Book The house + edition print - Karin Borghouts

A fire destroys the parental home of photographer Karin Borghouts. The event causes a shock and an aftermath of all kinds of worries and practical concerns. Despite the feelings of chaos, destruction and irrevocability that the charred interior of the house radiates after the event, Borghouts is fascinated by the beauty of the destruction left behind. Faced with these conflicting feelings, Borghouts began to carefully document the house. Rarely is a subject so unexpected, so disturbing and yet so obvious for a photographer as this event. Her intuitive decision to photograph at this moment, in these circumstances, resulted in an extraordinary and moving series of images.

Special edition: signed and numbered archival

pigment print + signed book The House.

Karin Borghouts is an art and documentary photographer. She mainly photographs places; architectural spaces, interiors, city views, museums and buildings. Her work positions itself between photography and visual art and is rich in references to painting. Karin Borghouts has more than 50 group and solo exhibitions at home and abroad. Her highly sophisticated photos can be found in the collections of the Fotomuseum and the MAS in Antwerp, among others. Karin works on her own projects and carries out assignments for museums, cultural institutions, publishers, architects and artists. She enjoys working in the specific context of a space and has extensive experience in printing and publishing.