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Kann
es ein unverblümteres Eingeständnis sexueller Begierde geben, als das
Motiv einer gesattelten Frau die auf ihren Reiter wartet? Vielleicht -
aber es ist selten treffender. Der belgische Photograph Gilbert
Verhaeren, so scheint es, könnte darauf eine befriedigende Antwort
geben. Mit seiner drastisch- plastischen Bildsprache sprengt er Freiräume
auf und durchbricht Tabus mit einer Heftigkeit, wie wir es sonst nur aus
der Pornographie kennen, ohne jedoch die Grenzen ästhetischen
Empfindens zu verletzen. Jedes Motiv und jedes Bild - beginnend bei Evas
Apfel und endend bei elektrischen Gitarren - gerät ihm zum Rammbock
gegen süßlichen Schund und bigotte Moralvorstellungen. Bitter für
jeden Zensor ist dabei die Tatsache, daß er ohne die offenkundige
Zurschaustellung von Geschlechtsteilen auskommt. Mit anderen Worten: Die
Bilder sind in jeder Hinsicht perfekt!
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GIB
was born in Belgium (1958) and is still living there.
The only artistic relative in his family was more than 100 years born
before GIB.
Emille VERHAEREN (1855) was a poet and made a lot of fame during his
life.
GIB, or Gilbert VERHAEREN as his full name is written, as a trough
relative of Emile had not much of a artistic background.
His artistic interests started very early, when GIB was 12 years old he
made pictures whit his father's camera whiteout him knowing it.
From his own pocket money he developed this pictures so the secret could
remain.
All of this pictures are gone or lost in time, but we know from
witnesses,
the pictures where not images of things we would expect from a 12 year
old boy.
At that time he had a great aye for details and very close-ups.
After his marriage (1978) he had two children, a daughter (Ellen, 1983)
and a son (Kenny, 1984).
In 1997 his marriage whit Viviane broke up, for 2 years GIB was only
interested in African and Asian cultures,
it's in this time he also traveled many time to the east.
Bangkok or the rest of Thailand where his favorite destinations.
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