Yuri Andries (b. 1986 Sint-Niklaas, lives and works in Ghent, Belgium)

A longing for the other as well as encounters with the uncanny inform the photographic language of Yuri Andries. The artist works both close to home, or travels miles away to explore unknown territory. His images are characterized by a deliberate use of colour and a keen sense of the graphic. They evince a serene aesthetic and a search for stillness. They hover between dream and reality, between reality that is not the truth and fiction that is not a lie.

Yuri Andries holds an MA in Graphic Design from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. During his Graphic Design studies, he developed an interest in photography, fascinated by the medium’s tense relation to reality and its function both as a documentary medium and a means to stimulate the imagination.

By Sofie Crabbé

Education
KASK School of Arts Ghent, Belgium 2007-2011
Teacher Training, LUCA, School Of Arts, Ghent,
Belgium 2012-2014

Featured in
National Geographic / Aint-Bad / Der Greif / PDN PhotoPlus / VICE / GUP Magazine / Ignant / Afar/ New Dawn Paper / Booooooom /
Mull It Over /Same Coin Press / The Adventure Handbook / Don't Take Pictures / Fubiz Magazine / Best Of 2016 VICE
Mint Magazine / Roam Magazine / www.navaprintstudio.com / …

Selected Clients
National Geographic, Lufthansa, Eurostar, Metropolitan Magazine, Knack Weekend, Sabato, VRT, Afar, Closed Magazine, Suitcase Magazine, Lodestar Anthology, The Adventure Handbook, Ignant, …

Get in touch for commissions/ collaborations:
contact@yuriandries.be
+32 485 14 65 79