Marc Van Ranst focuses on it. After the flu commissioner, the crown expert, the monkeypox expert and the columnist, he is now coming out for the first time as a photographer and visual artist.
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“I’ve been shooting for ten years. You come from a family of artists. But that doesn’t make me one yet. In the covid years I couldn’t even take a walk, people thought, I had to hunt viruses. Now may be the right time. “So yesterday he posted some works on Facebook for the first time.” To test how they like it. “
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They are mostly black and white images, graphically modified. Dark, imposing. Surreal. Beautiful. Sometimes very colorful. Changes to photo details with artificial intelligence software. Large prints – up to 1.5 x 1.5 meters, photos on acrylic – are on sale in up to 5 copies, plus two artist proofs, those are footprints for himself. “But I have no idea what to ask for. What is already reserved is for family and friends ”.
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art and science
A lot of consensus on social networks immediately followed. And – very exceptionally on the virologist’s wall – all positive. And eager to buy. Van Ranst, two hours after his post: “I’m still not sure what to think. When I post a comma on Facebook, some people think it’s great and others think it’s disgusting. I also see an interested person in my place (who is also in the photo, ed). (laughs) Good. We will see.”
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He is already planning an exhibition: “This is for next year”. But his art already gives him a lot of pleasure. “The reward system for science and art is the same for me. Even in photography, in editing, there is a lot of trial and error – many end up in the trash. But when something comes out that I consider myself something, it gives me satisfaction comparable to an elegant scientific experiment ”. (ADW)
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