Charif benhelima biography of albert einstein
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Charif Benhelima (1967, Brussels)
Graduated and Master in Fine Arts at the Higher Institute Sint Lucas (Brussels, 1990-1995), Laureate at the Higher Institue for Fine Arts – HISK (Antwerp, 1995-1998) and graduated in Documentary Photography at the International Center of Photography – ICP (New York, 1999-2000), Charif Benhelima is a Belgian photo-artist who lives and works in Antwerp.
Charif benhelima biography of albert einstein
Nominated for his complete oeuvre for the Robert Gardner Fellowship in Photography 2008 (Harvard University/Peabody Museum), Benhelima investigates the notion of identity, memory/oblivion, document, and truth through images that explore perception, time and space, and a sense of invisibility.
Worked out in long terms, his diverse aesthetic, formal and conceptual research compose nevertheless a coherent and singular oeuvre.
Consumed by a sense of incongruence, the artist worked on a nine-year (1990-1999) photographic research on the sentiment of being a fore