Vincent Bezuidenhout is a visual artist born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. He holds a Masters Degree in Fine Art from the Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town.
Working principally in photography, Bezuidenhout’s practice is research-intensive and concerned with history, politics and power, especially in relation to the landscape. This engagement has led him to implement strategies in his process which ranges from using large format photographic equipment to reveal the violent structuring of spaces, to new modes of image making, which raises questions about the material and contextual value of photographs today.
Bezuidenhout was the recipient of the 2010/11 Tierney Fellowship, which led to his first solo exhibition Separate Amenities at Whatiftheworld Gallery in 2011. In 2013 Bezuidenhout became the second artist from Africa to be awarded a bursary to attend the Photoglobal Programme at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
He currently lives and works between Cape Town and New York City.