Abrie Fourie
2000
There's a story in everything.
Pretoria-based artist Abrie Fourie (1969) stayed in the Foundations studio in Amsterdam in August 2000 during the Holland-South Africa Line project. This exchange project between South African and Dutch artists ended with Amsterdam and Cape Town exhibitions.
Working in the medium of photography, Foury's work is characterized by capturing moments that move ordinary objects or occurrences into the realm of the extraordinary or even spiritual. In whatever format they are presented, be it as screensavers, light boxes or cibachromes, Fouries' lucid photographic images exude a meditative effect on the viewer. Fleeting moments become timeless impressions of the imagination, doubling up as spiritual metaphors of sorts. The flapping of plastic bags in the wind, razor wire and moving pages from the Bible lure the viewer away from the hustle and bustle of city life and into a space where quiet reflection is key to survival.
In 2003, Foury's work was featured in exhibitions in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Belgium, Colombia, and Berlin. He was nominated for the prestigious FNB Vita Art Award in 2002 and teaches Printed Image, Photography and Curatorial Studies at Technikon Pretoria.
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