Sanne De Wilde

lives and works in Antwerp (BE)

About Sanne De Wilde

Sanne De Wilde is a Belgian photographer born in Antwerp in 1987. She studied at KASK – the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent, where she obtained her bachelor’s degree in 2010, followed by a master’s degree with great distinction in 2012.
Her graduation project, The Dwarf Empire, quickly gained recognition and was awarded the Photo Academy Award (2012) and the International Photography Award Emergentes DST (2013), confirming the originality and strength of her artistic vision.

Sanne De Wilde’s Photographic Approach: Genetics and Perception

Sanne De Wilde develops a photographic practice centred on the role of genetics and its influence on how individuals perceive and experience the world.
She is particularly interested in communities with rare genetic characteristics, exploring how these singularities shape their vision, their identities, and their daily lives.

Her work is defined by:

  • a deep sensitivity,

  • a dialogue-based approach with the people she photographs,

  • carefully chosen visual techniques such as saturated colours, infrared photography, and symbolic staging.

Through these artistic choices, Sanne De Wilde demonstrates that there is more than one way to look at the same reality, positioning photography as both a poetic and investigative tool.

International Exhibitions by Sanne De Wilde

Sanne De Wilde’s work has been widely exhibited across Europe and internationally.
Starting in 2016, she presented The Island of the Colorblind and The Dwarf Empire at numerous festivals and art institutions, including:

  • Breda Photo Festival

  • LagosPhoto Festival

  • Foto Istanbul Festival

  • Belfast Exposed

  • Cortona ONTHEMOVE

  • Verkadefabriek

  • MAS Antwerp

She also participated in several group exhibitions, such as Elastic Reality at Amsterdam’s IDFA and Lucid Realities at the Phi Center.
In 2018, her projects were showcased at the art fair Unseen Amsterdam, strengthening her international visibility among collectors and professionals.

She took part in the exhibition Family Stories at Hangar in 2026.

Art Books by Sanne De Wilde

Alongside her exhibitions, Sanne De Wilde published an art book dedicated to her project The Island of the Colorblind (Kehrer Verlag, 2017).
The publication extends her visual exploration of altered perception and the sensitive worlds she documents with nuance and originality.

Available work