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Reyskens
has been captivated by photography since her high school days. Dress-up
parties with friends would invariably turn into photo shoots, and she
eventually came to realise that this was more than just a hobby. Photography
gave her life focus, not just literally but figuratively as well. Reyskens
decided to throw herself headlong into photography, starting at the Media and
Design Academy of the Limburg Catholic University College (KHLim) in
Genk. There she acquired the technical knowledge needed for the work, but
found that, for her, cultural aspects were equally important.
In
2007 Reyskens graduated magna cum laude for her independent photography work.
Thereafter, she applied twice for the ‘Canvas Collection’ and was successful on
both occasions, with her work included in the exhibitions in the Brussels
Centre for Fine Arts (‘BOZAR’). This got the ball rolling; exhibitions followed
soon after at the “Albus Lux Gallery “in Roosendaal,
and a few months later at the “Ververs Modern Art
Gallery” in Amsterdam and the “Van Der Planken”
Gallery in Antwerp.
The
keen interest in Reyskens’s art photography has since brought her
assignments for various magazines and other clients, such as De Morgen Magazine, Elle Belgium and Goedele, the city of Genk, Design Platform Limburg
and Z33, Sony, EMI, advertising agency VLL BBDO, and more. With this
work, she has been able to profile herself as a strong photographer with an
international flair. (She is represented international by Mrs- Robinson
Photography @ Amsterdam.)
As an art photographer, she is always looking for the bridge between realism and fantasy. Her photos portray youthful innocence with a fairy-tale sheen, but at the same time there’s a catch, as though a black page is lurking somewhere in that fairytale. She regularly does the make-up and styling herself, and when it comes to settings in particular she opts for uncompromising, original and strong decors.
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