PAST EXHIBITIONS

The sea and the beach as a metaphor for the 'human condition'.

The sea and beaches play an important role in Eddy Verloes' photo career. It is a place where the desire for vastness, purity and unspoiltness is strong. His photo series is filled with people sunbathing, sleeping, reading and with beaches full of towels, sun loungers and windbreaks. Beaches are places where not only the human body, but also the peculiarities of human behavior are clearly visible. Verloes tries to highlight this 'human shortcoming' and often does so in a humorous and confrontational manner. He presents a mirror to man.  In his photos you see the inner monk of the photographer who depicts the introverted person with all his little quirks. 

 

For the first exhibition at Gallery Louise Linthout from May 31 to June 29, photographers Eddy Verloes, Frédéric Materne and Cécile Libert have opted for cyanotype and gum bichromate prints.

The gum bichromate process is a mid 19th-century photographic printing technique valued for its painterly and artistic qualities. It involves coating paper with a light-sensitive mixture of gum arabic, a dichromate (typically potassium or ammonium), and a pigment of choice. Once dried, the coated paper is contact-printed with a negative and exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light. The light hardens the gum in proportion to the image's tonal values, creating a textured, multi-layered effect.

After exposure, the print is developed by washing in water, where unhardened areas dissolve, leaving behind a unique image. This process allows for creative control over colors, textures, and layers, making it popular among artists and photographers for its expressive potential.