Thierry Frisch
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Thierry Frisch was born in 1974 in Luxembourg
. He studied fine arts and English literature
in Luxembourg before concentrating on arts with expertise in photography
at the Ecole Le Septantecinq in Brussels
. In 1999 he graduated with honours in fine arts with expertise in photography.
Frisch has worked in the digital photography
department of Luxembourg's National Audiovisual Centre, for a Luxembourg weekly publication and for the National Library of Luxembourg
. He now works for the Luxembourg government.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
. He studied fine arts and English literature
English literature
English literature is the literature written in the English language, including literature composed in English by writers not necessarily from England; for example, Robert Burns was Scottish, James Joyce was Irish, Joseph Conrad was Polish, Dylan Thomas was Welsh, Edgar Allan Poe was American, J....
in Luxembourg before concentrating on arts with expertise in photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
at the Ecole Le Septantecinq in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. In 1999 he graduated with honours in fine arts with expertise in photography.
Frisch has worked in the digital photography
Digital photography
Digital photography is a form of photography that uses an array of light sensitive sensors to capture the image focused by the lens, as opposed to an exposure on light sensitive film...
department of Luxembourg's National Audiovisual Centre, for a Luxembourg weekly publication and for the National Library of Luxembourg
National Library of Luxembourg
The Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg is the legal deposit and copyright library for Luxembourg. It was established in 1899 in place of the municipal library which dated from 1798. It has currently 750,000 books and 3500 periodicals.-Further reading :* La Bibliothèque nationale de Luxembourg....
. He now works for the Luxembourg government.
Exhibitions
- "Chubs and Chasers" at "Emotions", Villa Vauban, European Month of Photography, Luxembourg, 2011
- "looking_my_best" at "Bouneschlupp"-slide_party, Artgentik, Luxembourg, 2010
- "blura" at "Portfolio Night", CNA Dudelange, Luxembourg, 2009
- "blura, at "CDIO" Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg, 2008
- "The Family of Man 2007" ; Jury Member, 2007
- “blura”, at art à beaufort, Beaufort, Luxembourg, 2007
- "From a to b" at “private vs. public views”, New Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai in India and Dudelange in Luxembourg, 2005
- "Hungry?" and "Cleanliness is close to godliness" at “Personal Issues”, Dudelange, Luxembourg, 2003.
- "Chubs and Chasers" at“Backlight 02”, Tampere, Finland, 2002.
- "Cleanliness is close to godliness" at “Triennale de la Photographie Contemporaine Luxembourgeoise”, Luxembourg and Metz, France, 2001.
- "Chubs and Chasers" at “Bruissements d’âme - mise au point”, Tournai, Huy, Woluwé-St-Lambert and Saint-Hubert, Belgium and Delemont, Switzerland, 2000-2001.
- "Chubs and Chasers" at “Bitume99 Festival”, Brussels with Donovan Wylie (Magnum) and Nick Waplington, 1999
Publications
- “Kitchen / Cleanliness Is Close to Godliness” (postcards A5 and A6 Centre National de L’Audiovisuel, Luxembourg)
- “Inventaires 03” (Folder, Centre National de L’Audiovisuel, Luxembourg) (Photos chosen by Danièle Wagener, Head of Luxembourg City Museum)
- “Chubs and Chasers” (Book, Centre National de L’Audiovisuel, Luxembourg)
- “Denis Makes Dinner” published in: “Dawn of the 21st Century” (Book, Millennium Photo project, Canada).