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With 'Portraits' Belgian photographer Jacques Sonck (
°1949)
brings a series with
unique individuals and accidental encounters. The
focus lies on his purified black-and-white street portraits and bring together both old and new work.
Jacques Sonck shoots classical analogue black-and-white portraits with an eye for the extraordinary. Across
all ages, genders and races, Sonck is attracted by people who stand out from the crowd and walk on the
border of ‘normality’, either by an anomaly in their appearance or by their extravert attitude or clothing-style.
He comes across these exceptional models on the streets of Belgian cities like Antwerp, Ghent and Brussels
and photographs them on the spot, often in front of a neutral background. Regardless of the accidental,
volatile and anonymous nature of these encounters, Sonck’s subjects surrender themselves to him, posing
with full pride and confidence. Often, these portraits have a humorous undertone, stealing a grin from the
viewer. In other cases, Sonck confronts his audience with deformed individuals, evoking feelings of shame
and discomfort. Notwithstanding the, by times, confrontational nature of his portraits, Sonck is never guilty of
voyeurism, melancholy or ridicule as he approaches his subjects with distance, without judgment and with a
certain softness and respect. His subjects look straight into the lens and allow themselves to be watched.
They are proud individuals who draw their self-awareness from their uniqueness.