Montreal, Canada, January 11 - February 11, 2023
2022
Unseen (Art Fair), Amsterdam, Ibasho Gallery, September 2022
2020
'Quizas, Quizas', (duo exhibition Bert Danckaert + John Van Oers), Rossi Contemporary , Brussels, December 2020 - February 2021
2018
'True Nature', Laroche/Joncas Gallery , Montreal, Canada
2014
'Simple Present', Atlas Sztuki, Lodz, Poland
2002
2001
Group shows (selection)
2024
'When You Google My Name', Laroche/Joncas Gallery, Montreal, Canada, November 23 - February 24
2023
'Where Are You From?', Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Havana, Cuba, October - December, 2023
'Museum to Scale', University of Antwerp (permanent installation), October, 2023
'Sint Denijs City', Sint Denijs (B), August-September 2023.
Photo Hanoi '23, biennial, groupshow "Hanoi - A City in Photography" at art center Hang Buom, curator The Son Nguyen, May, 2023
2022
'Where Are You From', Cuba Photography Missions, ccMechelen, February-April 2022
2021
Brugge Fotofestival, De Tank, Brugge, November-December 2021
Constructed Images / Images Construites, Le Shed, Galerie Laroche/Joncas Gabarus, Nova Scotia, Canada, August-September 2021
Color & Co, with Bert Danckaert, Ane Vester, Marie Rosen Rossi Contemporary, Brussels, July-August 2021
'U bent hier / Vous êtes ici / Sie sind hier / You are here', Morbee Gallery, Knokke
2015
Ontheemd, Maagdenhuismuseum, Antwerp, B
2014
Breda Photo, Breda, NL
2013
Museum to Scale, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, B
2012
KRASJ , Contemporary Art Project, Ninove (B), curated by Koen De Decker
2010
Sugary Photographs , Festival, Antwerp, B
2009
Best General View, Bert Danckaert, Marc De Blieck, Arno Roncada, curated by Dirk Braeckman, Kunshaus Essen, Essen, D
2008
Arquitectura fantasma (Lynne Cohen , Bert Danckaert, Thomas Weinberger, Yehuda Altmann) Gallery Visor, Valencia, Es
2007
Alone Together, touring POC-exhibition, International Photography Festival, Leipzig, Germany - download pdf 8MB
'Belgische fotografen, 1840 - 2005', FotoMuseum Provincie Antwerpen , B
1998
Books
2016
The Extras, English translation of De Extra's, published by Jap Sam Books
De Extra's , published by EPO
Museum collections
Victoria & Albert Museum, London - Simple Present #67, #298, #402, #404
The New Art Gallery Walsall - diptych, #591 Guangzhou 2011 / #707 Guangzhou 2013
Photographic Foundation, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Curated exhibitions
2020
2007
'Speeltijd’ (Playtime), contemporary art in Koninklijk Atheneum Berchem (with Luc Tuymans, David Claerbout, Rineke Dijkstra, Dirk Braeckman, Karin Hanssen…)
2003
1993
Workshops, lectures and assistants (selection)
2023
Lecture at Matca, Photo Hanoi '23, Hanoi, Vietnam, May, 2023
2020
Symposium 'Time Labs', Cuba Photography Missions, lecture on 'El jardin de los cerezos', ISA, Havana, Cuba
2017
Workshop Growing/VLIR-UOS, Santiago, Cuba
Organized workshops
2020
2019
Southinitiative VLIR-UOS in Havana, Cuba: Cuba Photography Missions
2017
Mariela Sancari (AR), Antwerp Art Academy, Photgography Dpt.
Simon Roberts (UK), Antwerp Art Academy, Photgography Dpt.
2016
Götz Diergarten (D), Antwerp Art Academy, Photgography Dpt.
2015
Petros Efstathiadis (Gr), Antwerp Art Academy, Photgography Dpt.
Brian Ulrich (US), Antwerp Art Academy, Photgography Dpt.
2014
Seba Kurtis (AR), Antwerp Art Academy, Photgography Dpt.
2013
Peter Bialobrzeski (D), Antwerp Photo Museum
Mathieu Bernard-Reymond (F) and Yann Gross (CH), Antwerp Photo Museum
2011
Lynne Cohen (CA), Antwerp Photo Museum
1998
Lynne Cohen (CA), Antwerp Photo Museum
Prizes and grants
2007