With a degree in photography from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Dutch photographer Vincent van Gaalen travels to the darkest areas of Europe where the veil of nocturnal darkness has yet to be invaded by artificial light pollution. Through meticulously executed photography, van Gaalen studies the age-old friction between creating mankind and the autonomy of nature.
Education
2006-2011: Photography / Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague.
Exhibitions (recent)
Upcoming: 2024
BBA Gallery (Berlijn), Absence’, Solo
December 9, 2023 – January 20, 2024
Galerie Helder (The Hague), ‘In search of Lightness’ – Absence’, duo exhibition.
December 9,2023 – Febrary 3, 2024
Bermel Von Luxburg Gallery (Berlin) ‘Petit Format’ - ‘Absence’, group exhibition.
October 18 – 21 October 2023
Art Market Budapest ‘Absence’, group exhibition.
October 6, 2023 – February 4, 2024
Museum Belvedère (Heerenveen) Zoltin Peeter- “beyond the north” - ‘Absence’, group exhibition.
Sept 21 – Sept 24, 2023
Unseen Photo Fair (Amsterdam) – ‘Absence’
July 17 – Aug 23, 2023
WestEnd (The Hague), ‘Clouds of Progress’, solo
June 17 – Sept 24, 2023
Museum Belvedère (Heerenveen) ‘Noorderlicht Regenerate’ – Absence’, group exhibition.
March 24 – March 26, 2023
ARTMUC (München) – ‘Absence’, group exhibition.
Jan 7 – Feb 4, 2023
Galerie Helder (The Hague), ‘Mise en Scène’ – Absence’, group exhibition.
Dec 10, 2022 – Jan 14, 2023
BBA Galery (Berlin), BBA Editions - ‘Absence’, group exhibition.
4 November - 13 November 2022
BBA Photography, Kühlhaus (Berlin) - ‘Absence', group exhibition.
4 November - 19 November 2022
Cityscapes Foundation (Amsterdam), Climate City - ‘Absence', group exhibition.
17 september – 4 december 2022
Museum de Fundatie (Zwolle), ‘Klimaatexpo – ‘Absence’, group exhibition.
4 juni - 17 juli 2022
WestEnd (The Hague), ‘Absence’, solo.
18 maart - 17 mei 2022
Atelier K84 (Amsterdam), ‘Absence’, solo.
Publications (recent)
2022 april: NRC Cultureel supplement/beeldende kunst – recensie Toef Jaeger ‘Zwart Landschap’
2022 mei: Trouw Tijdsgeest/zien – ‘Absence’- tip van de redactie Nienke Schipper
2022 mei: KlimaatExpo – online publicatie - ‘Absence’- Calien Oudes.
https://klimaatexpo.nl/algemeen/abscence-atelier-k84-amsterdam-te-zien-tot-14-mei/
2022 mei: De Lage Landen – online publicatie - ‘Absence’- Maya Toebat
https://www.de-lage-landen.com/article/vincent-van-gaalen-fotografeert-de-diepte-van-de-duisternis
Awards & Grants
2022 Stichting Oog op de Natuur grant
2022 1st prize ‘BBA photography prize’
2022 Makers The Hague grant scheme for 'Clouds of Progress'