Kenny Ros is essentially a landscape photographer, further developed as an artist. He transgresses genre by mixing landscape- and documentary photography with fine art.

His attraction to the landscape, he says, is ‘to approach a unique perspective and a haunting perception, beyond the ordinary representation of reality’. ‘Because of a progressive muscle disease, I can’t enjoy the naïve beauty of traditional vistas. When I find the strength and assistance to work on location, I embrace my pain and suffering and use that as a reflection to create an intriguing scenery, roughly based on the captured landscape and strengthened by the better angels of my unconscious mind’. 

The artistic process of Kenny Ros is partially based on transformation. By demolishing prints from his work that was shot on location and then skillfully reconstructing these obscure photo-fragments, he creates a dynamic artwork. ‘The process of demolishing new material and transforming it into odd pieces, is directly linked to my muscle disease. Just like the human body constantly creates and destroys cells, I create and destroy temporary work, that leads to the final landscape impressions and nature abstractions.’ 

Kenny Ros

Born in 1985, Ghent, Belgium

Resides and works in Nevele, Belgium

(Diagnosed with a progressive muscle disease, Bethlem myopathy, since 2018)

kennyros1985@gmail.com 

www.kennyros.com

Education

2025: Alternative print processing

2024: Fine art photography studies & masterclass

2021-2024: Art studies & mentoring

2019-2020: 360° Photographer & editor Panobirds BVBA

2018: Landscape photography studies & masterclass

Exhibition history

2024 Biënnale Deinze, cultural center Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium

2024 Unknown Masterpieces, cultural center Scharpoord, Knokke-Heist, Belgium

2023 Expo Barbaix , town hall Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium

2023 Perpetual Dance, Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth, Corinth, Greece

2023 Prijs van de MAKERS, Sint-Anna castle, Maldegem, Belgium

2023 Chania International Photo Festival, Chania, Greece

2022 Fay-Art Kunsthuis, castle Les Fayards, Brugge, Belgium

2022 Pop up solo exhibition Schuifdamhoeve, Veurne, Belgium

2022 Biënnale Deinze, cultural center Brielpoort, Deinze, Belgium

2021 Levende Leie, visitor center Bourgoyen, Ghent, Belgium

2021 IMPACT, Roman Archaeological Museum, Oudenburg, Belgium

Grants

2023 Culture Moves Europe - European Union, Culture department

Residencies & work trips

2024 - Insights Of An Eco Artist residency - Madeira, Portugal

2023 PH Museum Lab hybrid residency - Crete Senesi, Asciano - Tuscany, Italy

2022 Holocaust Impressions work trip - Holocaust memorial Natzweiler-Struthof - France

Publications

Joana Alarcão, in Insights of an eco artist - (2024)

Julien Delagrange, “Features” in Contemporary Art Issue - (2024)

Professional contributions

2023 -2024 KUNSTENPUNT - selected artist network sessions Wortelen//Rooting, Brussels, Belgium

Nominations

2024 Siena creative photo awards - Finalist

2023 BIFA Budapest International Foto Awards - Honorable mention Fine Art

2023 FEP awards - Illustration & Fine Art merit award

2022 The Motif Collective - Shortlisted

2022 Aesthetics of Photography - Featured Artists Vol.2

2022 Loosenart - Selected artwork

2022 Siena creative photo awards - Finalist

2021 Monovisions awards - Honorable mention

2021 Natuurpunt Levende Leie - Finalist + 2nd place jury prize

2021 Photo contest Gravity - Finalist

2021 FEP awards - 2x nature merit award, 2x landscape merit award

2021 Photo contest IMPACT - 1st place jury prize + 2nd place public prize

2021 Federation of European Photographers - EP certificate