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Tomas Bachot (1989, Belgium) is an artist who shapes intimate languages using photography, video, text and installations. His inspiration derives from everyday stories told by strangers, friends and family. He often works in collaboration with others. Themes he explores are the subjectivity of documentary photography, the dreams and fears created by the discovery of a black hole in his garden, the life of middle-class expats and the unseen photo-voices of Syria.


Bachot completed a Master in Visual Arts from KASK School of Arts, Ghent in 2016 and a Bachelor in Journalism from AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Antwerp in 2010.


Bachot lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium. Besides his personal practice, he coordinates de Facktorij, an art collective in Zoersel, which is home for a diverse group of artists. In their shared atelier the artists meet, support and inspire each other. Together they build and extend their creative capabilities and identity.



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        © 2022 

Exhibitions (selected)


    • Sense of Place, Watou Arts Festival 2022 with Roland Deketelaere, Poperinge, 2/07/`22-4/09/`22
    • Jardin de Fair, with collective de Facktorij, Dr. Guislain, Ghent, 1/10-31/10/’21
    • Reclaim Award, Cologne, Germany, 21/08-30/08/’21
    • Onboards Biennale, Antwerp, 28/06-25/07/’21
    • Syria 2.0, Camera, Centrul de Interes, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 11/09-15/10/’20
    • Macht-Onmacht, Zoersel, 11/05-26/05/’19
    • Riga Photomonth, Open-air projection, Riga, Latvia, 15/05/’19
    • Working Title 2, Magma Contemporary Art Space, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania, 7/07-19/08/’18
    • Land van Fotografie, Ghent, 11/11/’17
    • Kunst in Huis @ 80 days of Summer, Sint-Pieters Abdij , Ghent, 30/06-30/08/’17
    • Photobookshow, St Petersburg, Russia, 18/08-20/08/’17
    • Athens Photo Festival - Photobook Show, Greece, 14/06-30/07/’17
    • Solo-exhibition, 16 locations in Flanders, 2015-2017
    • Book Tour supported by the Romanian Cultural Institute, Apuseni Mountains, Romania, 12/11-12/12/’16
    • In/Out Transylvania Photo Festival, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 27/10-06/11/’16
    • .tiff 2016, FOMU Antwerp, 07/10-07/12/’16
    • Gazebook Sicily Photobook Festival, Sicily, Italy, 10/09/’16
    • MAP#47, KASK/School of Arts, Ghent, 30/05 - 05/06/’16


Awards & Grants


Somes Expus 2018, FabHub 2017, tiff 2016, DOC*Werk, ICR Grant for Foreign Cultural Journalists 2016, 1st prize De Donkere Kamer #26


Publications


British Journal of Photography, GUP, Ain't Bad, L’Oeil de la Photographie, Workshopx, Musée Magazine, VICE, MONU, Splash & Grab, It's Nice That, Lenscratch, Bird In Flight, Art Narratives, Radio 1, De Standaard, De Morgen ...


        Residencies

        Patchwork, Watou Arts Festival, 2021 


        Collections

        Kunst in Huis
        Artphilein Foundation
        Private


        Texts

        Anna Luyten, .tiff
        Jessie Bond, Splash & Grab
        Gabriel Marian, Nano Gallery
        Odo Hans, Reclaim Award