Sébastien Cuvelier

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Music
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About me

Kuck Elei2016
”These photographs almost become a visual ‘exquisite corpse¨ — random elements linked formally and thematically. In image after image, we are transposed into a new world or a new story, far removed from normal daily life.”

— Paul di Felice, curator
Kuck Elei means “look at this” in Luxembourgish. The name is inspired by a very popular TV show from the 70s and 80s, which is part of Luxembourg’s collective memory and acts as a unique testimony of the evolution of the Luxembourgish society.

There are so many cliché images that come to mind when thinking of Luxembourg that, when asked to produce a body of work for a book, I chose to make pictures that represent another side of Luxembourg to me. I’m originally from Belgium and I believe my foreign eye may have helped me isolate details, paradoxes and hidden surprises, sometimes using symbolism and irony.

Exhibition
Cercle Cité, Luxembourg, 2018
Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles, 2017
Banque de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 2016

Books
Flux Feelings, Rencontres de la Photographie, Arles, 2017
Points de Vue, Banque de Luxembourg, 2016