Pim Benus, born in Gramsbergen, the Netherlands, working and living in Groningen.
In my early youth I got fascinated by the visual possibilities of photography. Later on, educated and working as an architect, I used my photography for documentation and presentation. Since the 90s I turned back to photography as an autonomous medium.
Travelling and hiking through nature I cut out, with my camera, those views and details who give me a kind of abstract emotion, perceiving a detail but feeling the whole landscape. It leads to intimate impressions, indefinite views, sometimes decorative details, without documenting the reality of the landscape. It is the fixed view, the cut-out and the catched light that causes the emotional, spiritual loading and reflects the relation between me and nature.
“Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveau yeux” (Marcel Proust)
exhibitions
AWARD | |
– Little Treasures Award 2019 Bologna, Italy | |
EXHIBTIONS | |
2020 | – Annual Dutch Art Fair, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
– Art Capital (Salon des Independants) Paris , France | |
2019 | – Genius Loci, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands |
– Little Treasures, Galleria De Marchi Bologna, Italy | |
– Bomen, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands | |
2018 | – Kunstmoment Diepenheim (open air) Diepenheim, Netherlands |
– Parallax Int. Artfair, Kensington Townhall London, UK | |
– Lentesalon 2018, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands | |
– Beweging (movie), Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands | |
2017 | – Unique Realities, Ateneo de Madrid. Madrid, Spain |
– Parallax Int. Artfair, Kensington Townhall London, UK | |
– Lentesalon 2017, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands | |
2016 | – Japan, Galerie Waarkunst ‘tWaar, Netherlands |
– Parallax Int. Artfair, Chelsea Old Townhall London, UK | |
– Fragiel, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands | |
– Little Treasures, Galleria De Marchi Bologna, Italy | |
– Lentesalon 2016, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands | |
– Kunstroute A-Kwartier Groningen, Netherlands | |
2015 | – Onderweg, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands |
– Parallax Int. Artfair, Chelsea Old Townhall London, UK | |
– Lentesalon 2015, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands | |
– Kunstroute A-Kwartier Groningen, Netherlands | |
2014 | – Wit, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands |
– Stills, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands | |
2013 | – Duister, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands |
– Lentesalon 2013, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands | |
2012 | – Lentesalon 2012, Galerie Lichtzône Groningen, Netherlands |
2010 | – Memento, Galerie Diramazione (132co) Groningen, Netherlands |
PUBLIC COLLECTION | |
– Bulthaup Presentation, Groningen, NL | |
– Allshookupsalon, London, UK | |
BOOKS | |
– Duivelseiland, 2015 | |
– Piz Tomül, 2014 | |
– Op Stap, 2014 | |
– Duister, 2013 | |
EDUCATION | |
– 2010 Academie voor Fotografie, Groningen | |
– 1978 Academie van Bouwkunst, Groningen |
CONTACT
M +31 (0) 6 54 35 22 94
A Eelkemastraat 137, 9723ZW Groningen, NL
W www.pimbenus.nl
W www.benusarchitectuur.nl
Kvk.nr. 01166275
Btw.id. NL001118648B65