Charlotte Mariën

Charlotte Mariën is a photographer based in Leuven, Belgium. After graduating in communication sciences, she emerged herself in photography at LUCA School of Arts, Narafi, Vorst. She presented her graduation series, A fashion dream, at the LUCA Showcase 2018. She continued her photography studies at Sint-Lukas, Brussels and was selected as a resident at the reopened historical BAC Atelier in Leuven. Her work has been shown in various exhibitions.

Challenging reality is a central theme in her work. She uses photography as a medium to turn her vivid imagination into a sharable story. Her work is often situated in nightly scenes, which she pushes beyond the boundaries of reality to create an alienating universe. She aims to revaluate imagination and a receptiveness to the other, the strange. This same attitude she considers invaluable in life, in order to challenge entrenched conceptions.

2022 - Rotterdam Photo - NL
2021 -  Helsinki Photo Festival, Fearless - FI
2021 -  International Foto Biennale Ostend - BE
2021 -  PhotoTWENS 2021 - BE
2021 - Unknown Masterpieces - Knokke-Heist - BE
2020 - PEP, New Talents 2020 - Berlin - GE
2019 - Open Atelier - Leuven - BE
2019  - Galloping Minds - Brussel - BE
2018 - Cas - Co Luca showcase - Leuven - BE
2018 - Tour & Taxis, Brussels, BE