2nd place
silver star award
Hyun De Grande
belgium
title
Dans Les Bras Du Vide
Esthetically, I’m mainly looking for clear shapes and lines as an arena for my subjects, both coming from light or architecture. I feel that the boldness of these shapes enhances the fragility of the people portrayed within these lines.
I also love working in a wide frame as it allows me to use extra horizontal space to evoke emptiness. I find it interesting to utilize the surroundings of my characters to create emotional context, even when these surroundings are blank or abstract.
This is an on-going series.
I studied film and photography at the Art Academy in Bruges from age 15 to 19, which was my introduction to both artforms. I still consider that as one of the most important moments in my life because it made me discover my two main passions in life. After two more years of studying film directing at the School of Arts in Ghent, I moved to Brussels in 2008 to specialize in cinematography at the RITCS, where I ultimately graduated.
My street photography emerged from the quiet moments between film jobs as a way to keep training the visual side of my brain. My cinematography background has undoubtedly influenced my photography style, yet I try to approach it in a different way. For one, my photography work is more personal because I don’t share the creative process with other people, which allows me to explore themes that are closer to myself.
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entry description
As a photographer I’m drawn to the feelings of loneliness, isolation and/or alienation because these emotions strongly resonate with me personally. My adoption left me with a disoriented sense of identity and a vague meaning of the word "home". In my work I try to capture and play around with those feelings.Esthetically, I’m mainly looking for clear shapes and lines as an arena for my subjects, both coming from light or architecture. I feel that the boldness of these shapes enhances the fragility of the people portrayed within these lines.
I also love working in a wide frame as it allows me to use extra horizontal space to evoke emptiness. I find it interesting to utilize the surroundings of my characters to create emotional context, even when these surroundings are blank or abstract.
This is an on-going series.
about the photographer
My name is Hyun De Grande. I was born in Seoul, South Korea in 1987 and I was adopted to Belgium when I was around 4 months old. I grew up in a small town called Oostkamp together with my parents and my younger brother, who is also adopted.I studied film and photography at the Art Academy in Bruges from age 15 to 19, which was my introduction to both artforms. I still consider that as one of the most important moments in my life because it made me discover my two main passions in life. After two more years of studying film directing at the School of Arts in Ghent, I moved to Brussels in 2008 to specialize in cinematography at the RITCS, where I ultimately graduated.
My street photography emerged from the quiet moments between film jobs as a way to keep training the visual side of my brain. My cinematography background has undoubtedly influenced my photography style, yet I try to approach it in a different way. For one, my photography work is more personal because I don’t share the creative process with other people, which allows me to explore themes that are closer to myself.
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