Michelle Blancke
Alessandria, Italy
Growing up, I learned that we all live in our own realities, ever changing with our inner state. Our...
About the artist
Michelle Blancke
Joined In 2023
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About the artist
Michelle Blancke
Joined In 2023
(2 Followers)
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Growing up, I learned that we all live in our own realities, ever changing with our inner state. Our minds seem to shape the world around us, making us aware only of what we can comprehend. What remains is that which lies beyond. This is why I am fascinated by scientific, mythological and spiritual narratives that open up a realm of possibilities.
I am drawn to spaces that offer a glimpse of the incomprehensible. Places where I sense a thin veil between the visible world and the unknown. My attention sharpens and I find a deeper awareness within myself. I tune in to the spark of nature’s transformative forces beneath the surface. An energy both ancient and alive.
In my work, I explore the idea of our world as a layered construct of the mind and how our intuition tells us there is more. Secret Garden is a site of natural presence, where stillness gains weight and structures take shape. An opening to a world that emerges across different realms, both familiar and otherworldly.
Coaching by Matt Chaim de Groot — 2023-2024
Fotoacademie, Amsterdam, 2023
Art Partout, Fine Oil Painting, 2016
BA & MA English Language & Culture, 2007
Winner 3rd Prize, BBA Gallery Berlin Photography Prize 2025
Finalist, Aesthetica Art Prize 2025
Features: Colossal, Aesthetica Magazine, Der Greif, PF Magazine
2025
Finalist exhibition, Aesthetica Art Prize 2025, York Art Gallery, York
Art in public space, hospitals Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem & Hoofddorp
Art fair participation, ArtePadova 2025, Padua
Group exhibition, ROOTS, Luisa Catucci Gallery, Berlin
Art fair participation, Affordable Art Fair, with BBA Gallery, Berlin
Finalist exhibition, BBA Photography Prize 2025, BBA Gallery, Berlin
Group exhibition, Sense of the Hidden, EM Gallery, Amsterdam
2024
Finalist exhibition, BBA Photography Prize 2024, BBA Gallery, Berlin
Longlist, Aesthetica Art Prize 2024, York
Art fair participation, Photographers Art Fair, Amsterdam
Solo exhibition, Gallery WM, Amsterdam
TOP 50, Klompching Gallery FRESH Annual Photography, New York
Group exhibition Nature Exposed LoosenArt, Rome
Project exhibition, Rotterdam Photo, part of Rotterdam Artweek