Isabelle Pateer (°1980 NL)
Master in Visual Arts, Photography St Lukas Brussels (BE, 2003). Works and lives in The Netherlands and Belgium. 
Personal long term projects
Since 2007 I am focussing increasingly on long- term personal projects operating in a cross-over area between documentary and autonomous photography. I expresses myself in series which base their subject matter on topics close to myself, but which have a wider meaning by addressing a more universal tendency in which I motivate the viewer to search for a personal relation and interpretation. In doing so I am aiming for a subtle form of universal social criticism.
My latest series “Unsettled” (one of my first long term projects) was awarded, published and exhibited (Inter)nationally since 2008 and received a project grant from the Dutch ‘Anna Cornelis’ foundation. I am preparing a book publication, scheduled for 2012.
Commissions
Since 2003 I am working as a freelance photographer specialised in documentary and location portraiture. Editorial assignments are realised for various magazines, companies and organizations such as WWF, Starbucks, Elle, Adecco, Deloitte, DHL, Nespresso, Style in Progress, Belgacom, Commerzbank, De Standaard, Foodservice Network Europe, Handicap International, Caritas International, Luminus, Bo Concept, Johnson & Johnson and others.
Technical information
For personal projects as ‘Unsettled’ I am working with Mamiya 7 on medium film format, using natural light sometimes combined with Lumedine portable flash light. They are presented as framed digital C-prints, 80 x 100 cm. Commissions are generally shot with a digital SLR camera, Nikon D3, using natural light in combination with Nikon speedlights or Bowens studio flashes (depending on the job). |
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Awards / Honours / Grants
• 2012
Finalist Grand Prix Photofestiwal Lodz (PL)
• 2011 Burn Emerging Photographer Fund, honorable mention with the series ‘Unsettled’ (US).
• 2011 Fotofestival Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg: portfolio review favorite (DE).
• 2010 Project grant from Stichting Fonds Anna Cornelis (NL).
• 2010 BNP Paribas Fortis Young Artistic Talent Award, nominated with the series ‘Unsettled’ (BE).
• 2010 Finalist Photographer Descubrimientos Photo Espana (ES).
• 2010 Selected participant Portfolio Review CENTER, Santa FE (USA).
• 2010 Dutch Doc Award, nominated with the series ‘Unsettled’ (NL).
• 2010 Prix Jeune Artiste (La Libre Belgique), nominated with the series ‘Unsettled’ (BE).
• 2009 International Festival of Photography Bratislava, 2e prize portfolio contest with the series ‘Unsettled’ (SK).
• 2009 Photo Espana masterclass, best portfolio’, selected by Jim Goldberg (Magnum) (ES).
• 2008 International Photography Awards LA, honourable mention in the category ‘personality’ with the series ‘Artists’ (USA).
• 2008 Dexia Press Award, 2nd prize with the series ‘Room 261012’ (BE).
Exhibitions (selection)
• 2012 Photo Ireland Festival (IR)
• 2012 Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie (DE)
• 2010 Daegu Photo Biennale (SK)
• 2010 Photobiennale Greece (GR)
• 2010 Breda Photo (NL)
• 2010 Botanique gallery (BE)
• 2009 Biënnale de photographie Condroz (BE)
• 2009 Mercator gallery Antwerp (BE)
• 2009 Academie gallery Utrecht (NL)
• 2009 Festival de photographie Transphotographique Lille (FA)
• 2008 Summer of Photographie Brussels (BE)
• 2008 International Photographie Biennale Liège (BE) Publications (selection)
IM/ Inge Morath magazine (Magnum), Rearview Mirror (upcoming), VIEW Magazine, Private Photoreview, VERVE Photo, Fraction Magazine, GUP magazine, PhotoQ, Foto & Video, De Standaard, La Libre Belgique, Style in Progress, Arte news, De Morgen Magazine, Focus, FotoMuseum Magazine, ARCO contemporary Art, FLAK Photo, Pulp Magazine, Knack.
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