ABOUT
Sybren Vanoverberghe (b. 1996, BE) lives and works in Belgium. Vanoverberghe has had recent solo exhibitions at Stieglitz19 (BE), Deweer Gallery (BE), Cadogan Gallery (IT), Keteleer Gallery (BE) and two-person exhibitions at De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (NL), Contretype, Brussels (BE), Barbé Gallery, Ghent (BE), Ontsteking, Ghent, (BE). Group Exhibitions include Breda Photo, Breda (NL); FoMu, Antwerp (BE); The Cultural Centre of Yangzhou, China (CN); Krasj6, Ninove (BE). His works have been shown at various fairs such as The Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam (NL); Miart (IT), Art Antwerp (BE) and Art Brussels (BE). Vanoverberghe’s works are published in artist books such as 2099 (2018), Conference of the Birds (2019), 1099 (2020), Sandcastles and Rubbish (2021), Desert Spirals (2023) by Art Paper Editions (BE). He has collaborated with fashion label Ann Demeulemeester and Belgian music band Whispering Sons. Other publications include Photoworks UK, De Tijd, De Volkskrant, the PHMuseum, De Standaard. He has been awarded by the Mathilde Horlait Dapsens Foundation. His works are included in the collection of the Flemish Government – Photomuseum of Antwerp (BE). Vanoverberghe received his MFA from The School of Arts – KASK in Ghent, (BE).
Vanoverberghe engages with photography, employing diverse printing techniques, installations, structures, and discovered objects in his artistic practice. His creations capture landscapes and their remnants in a perpetual state of transformation, revealing the intricate interplay between place and time. Through his works, Vanoverberghe explores the convergence of history, nature, and heritage, presenting viewers with a visual dialogue that spans both the historical ruins and commonplace locales. His art challenges established notions by juxtaposing present-day structures with what might be interpreted as artifacts from an envisioned future. Vanoverberghe’s pieces possess a pronounced anachronistic quality, with certain images portraying a bygone era that never truly existed. Within his monographs, he often delves into the cyclical nature of specific sites, transcending their original geographic context. His work prompts speculative inquiries that traverse time, oscillating between past and future with equal resonance. A perpetual tension permeates Vanoverberghe’s oeuvre, inviting contemplation on the dual nature of images — whether to accept them as historical documents or dismiss those that seem to foretell a future yet to unfold.
EDUCATION
2018 – 2019 School of Arts / KASK, MFA in Visual Arts, Ghent, BE
2014 – 2017 School of Arts / KASK, BA in Visual Arts, Ghent, BE
2018 – Intern at AKINA Books, Istanbul, TR
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 – MUSA - CC De Factorij, Zaventem, BE (September)
2024 – Degrees of Freedom – Bscene, Antwerp, BE
2024 – Cadogan Gallery, Milan, IT
2023 – Desert Spirals – Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2021 – Sandcastles and Rubbish – Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2020 – 1099 – Deweer Gallery Estate, Otegem, BE
2019 – Conference of the Birds – Stieglitz19, Antwerp, BE
2019 – Conference of the Birds – MAP#94, KASK, Ghent, BE
2018 – 2099 – Stieglitz 19, Antwerp, BE
2018 – 2099 – RIOT Gallery, Ghent, BE
2017 – 2099 – JEST Gallery, Turin, IT
SELECTED GROUP / DUO EXHIBITIONS
2024 – Duo Show w/ Charles Degeyter – Pand OOX - Kortrijk, BE (October)
2024 – Maalderij Landegem – Landegem, BE (June)
2024 – SUPERSTUDIO - Off The Wall – Antwerp, BE (May)
2024 – Duo Show w/ Sébastien Reuzé – Contretype – Brussels, BE
2023 – Agents of Concern – CCHA - Curated by Dominique Somers – Hasselt, BE
2023 – 10/10 – Platform 6A/Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, BE
2022 – KRASJ6 Biënnale – Curated by Ante Timmermans – Ninove, BE
2022 – Duo Show w/ Manor Grunewald – Ontsteking, Ghent, BE
2022 – Tribute to Panamarenko – Platform6A/Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, BE
2022 – Duo Show w/ Manor Grunewald – Fortune Displays – Barbé Urbain, Ghent, BE
2021 – XL - Barbé Urbain Gallery, Ghent, BE
2021 – In A Landscape – Les Ballets C de la B, Ghent, BE
2021 – Bioscopic Books curated by Tine Guns – Kunsthal Ghent, BE
2021 – Tarot Editions – 019, Gent, BE
2021 – Wake Up Call – Collection Tanguy Van Quickenborne curated by Luk Lambrecht – Platform 6a, Otegem, BE
2020 – 33 days of .tiff – FOMU, Antwerp, BE
2020 – Duo Show w/ Thomas Vandenberghe – The Flower and The Vessel – De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL
2020 – Staycation – Barbé Urbain, Ghent, BE
2020 – A Tree – Stiegtliz19, Antwerp, BE
2019 – Thomas Vandenberghe / Daisuke Yokota / Sybren Vanoverberghe – CCHA, Hasselt, BE
2019 – Conference of the Birds – Cultural Centre of Yangzhou, CH
2019 – Biënnale van België, Floraliën, Ghent, BE
2019 – Odisseus – Stieglitz19, Antwerp, BE
2019 – Photobook Belge, FOMU, Antwerp, BE
2018 – BredaPhoto – Botanique, Breda, NL
2018 – Iconobelge, Antwerp Photo – Antwerp, BE
2018 – The Sky Opens Twice, JEST, Turin, IT
2018 – Musée de la Fotografie de Bruxelles, Recyclart, Brussels, BE
2017 – Duo Show w/ Ilan Weiss – PINGUIN, Brussels, BE
SELECTED FAIRS
2024 – Art Cologne w/ Keteleer Gallery – Cologne, DE
2024 – Miart w/ Cadogan Gallery – Milan, IT
2023 – Art Antwerp w/ Keteleer Gallery – Antwerp, BE
2023 – Art Brussels w/ Keteleer Gallery – Brussels, BE
2022 – Art Antwerp w/ Keteleer Gallery – Antwerp, BE
2021 – Art Antwerp w/ Keteleer Gallery – Antwerp, BE
2019 – Unseen Photo Fair w/ Stieglitz19 – Amsterdam, NL
BOOKS
2024 – MUSA, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Art Paper Editions, Belgium (September)
2023 – Desert Spirals, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789464770834
2021 – Sandcastles And Rubbish, Sybren Vanoverberghe, text by Luk Lambrecht, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789493146778
2020 – 1099, Sybren Vanoverberghe, text by Brad Feuerhelm, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789493146105
2019 – Conference of the Birds, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789493146099
2018 – 2099, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789490800758
2017 – ¡Pírate!, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Self Published in Co-Lab w/ TopoCopy, Belgium
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2023 – Culture Club – Radio (BE)
2023 – De Standaard – Print & Web (BE)
2023 – Gallery Viewer – Web (BE)
2023 – Site Specific – Tall Poppy Press – Print (AU)
2023 – KUBAPARIS – Web (FR)
2023 – L’Essenziale Studio – Print (IT)
2022 – Katalog ‘Ja Mai’ Bavarian State Opera Munich (DE)
2022 – The Art Couch – Print (BE)
2021 – De Tijd – Print (BE)
2020 – Futures – Print (EU)
2020 – Splash and Grab – Print (UK)
2019 – American Suburb X – Web (USA)
2019 – HART – Print & Web (BE)
2019 – Volkskrant – Print & Web (NL)
2019 – Unseen Platform – Web (NL)
2019 – Photoworks – Web (UK)
2019 – GUP Magazine – Print & Web (NL)
2019 – Kluger Hans #37 – Print (BE)
2019 – .tiff – Print (BE)
2019 – De Standaard – Online & Print (BE)
2019 – The Heavy Collective – Web (AUS)
2019 – Paper Journal – Online (UK)
2019 – PHmuseum – Online (US)
2018 – American Suburb X – Online (USA)
2018 – De Standaard – Online & Print (BE)
2018 – Paper Journal – Online (UK)
2018 – GUP Magazine – Online (NL)
2018 – Urbanautica – Online (IT)
2018 – Subbacultcha – Online & Print (BE)
2018 – Aint-Bad – Online (USA)
2017 – Lenscratch – Online (USA)
2017 – De Morgen – Online & Print (BE)
2017 – The Plantation Journal – Online (UK)
AWARDS
2022 – Longlist Prix Fintro, BE
2021 – 1099, Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Madrid, ES
2020 – Conference of the Birds, Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Madrid, ES
2020 – Shortlist Landscape, Sony World Photography Awards, UK
2019 – Selected for .tiff. , FOMU, Museum of Photography, BE
2019 – Winner, ‘Mathilde Horlait-Dapsens Foundation’ prize, BE
2019 – Shortlist, Photographic Museum of Humanity Grant, IT
2018 – 2099, Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Madrid, ES
RESIDENCIES / TALKS / INTERVIEWS / OTHER
2024 – Art Wall, UZ Brussels, BE (August)
2024 – Artist-in-Residence, Kunstfort, Vijfhuizen, NL
2023 – Podcast, Nearest Truth, Brad Feuerhelm, US
2021 – Podcast, Nearest Truth, Brad Feuerhelm, US
2019 – Talk, DDK, Concertgebouw, Brugge, BE
2018 – Artist-in-Residence, In-Between Shores, Ardesia Projects, Daverio, IT
2018 – Talk, BredaPhoto, Breda, NL
2018 – Talk, Rolling Paper, Le Bal, Paris, FR
2018 – Talk, Extra Fort, Tipi Bookshop, Brussels, BE
2018 – Interview, Antwerp Photo, by Stefan Vanthuyne, Antwerp, BE
COLLABORATIONS
2020 – Artwork and Videoclips for Whispering Sons
2019 – Ann Demeulemeester, – Collection Grise, FW19 Men, Paris Fashion Week
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2023 – 10/10 , Group Exhibition, Platform 6A, Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, BE
2021 – De Deur op een Kier – BACKYARD, Otegem, BE
2018 – 2021 – Co-Founder of NO/ GALLERY , Ghent, BE
2017 – 2019 – Co-Founder of PINGUIN , Brussels, BE
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
FoMu – Flemish Governement – Antwerp, BE
Sybren Vanoverberghe (b. 1996, BE) lives and works in Belgium. Vanoverberghe has had recent solo exhibitions at Stieglitz19 (BE), Deweer Gallery (BE), Cadogan Gallery (IT), Keteleer Gallery (BE) and two-person exhibitions at De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (NL), Contretype, Brussels (BE), Barbé Gallery, Ghent (BE), Ontsteking, Ghent, (BE). Group Exhibitions include Breda Photo, Breda (NL); FoMu, Antwerp (BE); The Cultural Centre of Yangzhou, China (CN); Krasj6, Ninove (BE). His works have been shown at various fairs such as The Unseen Photo Fair, Amsterdam (NL); Miart (IT), Art Antwerp (BE) and Art Brussels (BE). Vanoverberghe’s works are published in artist books such as 2099 (2018), Conference of the Birds (2019), 1099 (2020), Sandcastles and Rubbish (2021), Desert Spirals (2023) by Art Paper Editions (BE). He has collaborated with fashion label Ann Demeulemeester and Belgian music band Whispering Sons. Other publications include Photoworks UK, De Tijd, De Volkskrant, the PHMuseum, De Standaard. He has been awarded by the Mathilde Horlait Dapsens Foundation. His works are included in the collection of the Flemish Government – Photomuseum of Antwerp (BE). Vanoverberghe received his MFA from The School of Arts – KASK in Ghent, (BE).
Vanoverberghe engages with photography, employing diverse printing techniques, installations, structures, and discovered objects in his artistic practice. His creations capture landscapes and their remnants in a perpetual state of transformation, revealing the intricate interplay between place and time. Through his works, Vanoverberghe explores the convergence of history, nature, and heritage, presenting viewers with a visual dialogue that spans both the historical ruins and commonplace locales. His art challenges established notions by juxtaposing present-day structures with what might be interpreted as artifacts from an envisioned future. Vanoverberghe’s pieces possess a pronounced anachronistic quality, with certain images portraying a bygone era that never truly existed. Within his monographs, he often delves into the cyclical nature of specific sites, transcending their original geographic context. His work prompts speculative inquiries that traverse time, oscillating between past and future with equal resonance. A perpetual tension permeates Vanoverberghe’s oeuvre, inviting contemplation on the dual nature of images — whether to accept them as historical documents or dismiss those that seem to foretell a future yet to unfold.
EDUCATION
2018 – 2019 School of Arts / KASK, MFA in Visual Arts, Ghent, BE
2014 – 2017 School of Arts / KASK, BA in Visual Arts, Ghent, BE
2018 – Intern at AKINA Books, Istanbul, TR
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 – MUSA - CC De Factorij, Zaventem, BE (September)
2024 – Degrees of Freedom – Bscene, Antwerp, BE
2024 – Cadogan Gallery, Milan, IT
2023 – Desert Spirals – Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2021 – Sandcastles and Rubbish – Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp, BE
2020 – 1099 – Deweer Gallery Estate, Otegem, BE
2019 – Conference of the Birds – Stieglitz19, Antwerp, BE
2019 – Conference of the Birds – MAP#94, KASK, Ghent, BE
2018 – 2099 – Stieglitz 19, Antwerp, BE
2018 – 2099 – RIOT Gallery, Ghent, BE
2017 – 2099 – JEST Gallery, Turin, IT
SELECTED GROUP / DUO EXHIBITIONS
2024 – Duo Show w/ Charles Degeyter – Pand OOX - Kortrijk, BE (October)
2024 – Maalderij Landegem – Landegem, BE (June)
2024 – SUPERSTUDIO - Off The Wall – Antwerp, BE (May)
2024 – Duo Show w/ Sébastien Reuzé – Contretype – Brussels, BE
2023 – Agents of Concern – CCHA - Curated by Dominique Somers – Hasselt, BE
2023 – 10/10 – Platform 6A/Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, BE
2022 – KRASJ6 Biënnale – Curated by Ante Timmermans – Ninove, BE
2022 – Duo Show w/ Manor Grunewald – Ontsteking, Ghent, BE
2022 – Tribute to Panamarenko – Platform6A/Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, BE
2022 – Duo Show w/ Manor Grunewald – Fortune Displays – Barbé Urbain, Ghent, BE
2021 – XL - Barbé Urbain Gallery, Ghent, BE
2021 – In A Landscape – Les Ballets C de la B, Ghent, BE
2021 – Bioscopic Books curated by Tine Guns – Kunsthal Ghent, BE
2021 – Tarot Editions – 019, Gent, BE
2021 – Wake Up Call – Collection Tanguy Van Quickenborne curated by Luk Lambrecht – Platform 6a, Otegem, BE
2020 – 33 days of .tiff – FOMU, Antwerp, BE
2020 – Duo Show w/ Thomas Vandenberghe – The Flower and The Vessel – De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, NL
2020 – Staycation – Barbé Urbain, Ghent, BE
2020 – A Tree – Stiegtliz19, Antwerp, BE
2019 – Thomas Vandenberghe / Daisuke Yokota / Sybren Vanoverberghe – CCHA, Hasselt, BE
2019 – Conference of the Birds – Cultural Centre of Yangzhou, CH
2019 – Biënnale van België, Floraliën, Ghent, BE
2019 – Odisseus – Stieglitz19, Antwerp, BE
2019 – Photobook Belge, FOMU, Antwerp, BE
2018 – BredaPhoto – Botanique, Breda, NL
2018 – Iconobelge, Antwerp Photo – Antwerp, BE
2018 – The Sky Opens Twice, JEST, Turin, IT
2018 – Musée de la Fotografie de Bruxelles, Recyclart, Brussels, BE
2017 – Duo Show w/ Ilan Weiss – PINGUIN, Brussels, BE
SELECTED FAIRS
2024 – Art Cologne w/ Keteleer Gallery – Cologne, DE
2024 – Miart w/ Cadogan Gallery – Milan, IT
2023 – Art Antwerp w/ Keteleer Gallery – Antwerp, BE
2023 – Art Brussels w/ Keteleer Gallery – Brussels, BE
2022 – Art Antwerp w/ Keteleer Gallery – Antwerp, BE
2021 – Art Antwerp w/ Keteleer Gallery – Antwerp, BE
2019 – Unseen Photo Fair w/ Stieglitz19 – Amsterdam, NL
BOOKS
2024 – MUSA, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Art Paper Editions, Belgium (September)
2023 – Desert Spirals, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789464770834
2021 – Sandcastles And Rubbish, Sybren Vanoverberghe, text by Luk Lambrecht, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789493146778
2020 – 1099, Sybren Vanoverberghe, text by Brad Feuerhelm, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789493146105
2019 – Conference of the Birds, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789493146099
2018 – 2099, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Art Paper Editions, Belgium, ISBN 9789490800758
2017 – ¡Pírate!, Sybren Vanoverberghe, Self Published in Co-Lab w/ TopoCopy, Belgium
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2023 – Culture Club – Radio (BE)
2023 – De Standaard – Print & Web (BE)
2023 – Gallery Viewer – Web (BE)
2023 – Site Specific – Tall Poppy Press – Print (AU)
2023 – KUBAPARIS – Web (FR)
2023 – L’Essenziale Studio – Print (IT)
2022 – Katalog ‘Ja Mai’ Bavarian State Opera Munich (DE)
2022 – The Art Couch – Print (BE)
2021 – De Tijd – Print (BE)
2020 – Futures – Print (EU)
2020 – Splash and Grab – Print (UK)
2019 – American Suburb X – Web (USA)
2019 – HART – Print & Web (BE)
2019 – Volkskrant – Print & Web (NL)
2019 – Unseen Platform – Web (NL)
2019 – Photoworks – Web (UK)
2019 – GUP Magazine – Print & Web (NL)
2019 – Kluger Hans #37 – Print (BE)
2019 – .tiff – Print (BE)
2019 – De Standaard – Online & Print (BE)
2019 – The Heavy Collective – Web (AUS)
2019 – Paper Journal – Online (UK)
2019 – PHmuseum – Online (US)
2018 – American Suburb X – Online (USA)
2018 – De Standaard – Online & Print (BE)
2018 – Paper Journal – Online (UK)
2018 – GUP Magazine – Online (NL)
2018 – Urbanautica – Online (IT)
2018 – Subbacultcha – Online & Print (BE)
2018 – Aint-Bad – Online (USA)
2017 – Lenscratch – Online (USA)
2017 – De Morgen – Online & Print (BE)
2017 – The Plantation Journal – Online (UK)
AWARDS
2022 – Longlist Prix Fintro, BE
2021 – 1099, Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Madrid, ES
2020 – Conference of the Birds, Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Madrid, ES
2020 – Shortlist Landscape, Sony World Photography Awards, UK
2019 – Selected for .tiff. , FOMU, Museum of Photography, BE
2019 – Winner, ‘Mathilde Horlait-Dapsens Foundation’ prize, BE
2019 – Shortlist, Photographic Museum of Humanity Grant, IT
2018 – 2099, Shortlist Best Photobook, PhotoEspaña, Madrid, ES
RESIDENCIES / TALKS / INTERVIEWS / OTHER
2024 – Art Wall, UZ Brussels, BE (August)
2024 – Artist-in-Residence, Kunstfort, Vijfhuizen, NL
2023 – Podcast, Nearest Truth, Brad Feuerhelm, US
2021 – Podcast, Nearest Truth, Brad Feuerhelm, US
2019 – Talk, DDK, Concertgebouw, Brugge, BE
2018 – Artist-in-Residence, In-Between Shores, Ardesia Projects, Daverio, IT
2018 – Talk, BredaPhoto, Breda, NL
2018 – Talk, Rolling Paper, Le Bal, Paris, FR
2018 – Talk, Extra Fort, Tipi Bookshop, Brussels, BE
2018 – Interview, Antwerp Photo, by Stefan Vanthuyne, Antwerp, BE
COLLABORATIONS
2020 – Artwork and Videoclips for Whispering Sons
2019 – Ann Demeulemeester, – Collection Grise, FW19 Men, Paris Fashion Week
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2023 – 10/10 , Group Exhibition, Platform 6A, Keteleer Gallery, Otegem, BE
2021 – De Deur op een Kier – BACKYARD, Otegem, BE
2018 – 2021 – Co-Founder of NO/ GALLERY , Ghent, BE
2017 – 2019 – Co-Founder of PINGUIN , Brussels, BE
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
FoMu – Flemish Governement – Antwerp, BE