MAX PINCKERS
2015 Doctoral researcher in the Arts at KASK and Royal Conservatory / School of Arts of University College Ghent, Belgium
2012 School of Arts (KASK), MFA in photography, Ghent, Belgium
2010 School of Arts (KASK), BA in photography with great honor, Ghent Belgium
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015 Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave me Thirsty, Centrale for BELGIUM Contemporary Art, Brussels
2015 Solo exhibition, Focus Photography Festival / Motherland, Mumbai INDIA
2015 Solo exhibition, Goa Photo, Goa INDIA
2015 Solo exhibition, RIOT, Ghent BELGIUM
2015 Art Rotterdam, Sofie Van de Velde / G262, Rotterdam THE NETHERLANDS
2015 Solo exhibition, Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography, BANGLADESH Dhaka
2014 Solo exhibition, Chobi Mela International Festival of Photography, BANGLADESH Dhaka
2014 Solo exhibition, Snapshot 10, Hallebardiers, Volkskundemuseum, BELGIUM
Bruges
2014 Solo exhibition, Goa Photo International Photo Festival, Goa INDIA
2014 Paraty Em Foco International Photography Festival, Partay BRAZIL
2013 The Fourth Wall, europalia.india, Flagey, Brussels BELGIUM
2012 First Floor; De La Cle, Brussels BELGIUM
2012 Kermisstraat 60, Roeselare BELGIUM
2012 44 Gallery, Bruges BELGIUM
2009 Fotoshop, Ghent BELGIUM
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 The Edition Show, Riot, Ghent BELGIUM
2015 Young Belgian Art Prize Exhibition, Bozar-Centre for Fine Arts, BELGIUM Brussels
2015 Dialogue-Max Pinckers, Stanislas Lahaut, Gautheir Oushoorn, BELGIUM
Johan de Wilde, Ilse D’Hollander, G262, Antwerp
2015 De Kunstenaar zal aanwezig zijn, Voorkamer, Lier BELGIUM
2015 Tafels, Vlaams-Nederlandse presentatie van kunst(enaars)boeken, BELGIUM Art Brussels, Brussels
2015 Capital Artists, Brussels Art Institute, Brussels BELGIUM
2015 Paris Photo Los Angeles, Dillon Gallery, Los Angeles UNITED STATES
2014 Aperture PhotoBook Award, IMA Gallery, Tokyo JAPAN
2014 Vincent Delbrouck & Max Pinckers, Stieglitz19, Antwerp BELGIUM
2014 DIY 2.0 A photographic issue, University, Antwerp BELGIUM
2014 Verf na Van Eyck, CROXHAPOX, Ghent BELGIUM
2014 ArtContest, Centrale for contemporary art, Brussels BELGIUM
2014 Time is what happens when nothing else does, Pavilijoen, KASK BELGIUM
2014 Coming People 2014, S.M.A.K., Ghent BELGIUM
2014 The Belgian Six, Presented by The Word, Bozar- Centre for Fine Arts, BELGIUM Brussels
2014 A Whitsun Wedding I Episode 2, curated by Hans Theys, galerie EL, BELGIUM Welle
2014 The Conclusion of a Movement in a Neutral Direction, Botanique, BELGIUM Brussels
2014 The Only Thing You Can’t Get Is Red Ink, G262, Antwerp BELIUM
2014 Icones, BIP I Pixels of Paradise, BAL- Musee des Beaux, Lieg BELGIUM
2014 00:00:01 : A Split Second, Galerie Fortlaan 17, Ghent BELGIUM
2013 Indomania, europalia.india, Bozar- Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels BELGIUM 2013 City of Levallois Photography Award, L’Escale gallery, Levallois FRANCE 2013 The Fourth Wall, India Habitat Centre, Delhi Photo Festival, Delhi INDIA
2013 Young Belgian Photography, Fotomuseum (FoMu), Antwerp BELGIUM
2013 Rheum, foundfoottage.be, Cecila Jaime Gallery, Ghent BELGIUM
2013 Foundfootage.be, Private Investigation, Beurrschouwburg, Brussels BELGIUM
2012 Pop-up Gallery, Centrum voor Beeldexpressie, Antwerp BELGIUM
2012 Mamihlapinatapai, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS
2012 Imagine, Flanders Center, Osaka JAPAN
2012 Wonderful World, Genthof, Bruges BELGIUM
2012 GRADUATION, School of Arts, Ghent BELGIUM
2012 Between the Lines, CROXHAPOX, Ghent BELGIUM
2012 Fracture, Gabriel Rolt, Berlin GERMANY
2012 .tiff – Young Belgian Talent, de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS
2012 Solo exhibition, 44 Gallery, Bruges BELGIUM
2012 CPDP presented by I&I Relations, Hallen van Schaarbeek, Brussels BELGIUM
2012 A Whitsun Wedding, curated by Hans Theys, galerie EL, Welle BELGIUM
2011 Menotrentuno_III Young European Photography Festival, Sardinia ITALY
2011 Foto8 Summershow, HOST Gallery, London UNITED KINGDOM
2011 ALIAS Photomonth, Cinema Kino 18, Krakow POLAND
2011 (RE):Tilt, de Brakke Grond, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS
2011 The Green Room, Fotofestival Knokke-Heist, Knokke-Heist BELGIUM
2011 Urban Landscape, 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles UNITED STATES
2011 CPDP presented by I&I Relations, Hallen van Schaarbeek, Brussels BELGIUM
2010 BREDAPHOTO International Photo Festival 2010, Breda THE NETHERLANDS
2010 Kuala Lumpur Photo Awards, Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA
2009 GlobaLocal Festival presented by I&I Relations, Bellevue Brewery, BELGIUM Brussels
2009 Art Expo presented by I&I Relations, Van Crombrugghe Gebouw, BELGIUM Ghent
2009 Heart Thinkers, De Gruut, Ghent BELGIUM
2009 1+1=3 Encounters, Galerij Krea, Ghent BELGIUM
2009 KLPA2009, Annexe Gallery, Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA
2008 54KOLAKTIV Night, Cimatics festival 2008, Les Ateliers Claus, BELGIUM Brussels
2008 PGAV Photo Gallery, Brussels BELGIUM
2008 Art Expo presented by I&I Relations, Josworld MATUVU Gallery, BELGIUM Brussels
Books
Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty, self published photobook, Belgium, 2014 ISBN 978 9 0819 71515
Rheum, De Bedoeling & foundfootage.be, self published photobook, Belgium, 2012 ISBN 978 9 0802 27408
The Fourth Wall, Max Pinckers, self-published photobook, Belgium, 2012 ISBN 978 9 0819 7150
Mamihlapinatapai, Max Pinckers & Michiel Burger, self- published photobook, The Netherlands, 2012 Lotus, Max Pinckers & Quinten De Bruyn, self-published photobook dummy, Belgium, 2011
Academic
2015 Jury Member, Horlait Dapsens Prize, School of Arts (KASK), Ghent BELGIUM
2014 Guest lecturer, Photography, The University of South Wales, Newport UNITED KINGDOM 2014 Guest lecturer, Photography, Bachelors and Masters, Royal Academy BELGIUM
of Fine Arts (KASK), Antwerp
2014 Jury member, Photography evening school, Academy of Anderlecht, BELGIUM
Brussels
2014 Jury member, Photography Bachelors, Zurich University of the Arts, SWITZERLAND Zurich
2013 Guest lecturer, Research Methods, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, BELGIUM
Antwerp
2011 Guest lecturer, History of Contemporary Art, School of Arts (KASK), BELGIUM Ghent
Artist Talks / Workshops
2015 Paris Photo / Aperture Photobook Awards, IMA Gallery, Tokyo JAPAN
2014 Storytelling strategies and other forms in documentary photography, UNITED KINGDOM IC Visual Labm Bristol
2014 Fo.MU.tiff 3, Fotomuseum, coaching, Antwerp BELGIUM
2014 Paraty Em Foco International Photography Festival, TRAMA, Paraty BRAZIL
2014 Extra Fort, Studio Marcel, Recyclart, Brussels BELGIUM
2014 Photobook Bristol, Bristol UNITED KINGDOM
2014 Plat(t)form, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur SWITZERLAND
2013 FoMu Live, Jonge Belgische Fotografie, Fotomusem, Antwerp BELGIUM
2013 Putlock Slideshow, Blindspot, Dok Ghent, Ghent BELGIUM
2013 Donkere Kamer, Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam THE NETHERLANDS
2013 Le Bal Books Weekend, Le Bal, Paris FRANCE
2012 FoMu Live Pecha Kucha evening, Fotomuseum, Antwerp BELGIUM 2011 Master class with Max Pinckers, Lomographic Society India, Mumbai INDIA
Awards and Recognitions
2015 Selected for the Young Belgian Art Prize, Brussels BELGIUM
2014 Winner M. Hans Vossen prize, ArtContest, Centrale for BELGIUM
Contemporary Art, Brussels
2014 Winner, Photographic Museum of Humanity Grant, Buenos Aires ARGENTINA
2014 Honourable mention, Aperture Portfolio Prize, New York UNITED STATES
2013 Finalist, Paris Photo / Aperture Foundation Photobook FRANCE
Awards - First Photobook, Paris
2013 Nominated by Martin Parr ‘Best Photo Book of the Year’, GERMANY
6th International Fotobookfestival, Kassel
2013 Winner, City of Levallois Photography Award FRANCE
2012 Finalist, Unpublished Dummy Award, Unseen, THE NETHERLANDS
Lecturis & Offprint Amsterdam, Amsterdam
2012 Finalist, The Photo Academy Award, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS
2012 Winner, Horlait-Dapsens prize, School of Arts, Ghent BELGIUM
2011 Finalist, Deibione D'oro, Bance Monte Paschi, Brussels BELGIUM
2011 Finalist, BNP Paribas Fortis Young Artistic Talent Award, Brussels BELGIUM
2010 Finalist, The Photo Academy Award, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS
2010 Winner, 'Portrait Individual', KL Photo Awards, Kuala Lumpur MALAYSIA
2010 Winner, 'Le Soir' prize, 16e Prix National Photographie BELGIUM
Ouverte, Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi
2009 Winner, Peoples Choice Award, KL Photo Awards 2009, MALAYSIA
non-professional category, Kuala Lumpur 2009 Finalist, LEE Make History, First Edition
2008 Finalist, Weekend Photo Award #1, Brussels BELGIUM
2008-2010 Winner of over 45 Lomography competitions
Permanent Collections
2015 Huis Marseille, Museum for Photography, Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS
2014 Fotomuseum Winterthur, Winterthur SWITZERLAND
2013 FotoMuseum (FoMu), Antwerp BELGIUM
2012 School of Arts (KASK) Kunstcollectie, Ghent BELGIUM
2010 Musée de la Photographie, Charleroi BELGIUM
Publications and Reviews
2015 Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty, The Ones We Love UNITED KINGDOM 2015 Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty, Chaeg Magazine KOREA
no. 4, Seoul
2015 Best Photobooks of 2014, Voices of Photography Magazine TAIWAN
2014 The World Atlas of Street Photography, Jackie Higgins, UNITED KINGDOM
Thames & Hudson
2014 India’s Love Commandos – and the runaway couples they protect, UNITED KINGDOM
Sean O’Hagan, The Guardian
2014 Will They Sing Like Raindrops or Leave Me Thirsty, GUP#43 THE NETHERLANDS
Sweet Life
2014 Nieuwe publicaties, De Witte Raaf BELGIUM
2014 At First Sight, The Caravan INDIA
2014 Parades amoureuses, M Le magazine Du Monde FRANCE
2014 A Song of Love, The Indian Express INDIA
2014 Getuige of Medeplichtige?, H ART #128 BELGIUM
2014 Fotograaf Max Pinckers is overal vrij, en zeker in India, De Morgen BELGIUM
2014 Between Fact and Fiction, Flanders Today BELGIUM
2014 The Belgian Six, De Morgen BELGIUM
2014 Licht en Liefde in Mumbai, De Standaard der Letteren BELGIUM
2014 En direct du web, Focus Vif BELGIUM
2014 Riprap Journal, CSU Long Beach UNITED STATES
2014 Wunderkammer, Agenda Magazine BELGIUM
2014 Boek in Beeld, Knack Focus BELGIUM
2014 Cult!, De Morgen BELGIUM
2014 Kunstenaarspagina, H ART #121 BELGIUM
2014 De Klik, Focus fotografiemagazine THE NETHERLANDS
2013 The Fourth Wall, Dear Dave Magazine UNITED STATES
2013 Plein la vue - Laissez-vouz enfumer!, Télérama Sortir FRANCE
2013 Love, Honour & Disobey, British Journal of Photography magazine UNITED KINGDOM
2013 India in een flits, De Morgen BELGIUM
2013 Licht op verboden liefde, De Telegraaf THE NETHERLANDS
2013 Europalia India focust op een natie in spagaat, De Morgen BELGIUM
2013 Tussen clandestine en Bollywoodliefde, De Standaard BELGIUM
2013 Interview, Of The Afternoon UNITED KINGDOM
2013 File 01 | Max Pinckers, IMA Magazine Vol. 5 JAPAN
2013 Coming of Age, the British Journal of Photography magazine UNITED KINGDOM
2013 Omdat liefde geen misdaad is, De Morgen BELGIUM
2013 Bollywood, Echt?, DS Weekblad, De Standaard BELGIUM
2013 Dummy, Foam Magazine #34 THE NETHERLANDS
2013 Ones to Watch, the British Journal of Photography magazine UNITED KINGDOM
2012 The Fourth Wall, Monthly Photography magazine KOREA
2012 Tegenpolen in omhelzing, De Morgen BELGIUM
2012 Fotografie in de ban van zelfreflectie, De Volkskrant THE NETHERLANDS
2012 Smaak, De Volkskrant THE NETHERLANDS
2012 A stamp of approval: nominated by Dirk Braeckman, The Word BELGIUM
2012 Collectie by Hans Theys, M HKAzine #11 BELGIUM
2012 .tiff magazine, first edition, Fotomuseum (FoMu), Antwerp BELGIUM
2012 RADAR, Knack Weekend magazine BELGIUM
2012 Punch Lijst, De Standaard magazine BELGIUM
2011 Transitions, Rocket Zine SINGAPORE
2011 Lotus, Vice Magazine, The Photo Issue volume 6 number 5 BELGIUM
2011 Is het echt of is het namaak, Het Parool THE NETHERLANDS
2011 The Future is Analogue, De Morgen Magazine BELGIUM
2011 Ladyboys als Metafoor, DIGIFOTO Pro magazine THE NETHERLANDS
2009 GODVERDOMME!!!?, België BELGIUM
2008 Bar Crawl, RUSSIA! Magazine, New York UNITED STATES
2008 Double Exposure Techniques, SNAP! Magazine JAPAN
Collective Projects
2014 Founder of independent publishing house and distributor De Bedoeling vzw 2012 Founder of online based platform foundfootage.be
