Andrei Haesen
Andrei Haesen (°1997) started photography at a young age in 2009. In 2021, he graduated as a photographer from second-chance education CVO Volt. His practice mainly focuses on scanning- photography, photography and pigment mixing and registration.
He works around color, light and time. He zooms in and records details and processes at the micro level, slowing down or stopping time by using scanography or photography.
Scanography is the methodology that Andrei focuses on. This process captures digitized images of objects for the purpose of making printable art. Andrei mixes ink with other translucent fluids and digitally records the results of these reactions. The pigment molecules, each with its own distinctive character move, intertwine and disintegrate. He puts his ink, moving translucent fluids and pigments on the glass of the scan and digitizes this process, as each fluid reacts differently. As a result, each image is unique. The inks move continuously on the scanner, digitizing, absorbing and capturing the moment the inks develop. Andrei describes it as stopping time.
Andrei's goal is to make the viewer marvel at the image he creates. He is intrigued by the fact that everyone perceives a different image, whether they like it or not.
Haesen is a member of studio Annext, which is an initiative of Annext vzw in collaboration with Labora and Cas-co. The project is supported by MIJNLEUVEN.
Teaser
ELAPSE
Through the group exhibition Elapse, Curating the Young facilitates a dialogue between four artists and the remarkable context of the historic silos at Vaartkom in the city of Leuven. The exploratory practice of these artists examines the temporality of their work and the context in which it is presented. What if we ceased to fear impermanence and instead embraced it?
Impermanence may be intangible, but it can simultaneously offer a sense of direction and support. Elapse reflects this sense of temporality in the practices of the participating artists and refers to transience in our social contexts. The silos of the city's last industrial mill provide a space for Maarten De Laet (°1996), Amber Roucourt (°1998), Andrei Haesen (°1997) and Jan Van Eijgen (°1995) to reflect on the ongoing evolution and impermanence of our surroundings.
Curated by Curating The Young, in close collaboration with Cas-co / Studio Annext