Bio / CV

 

Contact Details

Name: Abrikooz Books & Food
Address: Alkenhoofseweg 35,
3520 Zonhoven, Belgium

Tel: 011 911 303
Mobile: 0468 29 65 79
Email: claire@abrikooz.be

Education

2022 – 2023   Expert Class Bookdesign (Cum Laude)
                        Plantin Instituut voor Typografie (Antwerpen)
2020 – 2022   Master Visual Arts / Photography (Cum Laude)
                        Luca School of Arts (Genk)
2017 – 2020   Bachelor Photography (Magna Cum Laude)
                        Luca School of Arts (Genk)
2012 – 2017   Fotokunst
                        Stedelijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten (Hasselt)

Workshops & Masterclasses

2025   Culinary Photography – Tony Le Duc
2022   Bookbinding – Tine De Souter
2021   Fashion Photography – Klaartje Lambrechts
2020   Bookmaking – Teun van der Heijden
2020   Virtual Vanity – Sarah & Charles
2019   Visual storytelling. Dissecting methodologies – Jan Rosseel
2018   Bas Losekoot
2017   Wetenschappelijk schrijven – Hilde Bijnens
2016   DOP - Nicolas Karakatsanis and Nils Valkenborgh
2014   Une seance avec... - Jerome Bonet

Exhibitions

2025   Kunstbiënnale Zonhoven - Tentakel (Zonhoven) (20 Feb. - 14 Mar. 2025)
2023   Het gesprek – CCHA (Hasselt) (10 Sept. – 10 Nov. 2023)
2022   Exit – CCHA (Hasselt)
2021   Try-out – Dommelhof (Pelt)
2021   Surviving Extinction – Complex Nature , Z33 (Hasselt)
2020   Weird is Wonderful, Wonderful is Weird – C-Mine (Genk)
2019   Lens op de mens – Overpelt
2019   #FotoCosaBa 6° edición – Madrid
2014   Nice to meet you – Part of the workshop with Jerome Bonet – Arles

Research Projects

2022   Het gesprek
2021   Shifting Grounds
2020   Invisible Women
2019   50°59’NB 5°23’OL

Books

2023   Het gesprek – Self Published (Release date: 10 Sept. 2023, ISBN 9789464774160)

Awards

2019   Siena International Photo Awards 2019 – Shortlist
2019   #FotoCosaBa 6° edición – Madrid – Shortlist
2019   35 Awards 5th – 2nd stage