Bas Princen
19 Jun - 06 Jul 2011
BAS PRINCEN
Refuge-Five Cities' Portfolios
19 June - 6 July 2011
Rotterdam-based photographer, Bas Princen produced a photographic survey of critical sites of urban change in five cities: Istanbul, Beirut, Amman, Cairo, and Dubai. Internationally known ...for his subtle yet accurate photographs of urban conditions all around the world, Princen constructs his images meticulously as a way of urban/ architectural research , and reaches an image that is at once poetic and highly informative. With the help of local guidance from institutional partners in the region Princen constructs intimate portraits of the five cities. The photographic exhibition took part of the Rotterdam Biennale, and then proceeds to tour across the region as a separate exhibition.
Bas Princen (1975) is an architect and photographer of public spaces based in Rotterdam. He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven and the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and has exhibited in various international group and solo shows. He contributed to the research project “Shrinking Cities” and the art project Atelier HSL. In 2004 he published his book “Artificial Arcadia” with 010 publishers. In the same year, he received the Charlotte Köhler prize for promising young artists and architects. Together with Milica Topalovic, in 2006 he was nominated for the shortlist of the Prix de Rome Architecture.
Refuge-Five Cities' Portfolios
19 June - 6 July 2011
Rotterdam-based photographer, Bas Princen produced a photographic survey of critical sites of urban change in five cities: Istanbul, Beirut, Amman, Cairo, and Dubai. Internationally known ...for his subtle yet accurate photographs of urban conditions all around the world, Princen constructs his images meticulously as a way of urban/ architectural research , and reaches an image that is at once poetic and highly informative. With the help of local guidance from institutional partners in the region Princen constructs intimate portraits of the five cities. The photographic exhibition took part of the Rotterdam Biennale, and then proceeds to tour across the region as a separate exhibition.
Bas Princen (1975) is an architect and photographer of public spaces based in Rotterdam. He studied at the Design Academy Eindhoven and the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and has exhibited in various international group and solo shows. He contributed to the research project “Shrinking Cities” and the art project Atelier HSL. In 2004 he published his book “Artificial Arcadia” with 010 publishers. In the same year, he received the Charlotte Köhler prize for promising young artists and architects. Together with Milica Topalovic, in 2006 he was nominated for the shortlist of the Prix de Rome Architecture.