GREGORY VAN BELLINGHEN

TOKYO/In a Silent Way

2018

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 PHOTOGRAPHY SERIES

- Tokyo/In a Silent Way

Pushing the bounderies of streetphotography .
- Tokyo Trains
The train commute has become a routine. We spend the time reading emails or manga, playing games
or for most of us sleeping. And yet we’ve forgotten about our joy as kids to just watch the city
passing by. This series uses photography’s unique ability to capture with slow shutter speeds the city
showing beautiful abstract shots. An ordinary train ride seamlessly transforms into a imaginary
museum of abstract photos but with no-one watching.
- Beijing Buses
In 2010, I supported ‘Couleurs de Chine’, a Chinese NGO, showcasing his series ‘Beijing Buses’. The
series was created in Beijing in 2007 when buses were the main public transportation means. They
were very old and were always crowded. Can photography transform common objects into aesthetic
GREGORY objects?

VAN BELLINGHEN - In Tokyo

Using the ancient technique of collages, ‘In Tokyo’ evokes the memories of a trip to Tokyo. These
collages seek to re-create the moment when we return home, where images and memories mingle in
Born in 1976, Kortrijk, our mind. We see something both new and already familiar at the same time. ‘In Tokyo’ was shown at
Belgium the International Photo Festival of Alicante (PhotoALC) at Fnac in Alicante in March 2014 and received
Lives in Tokyo since 2014. strong coverage in the Spanish press including: EL MUNDO and INFORMACION.
- Belgian Impressions
I was one of the 5 Belgian photographers showcasing my ‘Belgian’ work, Belgian Impressions at the
Cube exhibition organized by the Belgian Embassy in Sanlitun Village (Beijing) in October 2009.
Un Voyage
“Un Voyage” was inspired by a quote from André Malraux in a « la condition humaine » : ‘les hommes
ont des voyages, ont des femmes les amants’. Can travelling and love be the same thing?
- City/Stills
My first photo series City/Stills looked at portraits in two different places: on billboards in the street
and on movies on a TV screen. While we are watching moving images, we are sitting quietly in front of
the TV. However, on the streets, the images are static and we are the ones moving around.
Photography allows stopping the time in each location

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Past Exhibitions
2002 Group show at Contraste (atelier de photographie) Brussels.
2003 Group show at Contraste (atelier de photographie) Brussels.
2004 First solo exhibition “City/Stills” in Brussels.
2004 “City/Stills” shows at “Entre Nous” in Brussels.
2006 “Un Voyage” at an art collector’s home, Brussels.
2008 “City/Stills” shows at “Café de la poste” in Beijing for 8 months.
2009 Group show “Cube from Belgium to China” in Sanlitun, Beijing.
2009 “Belgian Impressions” at Peking University in Beijing.
2010 “Beijing Buses” at Couleur de Chine, Beijing.
2012 “On the Beijing Road” at Metaestetica, 798-Dashanzi, Beijing.
2012 “Belgian Impressions” at Gonzo Art Museum, Beijing.
2013 “Alicante Contemporaneo y vivo II’ at L’Espai in Alicante.
2013 “In Tokyo” Book Talk at Fnac in Alicante.
2013 “In Tokyo” Night Outdoor Projection at EL CLAUSTRO, Alicante
2014 “In Tokyo”, during PHOTOALC, International Photo Festival Alicante at Fnac, Alicante
2015 “In Tokyo” Group Show with Spotuart at Ancienne Quincallerie, Brussels.
2015 Group Show , “Belgian Impressions” at Embassy of Belgium, Tokyo.

2016 “Tokyo Trains” at Minna No Gallery in Tokyo.

City/Stills
While we are watching moving images on TV, we are sitting quietly in front it.
Yet, in the streets, the billboard surrounding us are static and we are moving
around. Photography allows to stop the time in each location.

Un Voyage
This series was inspired by a quote from André Malraux in « la condition
humaine » : ‘les hommes ont des voyages, ont des femmes les amants’.
Is there a difference between travelling and loving ?

Belgian Impressions
I was one of the 5 Belgian photographers showcasing my ‘Belgian’ work, Belgian
Impressions at the Cube exhibition organized by the Belgian Embassy in Sanlitun
Village (Beijing) in October 2009.

Beijing Buses
In 2007 the principal public transportation mode in Beijing were buses. They
were old and always packed. Can photography transform a ordinary object into
something esthetical?

In Tokyo
Using the ancient technique of collages, ‘In Tokyo’ evokes the memories of a trip
to Tokyo. These collages seek to re-create the moment when we return home,
where images and memories mingle in our mind. We see something both new
and already familiar at the same time. ‘In Tokyo’ was shown at the International
Photo Festival of Alicante (PhotoALC) at Fnac in Alicante in March 2014.
City/Stills

City/Stills looks at portraits in two different places: on billboards

in the street and in movies on a TV screen. While we are
watching moving images, we are sitting quietly in front of the
TV. However, on the streets, the images are static and we are
moving around. Photography allows to stop the time in each
location

Exhibitions :
2004 First solo exhibition in Brussels.
2004 at “Entre Nous” in Brussels.
2008 at “Café de la poste” in Beijing.

Edition of 10.
City/Stills
City/Stills
Un Voyage

This series was inspired by a quote from André Malraux in « la

condition humaine » : ‘les hommes ont des voyages, ont des
femmes les amants’.
Is there a difference between travelling and loving ?

Exhibitions:

2006 Solo Exhibition in a art collector’s home, Brussels, Belgium.

2013 Group show in l’Espai, Alicante, Spain

Edition of 10.
Un Voyage
Un Voyage
Un Voyage
Belgian Impressions
I was one of the 5 Belgian photographers showcasing my
‘Belgian’ work, Belgian Impressions at the Cube exhibition
organized by the Belgian Embassy in Sanlitun Village (Beijing) in
October 2009.

Exhibitions:

2009 “Cube from Belgium to China” in Beijing.

2009 at BiMBA, Peking Universtity's MBA School
2012 at Gonzo Art Museum, Beijing

Edition of 5.
Belgian Impressions
Beijing Buses

In 2007 the principal public transportation mode in Beijing were

buses. They were old and always packed. Can photography
transform a ordinary object into something esthetical?

Exhibitions:
2010 at Couleur de Chine, Beijing.
2012 at Metaestetica, 798-Dashanzi, Beijing.

Edition of 5.
Beijing Buses
In Tokyo

Using the ancient technique of collages, ‘In Tokyo’ evokes the

memories of a trip to Tokyo. These collages seek to re-create the
moment when we return home, where images and memories
mingle in our mind. We see something both new and already
familiar at the same time. ‘In Tokyo’ was shown at the
International Photo Festival of Alicante (PhotoALC) at Fnac in
Alicante in March 2014.

Exhibitions:
2014 PHOTOALC at FNAC in Alicante.
2014 In Tokyo Projection at EL CLAUSTRO in Alicante
2015 Spotuart in Brussels.

Edition of 5.
In Tokyo
In Tokyo
In Tokyo
Tokyo Trains

The train commute has become a routine. We spend the time

reading emails or manga, playing games or for most of us
sleeping. And yet we’ve forgotten about our joy as kids to just
watch the city passing by. This series uses photography’s unique
ability to capture with slow shutter speeds the city showing
beautiful abstract shots. An ordinary train ride seamlessly
transforms into a imaginary museum of abstract photos but with
no-one watching.

Exhibitions:
2016 Minna No Gallery, Tokyo

Edition of 5.
Tokyo Trains
Tokyo Trains
Tokyo Trains
 Gregory Van Bellinghen

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