BIOGRAPHY
Stig De Block (b.1990) is a Belgian fine-art photographer whose culturally referenced practice is grounded in heritage values, intention, and realness. Working within a contemporary visual landscape often driven by speed and ephemerality, he develops a story-driven approach rooted in long-term immersion, trust, and presence.
His work unfolds at the intersection of lived reality and imagination, where subcultures become spaces to explore identity, belonging, and continuity.
De Block moves beyond documentation, engaging with communities from within and translating their rituals, aesthetics, and shared passions into a visual language shaped by sculptural light, color, and gesture. His images reflect a contemporary realm of explicit and authentic beauty, emphasizing human connection, cultural memory, and collective expression. Through this methodology, his practice constructs narratives that celebrate resilience, heritage, and the evolving dynamics of community across time and place. His work has been exhibited at Art Basel Miami (Scope), Photo London, Le Rencontres d’Arles, and Le 109 in Nice, Paris Photo, among others.
EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
2026
FIFTY ONE REASONS - Group Show
(w/ Andy Warhol, Diane Arbus, Harry Gruyaert, Saul Leiter,…)
Gallery FIFTY ONE TOO, BE
2025
PARIS PHOTO
Back to Back - Gallery FIFTY ONE
CONTAGIOUS CULTURE #5
Group Show, Curated by Estevan Oriol - Super Chief Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, USA
HOW WOUNDROUS THE OTHER ARTISTS GLANCE
Group show - Gallery FIFTY ONE, Antwerp, BE
BACK TO BACK
Group Show - Imaginair Gallery, Brussels, BE
2024
BACK TO BACK at LE 109, Nice, FR
Solo show, outdoor
CARHARTT x STIG DE BLOCK
Solo Show X T-Shirt Collab
WISH LIST VOL.1 & 2
Group Show, Black Gallery, BE
BACK TO BACK “Chromatics”
Solo show - Galerij CCDA, Lommel, BE
BACK TO BACK “Chromatics”
Solo show preview - Photobook Café London, UK
BACK TO BACK - It’s a book!
Fair - Academy of FIne Arts, Leipzig, DE
BACK TO BACK - P.A.G.E.S.
Head - Geneva, CH
2023
BACK TO BACK - Art Basel
Solo - Scope Miami i.c.c. Photo Basel, Miami Beach, FL, USA
BACK TO BACK - Rencontres d’Arles
Group - Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, FR, EU
BACK TO BACK - Photo London
Solo - Photo London Photography Fair, London, UK
WIELS ART BOOK FAIR
Fair - Wiels Museum, BXL, BE
MUSE - Black Gallery
Group - Curated by Delfina Piatt, YCC @ Guggenheim, ANTW, BE
ODDS AGAINST TOMORROW
Group - curated by Please Add Color, De Singel Arts Centre, BE
2022
BACK TO BACK - From Backyard to Boulevard
Solo - i.c.c. MutantTM, Mutant Gallery, ANTW, BE
UNSEEN - BACK TO BACK BOOK LAUNCH
Fair - Unseen Photography Fair, AMS, NL
PALM PHOTO PRIZE - 1014 Gallery
Group - Curated by Palm Photo Prize, London, UK
2019
POST-POSTMODERNISM - CNAC/ Lab Tokyo
Group - Curated by ILL-STUDIO, Tokyo, Japan
2018
BOZAR NIGHT - Bozar Museum
Group - Bozar Museum, Centre for fine arts, BXL, BE
GRANTS & PRIZES
RECONTRES d’ARLES - Photo Festival, Arles, FR
Shortlisted for cat. “Author Book” Award
PALM PHOTO PRIZE - Palm Studios, London, UK
Shortlisted Finalist
GALLERY
Contact - info@gallery51.com
Address - Gallery FIFTY ONE - Zirkstraat 20 - 2000 Antwerp, BE
CONTACT
Studio Stig De Block - info@stigdeblock.com
BOOK
BACK TO BACK - From Backyard to Boulevard (SOLD OUT)
240 pages - 183 colored plates
33 x 24,5cm / 12.9 x 9.6 in.
First edition of 1200 copies, October 2022
Published & Distributed by Hopper & Fuchs
ISBN 9789464002089
Design & Art Direction by Vrints - Kolsteren
Contributors Estevan Oriol, Giovanni “Lil’ John” Bertoldi
TALKS & PODCASTS
FORWARD FESTIVAL
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, DE
US BY NIGHT
Lecture, Hangar 27, Antw, BE
FOTOKRONIEK #94
In conversation w/ Dymphie Braun, Pakhuis De Zwijger, AMS, NL
DE DONKERE KAMER #27
In conversation w/ Peter Vandermeersch, Concertgebouw, Brugge, BE
WELCOME TO THE AA (WTTAA) #232
In conversation w/ Alex Agnew & Andries Beckers
FEATURED IN
Brick Magazine
C.R. Men
Clash Magazine
Garagisme
High Snobiety
Hypebeast
i-D Magazine
It’s Nice That
Knack Weekend
M Le Monde
Nataal Media
Numéro NL
Nowness
ODDA Magazine
Office Magazine
Puss Puss Magazine
Sabato
Vogue Magazine
Wallpaper
Paper Journal
WORKED WITH
A.F. Van De Vorst
Asap Ferg
Adidas
Armani
Baloji
Bishop Snow
Carhartt
Christian Wijnants
Dezzy Hollow
Dries Van Noten
Eastpak
Heron Preston
Los Angeles Apparel
Louis Vuitton
Meyy
Missoni
Nike
Sony Music
Wrangler
Zwangere Guy