Bram Van Stappen. The Geophysical Centre of Dourbes. Ghent: Hopper&Fuchs, 2024. Hardcover, 256 pp. 22 Ă— 15.6 cm. ISBN 9789464002492. First edition. Text in English.
Bound in white cloth with embossed title.
New. Signed by the artist on the title page.
About The Geophysical Centre of Dourbes (2024)
The Geophysical Centre of Dourbes marks the 70th anniversary of the Royal Meteorological Institute’s research facility in Dourbes, Belgium. Visual artist Bram Van Stappen has photographed the centre’s scientific instruments and its natural surroundings. The 256-page volume combines Van Stappen’s photographic work with contributions from Dr. Simo Spassov, Dr. Danislav Sapundjiev, and Ir. François Humbled, providing both artistic and scientific perspectives. The book has been shortlisted for the 2025 Rencontres d'Arles Book Award in the Author Book category. Facebook
About Bram Van Stappen
Bram Van Stappen (b. 1980, Belgium) is a Belgian visual artist whose work explores the boundaries between abstraction and figuration. Through meticulous photographic techniques, he examines the materiality of his subjects, often employing a variety of cameras from medium format to point-and-shoot to capture the nuances of everyday life.
Van Stappen's projects, such as L'Ombre des Belges and RATIO, address themes like perception and the unseen, challenging viewers to reconsider the familiar.  bramvanstappen.com