Meindert Peirens (born 1986) is a Belgian photographer, based in Ghent. An autodidact through and through, Peirens is fascinated by the many manual techniques the analogue art offers, and explores their possibilities: from twice shot film double-exposures, to pinhole-tape filters, solarization-self-development and darkroom-light experiments, for Peirens it is the process of making, that turns the object of the photograph into an object of art. To slow down in our hectic times, where a lot can be achieved by means of pushing a button, is seen as a craft in itself.

But the core of his curiosity remains the human being especially in relation to it's surroundings.  He has a strong sense for drawing links between the exterior attributes of space such as architec-ture, social structures, landscape and the inner-
most -emotions- of the people who inhabit it.

CONTACT

meindert@thenewblack.be

+32(O)493 73 48 73

Postal address

Leeuwstraat 5T

9000 GENT

Atelier

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Nucleo - Veeartsenij

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9000 GENT

EDUCATION

2009-2011

Typography POSTGRADUATE

Plantin Instituut voor

Typografie Antwerpen

2005-2008

Graphic design PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR

Artevelde Hogeschool Gent