Bronze in Fine Art/Other / 2026 / Fine Art / Other

• Prize
  Bronze in Fine Art/Other
• Photographer
  Carine Van Gerven, Belgium
• Date of Photograph
  29/03/2026
• Studio
  2create
• Website
  http://www.carinevangerven.be
• Instagram
  Carine Van Gerven

Through staged photographic tableaux, this series reflects on the fragility of peace and the instability of perceived reality. Moving between intimacy, illusion, order and collapse, the images explore how human beings construct meaning and seek balance in a world marked by uncertainty. Combining symbolic still lifes with carefully composed scenes, the work invites reflection on vulnerability, hope and the fragile structures that sustain our sense of stability.

Carine Van Gerven (b. 1966) studied art and painting. Connecting people through art and creating projects is one of her goals.
After her graduation, she became an art teacher in a secondary art school in Overpelt, Belgium. As an artist, she organised several projects and participated in many exhibitions in Belgium and France.
Over the years, photography became her language to express herself. She tells today’s stories in a historical outlook. In 2017 she founded the acclaimed photo festival ‘Lens op de Mens’ in Overpelt, where she now is the coordinator and creative lead.

Awards - 6 times selection Belgian team World Photographic Cup
- Funeral award: art
- Official selection London creative competition 2021
- Selection Impact Oudenburg 2021
- FEP 3 merit awards 2020
- Bourbon Lancy selection Photofestival
- FEP 1 merit award 2021
- Siena creative Photoawards commended 2021
- TIFA 2021 bronze winner
- FEP awards finalist 2022
- LICC 2022 official selection
- Siena creative Photo awards 2022 commended
- PX3 Bronze winner
- BIFA 2022 honorable mention
- Refocus award World Photo Annual: Honorable mention
- LICC 2023 shortlist
- BIFA 2023 Honorable Mention
- One Eyeland Phography award: Silver