About

Bruce Eesly (b.1984) is a visual artist and gardener based in Berlin, Germany. Working with photography, archives and artificially generated images, his work blurs fact and fiction to disturb commonly accepted historical narratives.

He is interested in the status of photography in the age of AI and its role in shaping our relationship to the natural world. As a gardener, his work is informed by a curiosity for the history and impacts of industrial agriculture and the absurdities of our technological worship. He considers gardening a political act and his practice is an extension of this belief.

Selected exhibitions

2024Rencontres d’Arles, Arles, France.
2024 Jimei x Arles, Xiamen, China.
2024PhEST, Monopoli, Italy.
2024Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin, Germany.
2024Ffoto Cymru, Swansea, United Kingdom.
2024Mesnographies, Les Mesnuls, France.
2023Oslo Negativ Festival, Oslo, Norway.

Awards

2024Haus am Kleistpark Art Prize. Finalist.
2024OD Photo Prize. Shortlist.
2024PHotoESPAÑA Best Photobook of the Year. Finalist.
2024Dummy Award. Shortlist.
2023Preus Museum Open Call. 2nd Place Winner.

Selected publications

2024Fisheye, France. Feature.
2024Blind, France. Feature.
2024The Guardian, United Kingdom. Review.
2024Libération, France. Review.
2024El País, Spain. Review.
2024Deutschlandfunk Kultur, Germany. Interview.
20241000 Words, United Kingdom. Review.
2024fotomagazin, Germany. Review.
2024Generazione Critica, Italy. Review.
2024De Standaard, Belgium. Feature.
2024Stir the Pot, Overlapse, United Kingdom. Feature.
2024Republik, Switzerland. Illustration.
2023Fotografi Magazine, Norway. Feature.

Collections

The Rencontres d'Arles Collection, Arles, France.
The Møller Collection, Oslo, Norway.
Preus Museum, The National Museum of Photography, Horten, Norway.