Princen objectifies the post-industrial landscape he photographs in a similar way but with an added dose of irony. Through his lens, the anonymous, fragmented architecture of the urban landscape—often consisting of megalomaniacal constructions such as high-speed train links, stone quarries, office parks, ring roads, and recreation parks—is tinged with a certain magical and surrealistic aura.
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Bas Princen (b. 1975 / NL), studied design at the Design Academy Einhoven before embarking on postgraduate studies in architecture at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam. Select solo exhibitions: "Five Cities," Van Kranendonk Gallery, The Hague / Institut Néerlandais, Paris / Townhouse Gallery, Cairo (2010); "Refuge," Storefront for Art and Architecture, New York / National Gallery, Amman (2010). He recently won the Silver Lion at the Venice Architecture Bienniale together with Brussels-based architects Kersten Geers and David Van Severen
3 Mar–22 May 2011
Bas Princen: Reservoir
deSingel International Arts Campus
Antwerp