Carl De Keyzer (27 December 1958) is a Belgian photographer. Major subjects in his work have included the collapse of

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and

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. He became a full member of

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in 1994. De Keyzer has exhibited his work in many European galleries and has received several awards, including the Book Award from

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, the

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Award and the

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Award.

Career

De Keyzer was born on 27 December 1958, in

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, Belgium. His freelance career began in 1982, at which time he also taught at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts,

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, Belgium. During this time, he co-founded the XYZ-Photography Gallery. Major subjects in his work have included the collapse of

and

. Robert Koch gallery describes his work as investigating "marginalized social groups and constructs uncritical psychological portraits which work to familiarize the 'other.'" He was nominated to the

agency in 1990, became an associated member in 1992 and a full member in 1994. He currently lives in Ghent and continues to teach.

Publications

* ''Oogspanning'', 1984, * ''India'', 1987 (Uitgeverig Focus 1999) * ''Homo Sovieticus/USSR-1989-CCCP'', 1989 (

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) * ''Trinity'', 2008 (Schilt Publishing) * ''Congo (Belge)'' (Editions Lannoo sa) * ''Moments Before The Flood'', 2012 * ''Higher Ground'', 2016 * ''Cuba La Lucha'', 2016 * ''DPR Korea Grand Tour'', 2017

Awards

*1982, First Prize – Experimental Film, Festival for Young Belgian Filmmakers, Brussels, Belgium *1986,

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Award Belgium, Brussels, Belgium *1986, Grand Prix de la Triennale de la photographie, Photographie Ouverte, , Charleroi, Belgium *1988, Grand Prix de la Triennale de la Ville de Fribourg, Switzerland *1990,

Louis Paul Boon Louis Paul Boon (15 March 1912, in Aalst, Belgium, Aalst – 10 May 1979, in Erembodegem) was a Belgian writer of novels, poetry, pornography, columns and art criticism. He was also a painter. He is best known for the novels ''My Little War'' (1947 ...

Award, Ghent, Belgium *1990, Prix du Livre,

, Arles, France *1990,

Award, New York City *1992, , Paris *1995, Annual Fine Arts Award Belgium, Brussels, Belgium *2008, Shortlisted,

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for ''Moments before the Flood''

Collections

De Keyzer's work is held in the following collections: *

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, Ghent, Belgium *Photography Museum, Charleroi, Belgium *

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, Antwerp, Belgium *

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Collection, Paris, France *Ministry of Culture, Brussels, Belgium *

International Center of Photography The International Center of Photography (ICP), at 79 Essex Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, New York City, consists of a museum for photography and visual culture and a school offering an array of educational courses and programming. ...

, New York *Centro de Arte, Salamanca, Spain *

Collection,

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Exhibitions

*''Zona,''

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, York, UK, 2005

References

External links

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Magnum Photos; Photographers
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