koen Hauser (1972) works as a photographer and visual artist.
He finished his masters of science in social psychology (1996, Rijksuniversiteit Leiden), later followed by studying photography at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie (2002). Hauser is known for his intangible body of work flowing between fine arts, fashion and applied photography. From purely esthetical to highly conceptual, he frequently references or paraphrases the iconic visual language of historical photography, or even incorporates exisiting images into his work. Together with his distinguished feel for appearance and his love for the mysterious, alienating, strange and uncanny, these are the key elements that form the core of his body of work, which has a distinct metaphysical dimension.
The Ravestijn Gallery in Amsterdam is proud to present new work by Koen Hauser (1972, The Netherlands): an open-minded quest for the simple beauty of attributes and objects that, stripped of a functionality, will show the essence of their configuration.
Koen Hauser first got his degree in Social Psychology before he graduated in Photography at the Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam. This combined background, of social studies and art, serves as an explanation for his exploratory vision with which he approaches the world: an autonomous view on things that he then marks with a unique artistic vision.
Tableaux VII, © Koen Hauser
In his work Hauser often makes use of archive material that, combined with alienating elements, flows together in a quirky yet very authentic visual idiom.
Hauser is the current Phot...