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Roel Backaert (1978, Mortsel Belgium) started his study on photography at SISA in Antwerp. He studied
one year in Brussels on the Sint Lucas Academy and graduated as a Bachelor of Arts at the Gerrit Rietveld
Academie in Amsterdam. Currently he lives and works in Amsterdam.

Expositions

2007 Travelling exhibition “Stedelijke implosies” made in cooperation with Hans Ibelings in assignment
of the NAI (Netherlands Architecture Institute) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2006 Participation Exhibition ”Defining the space” with fotoinstalation “Roof” in Soco (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2006 Solo exhibition at Huis Hellemans (Edegem, Belgium)
2005 Exhibition photoserie “Impositions” in The Bali (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2004 Graduation exhibition Gerrit Rietveld Academy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2003 Group exhibition in FOAM (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2001 Solo exhibition at the airport of Deurne (Antwerp, Belgium)
2000 Exhibition “Den Elsdonck” for the European day of the Monument in Edegem (Belgium)
1999 Exhibition “Fort V” National day of the Monument in Edegem (Belgium)

Publications

Interview in NRC Handelsblad (saturday 24 juli 2004)
Photoserie “impositions” in Bright magazine
“Imposition Nr4” Delta Loyd group Year magazine

Magazines

A10 Magazine (European)
Bright (Netherlands)
Rassegna (Italy)
Modulo (Italy)
Boekman (Netherlands)

Special assignments

125 Years of Simson
Book: “Voor aan de Zaan” for the City of Zaandam
Travelling exhibition “Stedelijke Implosies” made in cooperation with Hans Ibelings in assignment
of the NAI (Netherlands Architecture Institute). First location: 1st Architecture Trienale in Lisbon
pavilion from Alvaro Siza (31 May till 31 Juli) 2007

Covers

Rassegna Nr. 85 (Italian Architecture magazine)
made in cooperation with Nils Schrader