Bio

Peter Marcel Hoste (1970) lives and works near Ghent, Belgium. His photographic eye is strongly influenced by his background as a graphic designer and 3D architectural visualizer. Although his images are not manipulated or staged, he plays with reality. The square format narrows the field of view and moves the elements out of context, bringing abstraction and alienation. The intense colors and strong contrasts, combined with architectural geometry, lend his work a graphic quality. As a photographer, he works intuitively, guided by the urban landscape, looking for images that are both familiar and surprising. He is less concerned with the individual story, instead focusing on the general human narrative. He seeks site-specific traces in our urban environment and captures them in a way that evokes stories.