Hi, I am Aurélien and I am a Belgian photographer.
I began my photography work with a project in Russia. When the war in Ukraine started in 2022, I felt the need to better understand what was happening in Eastern Europe. This brought me to work in Poland, Moldova, and more recently in the South Caucasus.
My work was exhibited at Musée de la Photographie de Charleroi, Contretype, Les Boutographies festival, Gallery VU' and the Prix Maison Blanche.
I also took part at a mentoring program conducted by Agence VU' and the Fonds Regnier pour la création in 2023.
Contact
Currently in Brussels
+32470509988 (Whatspp/Telegram/Phone)
aurelien.goubau@gmail.com
Publications
2024 / Le Monde Magazine, "Guiorgui Mchvenieradze, un défenseur assidu de la démocratie géorgienne", November 2024
2024 / NRC Handelsblad, "Boven de georgische politiek torent nog altijd de conservatieve orthodoxe kerk", December 2024
2024 / NRC Handelsblad, "Why two young adults cross the Channel on a rubber boat", November 2024
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2023 / Vice, "Au fond de la nuit polaire russe", December 2023
2023 / Meduza, "An infinite regress of separations", October 2023
2023 / Les Jours, "C'est un regard suggestif sur la Russie", June 2023
2023 / Meduza, "Ideas imposed by those in power, loosely prepared", June 2023
2023 / NRC Handelsblad, "Zij stuiten op de muur die Polen in allerijl bouwde", April 2023
2023 / Médor, "Redessiner la vallée", March 2023
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2022 / De Volkskrant, "In Moermansk is de oorlog geen issue", March 2022
Exhibitions & screenings
2025 / Screening at the Festival 9ph, Lyon (FR), May 2025
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2024 / Collective exhibition, Musée de la photographie de Charleroi, June 2024
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2023 / Screening, Prix Maison Blanche 2023, Marseille (FR), October 2023
2023 / Gallery VU', Paris (FR), September 2023
2023 / Les Promenades photographiques, Blois (FR), July 2023
2023 / Les Boutographies, Montpellier, (FR), May 2023
2023 / Archipel_0, @Contretype, Brussels, (BE), January 2023
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2022 / Opus One 22, organised by Breedbeeld, @De Krook, Ghent (BE), December - January 2022
2022 / Collective exhibition PhotoTwens Unexposed @Romaanse Poort, Leuven (BE) - September 2022
2022 / Collective exhibition Promenades photographiques @Vendôme (FR) - July 2022
2022 / Collective exhibition Open Call "Family" @La Nombreuse, Brussels (BE) - May 2022
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2021 / Collective exhibition Photocity, Brussels (BE) - July 2021
Prices & grants
2024 / Prix Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles at the 19th Open Photography Prize at the Musée de la Photographie in Charleroi
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2023 / "Coup de coeur Les Jours" at Les Boutographies
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2022 / Prix Mark Grosset 2022
2022 / Prix Roger De Conynck 2022
Press & interviews & talks
2025 / Talk at Les passeurs du réel - Delta de Namur
2025 / RTBF: Interview with Élody de Sélys
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2024 / Pitch your project with De Donkere Kamer - C-Mine, Genk
2024 / RTBF: Radio interview with Pascal Goffaux - Musée de la photographie de Charleroi- listen here
2024 / RTBF: Interview with Pascal Goffaux - Prix de la Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles - read here
2024 / La Libre: "Des paradis bien terrestres au Musée de la Photographie" - read here
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2023 / La Libre Belgique, review of collective exhibition Archipel_0 @ Contretype
2023 / RTBF Auvio: interview of collective exhibition Archipel_0 @Contretype - listen here
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2022 / Talk with Breedbeeld at De Krook library in Ghent
2022 / Breedbeeld magazine: read here
Mentoring
For one year I was part of a mentoring program with Fonds Regnier pour la création in partnership with Agence VU' (2022-2023)
