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By sending letters that can’t be read or inviting visitors to draw on his documentary images, Tomas Bachot creates seemingly impossible arrangements. He stands still, listens, looks and connects with his environment. The sound of the sea at the highway or a talk with a colleague at the chocolate factory, are a few of the small encounters in his daily life that sparked long-term projects. Photographs, diary notes, short stories, installations, audio recordings or videos, he carefully chooses and mixes mediums treating them as carriers of distinct sensations. By letting the voices of other people be part of the process, he composes layered bodies of work.
Together with fellow artists Bachot runs de Facktorij collective, a home for creation and experiment, celebrating the extraordinary. In their shared atelier the artists meet, support and inspire each other. Step by step they deepen their artistic identity.
Bachot (1989, Belgium) lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium. He recently joined Borrewater, a new studio project that aims to be a vibrant incubator, ignite peersupport and narrow the gap with the work field through monthly sessions. 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.
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Together with fellow artists Bachot runs de Facktorij collective, a home for creation and experiment, celebrating the extraordinary. In their shared atelier the artists meet, support and inspire each other. Step by step they deepen their artistic identity.
Bachot (1989, Belgium) lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium. He recently joined Borrewater, a new studio project that aims to be a vibrant incubator, ignite peersupport and narrow the gap with the work field through monthly sessions. 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.
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Exhibitions (selected)
- Roxi, White Cuib, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 7/12/’24-7/1/’25
- In Touch, Onboards Biennale, Antwerp, Belgium, 12/6-10/7/’23
- Working Title 3, Magma Contemporary Art Space, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania, 26/4-24/6/’23
- Sense of Place, Watou Arts Festival 2022 with Roland Deketelaere, Poperinge, Belgium, 2/7-4/9/`22
- Jardin de Fair, with collective de Facktorij, Dr. Guislain, Ghent, Belgium, 1/10-31/10/’21
- Reclaim Award, Cologne, Germany, 21/8-30/8/’21
- Show Up-Show off, Onboards Biennale, Antwerp, Belgium, 28/6-25/7/’21
- Syria 2.0, Camera, Centrul de Interes, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 11/9-15/10/’20
- Macht-Onmacht, Zoersel, Belgium, 11/5-26/5/’19
- Riga Photomonth, Open-air projection, Riga, Latvia, 15/5/’19
- Working Title 2, Magma Contemporary Art Space, Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania, 7/7-19/8/’18
- Land van Fotografie, Ghent, Belgium, 11/11/’17
- Kunst in Huis @ 80 days of Summer, Sint-Pieters Abdij , Ghent, Belgium, 30/6-30/8/’17
- Photobookshow, St Petersburg, Russia, 18/8-20/8/’17
- Athens Photo Festival - Photobook Show, Greece, 14/6-30/7/’17
- Solo-exhibition, 16 locations in Flanders, Belgium, 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, Belgium, 07/10-07/12/’16
- Gazebook Sicily Photobook Festival, Sicily, Italy, 10/9/’16
- MAP#47, KASK/School of Arts, Ghent, Belgium, 30/5 - 5/6/’16
Residencies & research
2024–2026: Broedplaats Borrewater, MORPHO, Fameus & SOTA, Antwerp2021-2022: Patchwork Research Project, Kunstenfestival Watou, Poperinge
2017: FabHub, Cluj, ROAwards, Honors & Grants
2026: Shortlisted, Athens Photo Festival, Athens, GR 2021: Winner, Reclaim Award, Cologne, DE
2018: Somes Expus, Cluj, RO
2016: Selected artist, tiff.magazine, FOMU, BE
2016: Top 100, LensCulture Street Photography Awards
2016: ICR Grant for Cultural Journalists, RO
2016: Nominee, Horlait-Dapsens Prize, KASK/School of Arts, Ghent, BE
2016: 1st prize, De Donkere Kamer #26, Amsterdam, NL
2015: DOC*Werk Grant, FOMU, BE
Publications
British Journal of Photography
GUP
Ain't Bad
L’Oeil de la Photographie
Workshopx
VICE
MONU
Splash & Grab
It's Nice That
Radio 1
De Standaard
De Morgen
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Collections
Kunst in Huis
Artphilein Foundation
Private
Texts
Watou Kunstenfestival
Anna Luyten, .tiff
Jessie Bond, Splash & Grab
Gabriel Marian, Nano Gallery
Odo Hans, Reclaim Award