Titus Simoens

Titus Simoens
°1985, Ghent
Lives and works in Ghent, Belgium


EXHIBITIONS

2014
17/05 - 01/06 Boutographies festival, Montpellier, FR
2013
28/06 - 06/10 FoMu, You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, Antwerp, BE
06/07 - 06/09 The seaside of Essaouira, Air/Port 2013, Essaouira, MA
09/05 - 20/05 Broelmuseum Paardenstallen, Athos Burez & Titus Simoens, Kortrijk, BE
29/03 - 12/05 Au centre wallon d'Art contemporian "La Châtaigneraie", Bouteilles à la mer, Flémalle, BE
2012
24/11 - 17/03 Mu.ZEE, Vinyl in het atelier // Kunstenaarshoezen in België, Oostende, BE
14/06 - 16/09 Bozar, Summer of photography, Brussels, BE
07/07 - 18/08 Foto8 Gallery, Foto8 Summershow, London, UK
13/07 - 12/08 44 Gallery, Wonderful world, Bruges, BE
11/05 - 10/06 Bozar, Canvascollection, Brussels, BE
30/01 - 26/02 De Brakke Grond, Baroque Bodies, Koen Hauser & Titus Simoens, Amsterdam, NL
2011
02/12 - 06/12 Flanders Expo, Lineart, Ghent, BE
10/11 - 12/11 A&Gallery, The first big Belgian Phoneography Exhibition, Ghent, BE
11/06 - 03/07 44 gallery, There ain't no such thing as a free image, Bruges, BE
23/04 - 12/06 Solo Museum van Deinze en Leiestreek, See Moon A Rising, Deinze, BE
2010
03/12 - 07/12 Flanders Expo, Lineart, Ghent, BE
13/11 - 12/12 Solo 44 Gallery, America America, Bruges, BE
17/09 - 17/10 Huis Van Winckel, A horse with no name and other stories, Dendermonde, BE
03/07 - 29/08 André Demedtshuis, Samples, Sint Baafs vijve, BE
06/05 - 06/06 Bozar, Canvascollection, Brussels, BE
29/04 - 16/05 FoMu, L’ aventure du rêve lucide, Antwerp, BE
03/12 - 26/12 Solo Kerstival, Close to Romania, Kuurne, BE
2009
09/10 - 25/10 FoMu, Blue & Friends, Antwerp, BE
26/04 - 07/06 Solo CC gildhof, Intramuros Close to Romania, Tielt, BE
08/01 - 30/01 Solo Zebrastraat, Close to Romania, Ghent, BE
2008
02/10 - 20/12 Flemish Parliament, Screenworlds, Brussels, BE
20/06 - 22/06 Karel de Grote university, LOCO, Antwerp, BE


LECTURES:

2014
KDG, Antwerp, BE
2013
OOG van de Meester, Broelmuseum, Kortrijk, BE
SASK academy Deinze, BE
Sint-Lucas academy Ghent, BE
2012
Masterclass photograpy CC Strombeek, BE
2011
Photocamp DOK Ghent, BE


HONORS/AWARDS:

2014
Screening in the 2014 edition of Photo Ireland festival
Selected for the portfolio review 2014 in Dusseldorf
Selected for the exhibition of the fourteenth edition of Boutographies from May 17th till June 1st in Montpellier
2013
Top 20 of the Best of folioPORT, online portfolio reviews, 2013 EDITION in Kaunas Photo Festival, Lithuania
Bronze on the ONE EYELAND Photography awards 2012, Category EDITORIAL - Photo Essay/ Feature Story
2012
First prize winner Foto8 Summershow - Best in show, London, UK
Nikon Young Promising Photographer Award, Brussels, BE
Nominated for best Artwork at the Music Industry Awards, BE
First prize winner Nikon YPPA -30 Category Stories, Brussels, BE
World in Focus, PDN, New York, USA
Finalist Canvascollection, Bozar, Brussels, BE
2010
Take Stories, De Standaard & Canon, BE
Finalist Canvascollection, Bozar, Brussels, BE
Finalist Weekend Photo Award, BE
2008
Best final thesis, Karel de Grote hogeschool, Antwerp, BE


VIDEO (Miles Away 33'):

2014
Screening at PLATFORM, Cinéma Lumière, Bruges, BE
2012
Screening SHOOT ME, Film and Music Festival, The Hague, NL
Screening Ciné Privé, Ghent, BE
2011
Television broadcast on digital channel Acht, BE
Award Winner for short film best music at Docutah International Documentary Film Festival, USA
Award Winner for best medium-length documentary at Docuwest Film Festival in Golden, Colorado, USA
Winner Berliner Keule, Berlinaire filmfestival, De Vooruit, Ghent, BE


PUBLICATIONS (selected work):

2014
VPRO gids, Weekbeeld, No filter, De Canvasconnectie, #8, 22 february, NL
HUMO, Titus Tovenaar, De Canvasconnectie, Nr. 3833/08, 21 february, BE
De Standaard weekblad, Mount Song, 8 pages, Nr.128, 1 february, BE
2013
Shoot magazine, Portfolio Titus Simoens, Nr. 28, December, BE
STAMPSY, Titus Simoens, Blue,see, Online
Schön magazine, Beauty Without Irony, Air/Port 2013, 23 juli
SHUTR 03, Oeuvreportfolio, Issue 3, Amsterdam, NL
DAZEDDIGITAL, Shooting the sea, 16 may, London, UK
6MOIS, Les dessous de l’image, 5 avril, FR
Worbz.com Gallery of visual and creative inspirations, Miles Away, BE
SUB 25, Interview Titus Simoens: Albastru, Vezi/Marea, RO
2012
BLINK magazine, view Titus Simoens, Issue 19, KO
EXTRA - FoMu magazine, Titus Simoens, Blue, See, Issue 12, Antwerp, BE
GUP magazine, Portfolio Miles Away, Issue 34, Amsterdam, NL
Bozar magazine, Photo Competitions & Portfolio Viewing, juni-aug 2012, Brussels, BE
VolumeIII , Portfolio, Blue, See, Native Publications, New York, USA
Vrij Nederland, Zo rijk als de zee diep is, Issue 38, 22 september, NL
Flanders Today, Together alone, Wonderful World, juli 25, BE
Radar Weekend Knack, Wonderful World, Nr. 28-29, 11-24 juli, BE
De Standaard Weekblad, Aangespoeld, Nr. 35, 21 april, BE
De Tijd, Nikon foto award, 18 april, BE
PDN magazine, World in Focus, maart 2012, New York, USA
De standaard Oogetuige, Aan de rand van de Canyon, 15 maart, BE
Canvascollection Bozar, Borgerhoff & Lamberigts, Tielt, BE (catalogue)
Verve Photo - The new breed of documentary photographers (online)
Snor 5, series Blue, see, BE (online)
PDN Photo of the day, Blue, see, New York, USA (online)
PDN Photo district news about Miles Away, New York, USA (online)
Picture DEPT - News, Foto8 Summershow, UK (online)
BBC News - In pictures, Summershow at Foto8, UK (online)
Peanut Butter Thoughts, Miles Away, BE (online)
2011
De Standaard portret, Lef, goesting en gezonde naïviteit, 5 november, BE
Focus Knack, Miles Away, Nr. 44, 2-8 november, BE
Humo, Eenzame cowboys, dicht bij huis, Nr. 3713/44, 4-10 november, BE
De Standaard Cultuur en Media, Brokeback Mountain was absoluut taboe, 7 april, BE
Het Nieuwsblad, Zoektocht naar de echte cowboy, 23 april, BE
P- Magazine, Vlaamse documentairemakers verbroederen met Amerikaanse cowboys, mei, BE
Code 9800, Het leven door de lens van Titus Simoens, mei, BE
Knack, Ode aan het vrije beeld, 16 juni, BE
De Standaard Cultuur en Media, Traditionele fotografie heeft afgedaan, 16 juni, BE
I love Belgium, Live through a lens, Titus Simoens, 30 august, BE (online)
2010
De Standaard Ooggetuige, Titus Simoens wint fotowedstrijd, 20 januari, BE
Ludion, A Horse With No Name And Other Stories, Antwerpen, BE (catalogue)
Lannoo, Canvascollection, Tielt, BE (catalogue)
2009
Globe magazine, portfolio Close to Romania, Nr. 04, BE
De Standaard, De natuur is prachtig en het volk erg gastvrij, 6 mei, BE
2008
Lannoo, Screenworlds, Tielt, BE (catalogue)
De Standaard, Foto op papier heeft meerwaarde, 2 oktober, BE