Vincent van Gaalen

With a degree in photography from the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, Dutch photographer Vincent van Gaalen travels to the darkest areas of Europe where the veil of nocturnal darkness has yet to be invaded by artificial light pollution. Through meticulously executed photography, van Gaalen studies the age-old friction between creating mankind and the autonomy of nature. In his ongoing project ‘Absence’ started in 2020, Van Gaalen photographs our human absence amidst the darkness of the night surrounded only by his equipment, a tent, and some provisions.