Bieke Depoorter: Chance Encounters

Key to Bieke Depoorter’s approach to her work, and at the foundation of her artistic practice, are the relationships the photographer establishes with her subjects. Accidental encounters are often the starting point for projects: some years-long. How these interactions naturally develop dictates the nature of Depoorter’s work. Several recent projects have been the result of both chance meetings and the contemplation of nagging questions around the medium of photography itself.