About the Belgian photographer, Youqine LEFÈVRE (b. 1993)

From 2011 until 2014 Youqine LEFÈVRE studied at School of Graphic Research (ERG), Brussels and made her Bachelor in Visual Arts, Photography. Until 2016 she visited School of Applied Arts (CEPV), Vevey, (CH). From 2018 until 2020 she made her Master in Visual Arts, Photography, Royal Academy of Fine Arts (KASK), Ghent, (BE). Youqine LEFÈVRE currently lives and works in Belgium.

Photo books by Youqine LEFÈVRE

'Far From Home' (2016); 'The Land of Promises' (2020, 2022)

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In 'The Land of Promises', Youqine LEFÈVRE traces her own fate when she documents the China journeys of six adoptive families. As a result of China's one-child policy, she was one of the many girls separated from their families and put up for adoption.
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Exhibitions and projections (a selection)
  • 2022: 'The Land of Promises', L’image sans nom, Liège; 'Stavelot Image Festival'; 'Les Femmes s’exposent', Houlgate (FR); 'European Trails', H2 – Zentrum für Gegenwartskunst im Glaspalast, Augsburg
    2021: 'TalentWall #7', Pennings Foundation, Eindhoven; 'Le Mois des Adopté.e.s x MAÏF SOCIAL CLUB', Paris; 'Le Fusée de la Motographie 2.0.', Antwerp; 'tiff #9. Emerging Belgian photography', FOMU, Antwerp
    2020: 'Graduation Show, KASK, Ghent; 'reGeneration4', Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne; 'Looking for Serendipity', KASK, Ghent, (BE)
    2018: 'Childhood', Centre of Contemporary Art, Torun (PL); 'Bourse du Talent 2017', Maison de la Photographie de Lille (FR); 'Propositions d’artistes 2017', Contretype, Brussels
    2017: 'Bourse du Talent 2017', Paris, Augsburg & Stuttgart; 'Prix Focale – Ville de Nyon 2017', Galerie-Librairie Focale, Nyon (CH); 'Bourse du Talent', 7th Dali International Photography Exhibition, (CHN); 'Des mondes meilleurs', Les Rencontres d’Arles
    2016: 'VFG young talents', Renens (Lausanne), Oslo, Basel, Zurich; 'SELECTION / AUSWAHL 2016', Photoforum PasquArt, Biel, (CH); 'Des mondes meilleurs', Festival Images, CEPV, Vevey, (CH); 'Festival Voies Off', Les Rencontres Photographiques, Arles