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05/24/2025 - 09/21/2025
Musée de la Photographie
Place des Essarts
11, avenue Paul Pastur
6032 Charleroi
www.museephoto.be/news/739/119/Ruud-van-Empel.-A-Perfect-World/d,ExpositionsTemporaires-Gabarit-Article.html
The exhibition A Perfect World by Ruud van Empel, a Dutch photographer born in 1958, explores a fascinating universe where realism and idealism combine. Known for his works that create captivating and mysterious visual worlds, van Empel uses a meticulous digital pasting technique to assemble thousands of photographic fragments like a mosaic, pro- ducing images that seem both real and surreal, with every detail carefully thought out and executed.
The exhibition highlights several of the artist’s emblematic series, including his portraits of children and young adults, often surrounded by lush nature, inspired by 19th century Dutch pastoral painting. The innocent faces and perfect landscapes immerse the viewer in a serene atmosphere, tinged with a slight uneasiness, inviting them to question the reality of these images.
Musée de la Photographie
Place des Essarts
11, avenue Paul Pastur
6032 Charleroi
www.museephoto.be/news/739/119/Ruud-van-Empel.-A-Perfect-World/d,ExpositionsTemporaires-Gabarit-Article.html
The exhibition A Perfect World by Ruud van Empel, a Dutch photographer born in 1958, explores a fascinating universe where realism and idealism combine. Known for his works that create captivating and mysterious visual worlds, van Empel uses a meticulous digital pasting technique to assemble thousands of photographic fragments like a mosaic, pro- ducing images that seem both real and surreal, with every detail carefully thought out and executed.
The exhibition highlights several of the artist’s emblematic series, including his portraits of children and young adults, often surrounded by lush nature, inspired by 19th century Dutch pastoral painting. The innocent faces and perfect landscapes immerse the viewer in a serene atmosphere, tinged with a slight uneasiness, inviting them to question the reality of these images.