SÉRIES
Turcot
Marée Basse
The big "O"
Skatepark
Tendons
Mad Dam
Stone Foliage
Joshua Rock
Sratum Corneum
Around the block
HORS SÉRIE
BLABLA
SJDSI
ECVERV
SÉRIES
Turcot
Marée Basse
The big "O"
Skatepark
Tendons
Mad Dam
Stone Foliage
Joshua Rock
Sratum Corneum
Around the block
HORS SÉRIE
BLABLA
SJDSI
ECVERV
SÉRIES
Turcot
Marée Basse
The big "O"
Skatepark
Tendons
Mad Dam
Stone Foliage
Joshua Rock
Sratum Corneum
Around the block
HORS SÉRIE
BLABLA
SJDSI
ECVERV
SÉRIES
Turcot
Marée Basse
The big "O"
Skatepark
Tendons
Mad Dam
Stone Foliage
Joshua Rock
Sratum Corneum
Around the block
HORS SÉRIE
BLABLA
SJDSI
ECVERV
GERALD LIVIN
CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY
ABOUT
Artistic Approach
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Bio
Gerald Livin was born in Belgium in 1962. Today he lives and works in Montreal.
As he studied advertising, he quickly recognised that he was more interested in photography. He found a job as a photographer’s assistant and spent a year as an apprentice, which confirmed the soundness of his chosen career. He was passionate about creating images.
In 1987, he embarked on a career as a fashion photographer in Brussels, soon spreading to France, where he began shooting advertisements. Until 2012, he produced images for international advertising projects.
After 25 years as a commercial photographer, he finally decided to focus exclusively on his artistic work. Since 2013, he has been showing his photographs on his website and has participated in exhibitions in various galleries, both in Quebec and in Brussels.
His explorations have generated a radically new vision of his images. The work corpus represents the fragmented memory of his wanderings. It is figured by photographs of the places which he narrows down to focus on the very essence of the detail.
In 2017, he launched “Rencontre avec sa propre photographie”, An encounter with one's own photographic methodology, RPP can be defined as a mentorship. It consists of personal coaching tailored to the individual's photographic skills, with a view to fostering and/or consolidating creative photographic skills.
RESUME
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Solo exhibitions
2025
Low Tide and Utah - City of Montreal - Maison de la culture de Rivière-des-Prairies.
2019
Périmètres Montréalais - Goza Gallery - Sainte Agathe des Monts, Qc, Ca.
2018
Skatepark - Pascal Goossens Gallery - Brussels, Belgium.
2017
Skatepark - Marc Gosselin Gallery - Montreal, Qc, Ca.
2016
Périmètres - 461 Gallery - Brussels, Belgium.
Group exhibitions
2020
Vert - Marc Gosselin Gallery - Montreal, Qc, Ca.
2016
Dur comme d’la roche - Maison de la culture et patrimoine Deschambault-Grondines - Deschambault-Grondines, Qc, Ca.
2015
Gallery Aura Opening - Aura Gallery - Montreal, Qc, Ca.
Award
2016
Contest winner - Dur comme d’la roche - Maison de la culture et patrimoine de Deschambault-Grondines - Qc, Ca.
2001
Audience Award - Concours de la photographie Ouverte - National Museum of Photography - Charleroi, Belgium.
Professional experiences
2012 > 2025 - Fine Art Photography.
2017 > 2025 - Création d’un cours photographique : Rencontre avec sa propre photographie -
2016 - Jury for the University of Montreal in the graduates’ competition of Canadian French universities.
1987 > 2012 - Fashion and advertising photography - Belgium, France, U.S.A., Canada.
Media
2018 - Photolife Magazine - Behind the image.
2016 - Archi Object Magazine - The Big “O” architectonic.
Collections
Maison de la Culture et patrimoine de Deschambault - Grondines, Qc, Ca.
National Museum of Photography - Charleroi, Belgium.
