Art In House
Faustinus Deraet
Photographer
Bio:
Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Faustinus grew up and lived most of his life in Mexico City. He obtained a Bachelor's in Computer Systems from the Universidad Iberoamericana and after working for six years as a sales executive at IBM, he decided to pursue his passion and returned to school for his photography degree. He opened and ran a successful photo studio, La Vida Privada (The Private Life) where for several years he photographed top Latin American celebrities.
Faustinus’ work has been shown in Hungary, Mexico City, and several U.S. cities. He has been published nationally in Shots and Light Leaks, locally in Austin Magazine, Tribeza, NSIDE, and was named one of the Top 10 Artists to Watch For in 2004 by the Austin Chronicle. His work is part of the Wittliff Gallery of Southwestern and Mexican Photography Collection in San Marcos, Texas. In 2005 He published "Mientras vagaba por el D.F. / While Wandering Through El Deh Effeh" a photography book about Mexico City taken with his plastic camera. In 2008 Tumbona ediciones, published his second book "China Paused".
Artist Statement :
What the camera sees through my eyes, is revealed in my "Plastic Eye" series of dreamy, provocative, black and white images taken with a Holga (plastic toy camera which has a fixed shutter and provides no control over the light. ) I combine traditional darkroom technique with classic subjects to produce stimulating, yet elegant photographs dealing with the abandoned and the desire for a connection.
Charla Wood
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