Matthieu Litt

About Matthieu Litt

Matthieu Litt (BE, 1983) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts. Subsequently, he earned degrees in Graphic Design and Photography from the Higher Institute of Arts Saint-Luc Liège. In 2015, Litt attended a master class on visual storytelling with photographer Alec Soth during the Belfast Photo Festival. The following year, he joined courses at ISSP Latvia alongside artist Taiyo Onorato. Today, he lives and works in his hometown.

Photographic approach of Matthieu Litt

Through his practice and artistic approach, he delves into concepts of distance and proximity. Matthieu Litt's work showcases that the boundary between these two can be blurry. He confuses perceptions between the distant and the close. Thus, an image captured up close can be entirely interpreted in a different manner, both through the techniques used and the spatiotemporal context in which the viewer finds themselves.

Moreover, Matthieu Litt takes a keen interest in the presentation of his exhibitions, employing intelligently crafted scenography. The photographer creates impactful worlds aimed at raising public awareness. He addresses themes such as environmental issues or consumerist society. Despite his critical and engaged perspective, His approaches these subjects with a lot of poetry, adding a certain contemplative distance.

Exhibitions

Since 2008, the artist has exhibited his works in Belgium and elsewhere in both individual and collective exhibitions. In Belgium, his works have been displayed at venues including Bozar, Museums of Fine Arts in Liège and Verviers, Wiels and the Museum of Photography in Charleroi. Abroad, Litt has exhibited in the Netherlands (Netherlands Fotomuseum), Kazakhstan (TSE Art Destination Gallery), Italy (Der Grief), London (D&AD Festival 2017), the United States (Columbia University), Germany (Neue Galerie), Australia, and Canada (Fotofilmic '16 traveling exhibition).

Matthieu Litt also exhibited his project Terra Nullius at Hangar as part of the group exhibition  Melting Islands (2023), as well as in Apparitions (2024), marking the launch of Hangar Gallery, which currently represents him.

Art Book Publications by Matthieu Litt

Matthieu Litt is the author of two books, Horsehead Nebula (2016) and Tidal Horizon (2018). The first book is dedicated to images from the former Soviet Republic. In the Faristan region, he portrays enigmatic landscapes and situations, making it challenging to discern whether it's a dream or reality.

The second book compiles images taken during an artist residency in Norway. By observing the tides' cycle, he reflects on the relationship between humans and nature. Each human being is destined to disappear, while nature is timeless and has regenerated for millennia. However, He observes, given the damage inflicted by our societies on the environment, that trends might possibly reverse.

His recent book Oasis will be released by Éditions du Caïd in spring 2025.