INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
Exhibition organized by the European Environment Agency in collaboration with the City of Copenhagen, Denmark.
Exhibition at the Belgian Embassy in Bern, Switzerland.
Exhibitions at the Intersection of Art, Science & Exploration
Christian Clauwers’ photographic exhibitions have been presented in international museums, parliaments, European institutions and public spaces internationally. Each project combines documentary photography with scientific and cultural context, creating curated visual narratives that explore environmental transformation and humanity’s evolving relationship with the natural world.
Designed for institutional, cultural and diplomatic settings, these exhibitions operate at the intersection of art, science and public engagement. They invite reflection, discovery and a deeper understanding of the places, people and changes they document.
From large-scale outdoor installations to carefully curated indoor exhibitions, each project can be adapted in format, scale, theme and language to its location and audience.
Selected Highlights
• European institutions, including the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the European Commission at Berlaymont
• Belgian Federal Parliament, museums and cultural institutions
• Embassies and international cultural venues
• Large-scale outdoor exhibitions in public and heritage settings, including UNESCO World Heritage sites
• Thematic curation around oceans, polar regions, biodiversity and scientific research
• Multilingual interpretation tailored to international audiences
• Integration of documentary photography, scientific context and explanatory displays
Complete international exhibition reference list below.
Exhibition Framework
Exhibitions can be developed from existing bodies of work or curated around a specific institutional, scientific or environmental theme.
• Site-specific curation and tailored themes
• Museum-grade production and presentation
• Scalable formats for indoor and outdoor environments
• Large-scale photographic installations
• Integration of visual storytelling and scientific context
• Multilingual interpretation and exhibition texts
• Optional programmes including guided tours, lectures, keynotes and expert discussions
• Possibility to develop newly commissioned work around a specific theme or collaboration
Current Exhibitions – now on display!
Exhibition dates extended until December 2026
BELGIUM GALLERY BLUE EARTH EXPLORERS — From Kings to Emperors | Blue Earth Explorers, Antwerp
Through powerful imagery captured across six polar expeditions, this exhibition reveals the majestic yet fragile world of emperor penguins, melting ice shelves, and the disappearing silence of the deep south — a stark reflection of our changing planet.
Location: Gallery Blue Earth Explorers, Vleminckstraat 3, 2000 Antwerpen.
Open every Saturday, 13:00–18:00 and by appointment.
1 September 2026 > 26 March 2027
BELGIUM University of Antwerp, Hof van Liere (City Campus) — Poolgebieden en Oceanen: Spiegel van een Veranderend Klimaat | Universiteit Antwerpen, Stadscampus, Antwerpen
Organized by the Society for Environmental Awareness and the University of Antwerp. With the support of Rotary Antwerpen-Oost.
Location: Hof van Liere, Universiteit Antwerpen, Stadcampus: Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen
Free admission
Tour: Each photograph is accompanied by a QR code offering additional context and the story behind the image in both English and Dutch.
1 September 2026 > 31 December 2026
LITHUANIA Klaipėda Lyceum — How Much Time Do We Have | Klaipėda
Location: Kretingos g. 44, Klaipėda, 92317 Klaipėdos m. sav., Lithuania
Upcoming Exhibitions
4th of February 2027 > 1st of May 2027
PANAMA Exhibition at the Biomuseo (Museo de la Biodiversidad), in collaboration with the Belgian Embassy in Panama | Biomuseo, Panama City
© Museo de la Biodiversidad, Panama
3th August 2027 > 16th August 2027
BELGIUM Kasteel Rivierenhof — Fragments of a Fragile World | Park Rivierenhof Antwerpen
This photo exhibition focusses on the delicate balance between climate, ocean, and biosphere. An tribute to the ecosystems that sustain us.
© GVA
4th September 2027 > 18th March 2028
GERMANY MUSEUM HELGOLAND — Fragile Worlds | Museum Helgoland, Helgoland
This photo exhibition relates to the work of Franz Schensky, born on Helgoland in 1871. Franz has influenced people’s view of the island like no other.
More info on www.museum-helgoland.de/aktuelles
(dates to be announced soon)
BELGIUM PACIFIC OCEAN PROJECT : Sea Walls & Mangrove Trees – sinking Islands in the Pacific Ocean on the frontline of Global Warming — BLUE EARTH EXPLORERS | Antwerp
SOLO EXHIBITION
(more info soon)
(dates to be announced soon)
BELGIUM PROJECT CHERNOBYL : How nature has reclaimed the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone — BLUE EARTH EXPLORERS | Antwerp
Despite the viscous, silent horror of radiation, 36 years after the reactor meltdown when 350.000 people were evacuated from the region, flora and fauna thrives.
SOLO EXHIBITION
(more info soon)
Past Solo Exhibitions (archive)
2026
• LITHUANIA TAURAGĖ REGION MUSEUM "Santaka" (Skaudvilės krašto muziejus) — How Much Time Do We Have | Skaudvilė, Tauragė
• BELGIUM PROVINCIEHUIS ANTWERPEN (PROVINCIAL BUILDING ANTWERP) — Poolgebieden en Oceanen: Spiegel van een Veranderend Klimaat | Provinciehuis, Antwerpen
• LITHUANIA TAURAGE REGION MUSEUM "Santaka" (Skaudvilės krašto muziejus) — How Much Time Do We Have | Skaudvilė, Taurage
• BELGIUM Road to COP31 – Antalya, organized by the Society for Environmental Awareness (SEA) — The Fragile Frontlines of a Warming World | Press Club Brussels Europe
• BELGIUM PRINSENPARK Provinciaal Groendomein Prinsenpark Retie — Poolgebieden en Oceanen: Spiegel van een Veranderend Klimaat | Prinsenpark, Retie
• LITHUANIA LITHUANIAN SEA MUSEUM — How Much Time Do We Have | Curonian Spit (UNESCO), Klaipėda
2025
• BRAZIL United Nations COP30 – Entertainment + Culture Pavilion (Blue Zone) — Frozen Heritage | UN COP30, Belém
• BELGIUM PRINSENPARK Provinciaal Groendomein Prinsenpark Retie — Poolgebieden en Oceanen: Spiegel van een Veranderend Klimaat | Prinsenpark, Retie
• LIECHTENSTEIN University of Liechtenstein in collabortation with the Belgian Embassy in Switzerland — The Climate Crisis & The Future of Our History | University of Liechtenstein
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Aambeeld, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Aartselaar
• UNITED KINGDOM Ship of Fools Gallery (in the context of the Orkney International Science Festival) — Seeking out an unknown world | Kirkwall, Orkney Islands
• BELGIUM Gallery Blue Earth Explorers: launch of new exhibition — From Kings to Emperors | Antwerp
• BELGIUM RIVIERENHOF PARK — Poolgebieden en Oceanen: Spiegel van een Veranderend Klimaat | Provinciaal Groendomein Rivierenhof, Deurne, Antwerp
• BELGIUM Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis — Een Wereld van Ijs en Water | Lier
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Merelbeke, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Merelbeke
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum De Steiger, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Menen
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Het Perron, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Ieper
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum De Brouckere, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Torhout
• MONACO Club des Résidents Etrangers de Monaco (CREM), under the honorary presidency of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco — Using Image to bridge the gap between science, education and policy | CREM, Montecarlo
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum De Gulden Zonne, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Hooglede
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Gildhof, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Tielt
• MEXICO Belgian Embassy in Mexico — Documenting Biodiversity and Climate Change- the Belgian Antarctic Expedition and the research vessel BELGICA | Mexico City
• LITHUANIA LITHUANIAN SEA MUSEUM — How Much Time Do We Have | Curonian Spit (UNESCO), Klaipėda
2024
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Evergem-Stroming, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Evergem
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Palethe, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Overpelt
• LITHUANIA LITHUANIAN SEA MUSEUM — How Much Time Do We Have | Curonian Spit (UNESCO), Klaipėda
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Casino, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Houthalen-Helchteren
• MEXICO Belgian Embassy in Mexico — Documenting Biodiversity and Climate Change- the Belgian Antarctic Expedition and the research vessel BELGICA | Mexico City
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Neeroeteren, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Maaseik - Neeroeteren
• THE NETHERLANDS Museum Markiezenhof — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Bergen op Zoom
• SWITZERLAND Embassy of Belgium in Switzerland — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Bern
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Zwaneberg, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Heist-op-den-Berg
• DENMARK Outdoor photo exhibition during the European Maritime Day, organised by the European Commission (DG MARE); in collaboration with the Danish Maritime Authority and the Municipality of Svendborg — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Svendborg International Maritime Academy, Svendborg
• BELGIUM Open Day - Europe Day 2024, exhibiting at the headquarters of the European Commission | European Commission, Berlaymont, Brussels
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum De Ploter, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Ternat
• NORWAY The Mid-Norway European Office in collaboration with the City of Trondheim (Norway) — AWARENESS, a matter of time | Europadagene Conference, Trondheim
• BELGIUM De Zandloper, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Wemmel
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum ‘t Vondel, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Halle
• BELGIUM Cultuurcentrum Ter Dilft, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Bornem
• BELGIUM De Peperfabriek, as part of Fotografiecircuit Vlaanderen — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerp
2023
• ARGENTINA Embassy of Belgium in Argentina — Climate Change and the RV BELGICA, in the context of 125 years Belgica expedition | Buenos Aires
• SWITZERLAND Embassy of Belgium in Switzerland — Raising Climate Change awareness through image | Bern
• BELGIUM GSJ Advocaten — Awareness, a matter of time | Antwerp
• BELGIUM FIATA World Congress 2023, The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) — Exhibition: Awareness, a matter of time| SQUARE Brussels Convention Centre, Brussels
• BELGIUM Oostende: outdoor exhibition at the Nieuwe Gaanderijen, in collaboration with the City of Oostende — In the frontline of Global Warming: the Research Vessel BELGICA | Oostende
• ITALY Italian Institute for Marine Science (CNR ISMAR) — Science at Sea: 100 years CNR — solo exhibition of the R/V BELGICA and the R/V DALLAPORTA | CNR ISMAR HQ, Venice
• BELGIUM Belgian Senate, six-month follow-up exhibition at the Federal Parliament of Belgium, introduced by the President of the Belgian Senate, Ms. Stephanie D'Hose — Awareness, a matter of time | Belgian Senate, Federal Parliament of Belgium, Brussels
• BELGIUM De Abdij van Bornem — Awareness, a matter of time | Bornem
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — Awareness, a matter of time | Antwerpen
• DENMARK Copenhagen & European Environment Agency (E.E.A.), outdoor solo exhibition at Kongens Nytorv, in collaboration with the City of Copenhagen and the European Environment Agency — Awareness, a matter of time | Copenhagen
• DENMARK Belgian Embassy in Denmark, exhibition in the presence of Ambassador Michiel Maertens and Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx, executive director of the European Environment Agency — Awareness, a matter of time | Belgian Embassy, Copenhagen
• BELGIUM Chamber of Representatives of Belgium, official opening of my exhibition at the Federal Parliament of Belgium by Ms. Eliane Tillieux, Chairman of the House of Representatives; Federal Minister of Climate Zakia Khattabi and Prof. Dr. Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, Climate scientist at UCLouvain, former IPCC Vice-Chair — Awareness, a matter of time | Federal Parliament of Belgium, Brussels
2022
• FRANCE NAUSICAÁ, solo exhibition of 1,5 years at NAUSICAÁ – Centre National de la Mer — Les pôles Nord et Sud, Témoins du réchauffement climatique (North and South Pole, witnesses of global warming) | Boulogne-sur-Mer
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — Awareness, a matter of time | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Vrijzinnig Antwerps Trefpunt (VAT), Out of a Box — A Voyage around the Blue World | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Arctic Futures Symposium 2022, organised by the International Polar Foundation — A world of Ice and Water | Brussels
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — A world of Ice and Water: an overview of the ocean & polar explorations, revealing a bewildering world of ice and water | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM DOMITYS — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Huis van de Mens — A world of Ice and Water | Brussels
• BELGIUM Polar Symposium: dedicated to Belgian polar research and role on the international scene, organised by The Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO), the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations, the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) and the Belgian National Committee of (Ant)Arctic Research (BNCAR) | Museum of Natural Sciences, Brussels
• BELGIUM Lofoten: the Green Islands 2030: Official presentation of my photo assignment for the Regional Council Lofoten, in the presence of the Norwegian Ambassador to Belgium, Mr. Per Sjaastad; the Executive Director of the European Environment Agency, Prof. Dr. Hans Bruyninckx; and the Honorary Consul-General of Norway Baudouin Lagrange | Zeberg Fine Art, Antwerpen
• FRANCE Lille 3000: Utopia Festival in 2022, outdoor exhibition on the Grand Boulevard connecting Mouvaux to Lille — Les Terres gelées et les Océans infinis | Mouvaux
• FRANCE Emeraude Littoral Festival in Brittany — Les Terres gelées et les Océans infinis | Dinard & Saint-Lunaire
• BELGIUM Alexianen Zorggroep Tienen Broeders van Liefde — Bevroren Land & Grenzeloos Water | Tienen
2021
• UNITED KINGDOM United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 (Blue Zone), presenting my work at the ministerial roundtable event BLUE LEADERS 30x30 on building climate resilience in the ocean, committed to protect 30% by 2030 (“30x30”) and the successful negotiation of a strong new UN High Seas Treaty | Glasgow
• BELGIUM Alexianen Zorggroep Tienen Broeders van Liefde — Bevroren Land & Grenzeloos Water | Tienen
• BELGIUM KUNSTGEZIND: Art meets the sustainable development goals — Entering the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world's largest collection of agricultural biodiversity | Plein Publiek, Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Fit For 55 Conference (emission reduction of at least 55% by 2030, compared to 1990), organized by the climate change cell of the Public Health Departement of the Belgian Federal Government | Tour & Taxis, Brussels
• BELGIUM Schilde, WERF 44, in collaboration with the municipality of Schilde — Ocean Stories & Polar Experiences | Schilde
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — WHITEOUT | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Brasschaat: exhibition at the Sint-Jozefskapel, in collaboration with the municipality of Brasschaat — Frozen Lands & Infinite Sea | Brasschaat
• FRANCE NAUSICAÁ, solo exhibition of 1,5 years at NAUSICAÁ – Centre National de la Mer — Les pôles Nord et Sud, Témoins du réchauffement climatique (North and South Pole, witnesses of global warming) | Boulogne-sur-Mer
2020
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — Wild and Untouched, a journey to the end of the world: the French Southern and Antarctic Lands | Antwerpen
• FRANCE Centre Hospitalier Boulogne-sur-Mer — Les océans et les régions polaires | Boulogne-sur-Mer
• BELGIUM YUST — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Huis Hellemans, in collaboration with the municipality of Edegem — Ocean Stories & Polar Experiences | Edegem
• BELGIUM Kasteel van Schoten, in collaboration with the municipality of Schoten — Ocean Stories & Polar Experiences | Schoten
2019
• SPAIN United Nations Climate Change Conference COP25 (Blue Zone), presenting my work in the public area during the entire conference, on the official social media channels of the UN, as well as in the Benelux Pavilion during the ministerial roundtable event BLUE LEADERS 30x30 on building climate resilience in the ocean, committed to protect 30% by 2030 (“30x30”) and the successful negotiation of a strong new UN High Seas Treaty | Madrid
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art, exhibition in collaboration with Dixie Dansercoer (R.I.P.), Antoon Van den Braembussche and Richard Foqué — WAVES | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Hotel Banks — A world of Ice and Water | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Sint-Anne-Ten-Drieën-Kerk, Introduction by Vlaams Bouwmeester Leo Van Broeck — Bevroren Land & Grenzeloos Water | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM De Rosenobel — Bevroren Land & Grenzeloos Water | Antwerpen
2018
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — A South Atlantic Odyssey | Antwerpen
• THE NETHERLANDS Projectruimte Hoofdstraat 17 — Gates of the (Ant)Arctic | Beetsterswaag
2017
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art — Gates of the (Ant)Arctic | Antwerpen
Past Group Exhibitions (archive)
2024
• BELGIUM Talk Créateur d'Expériences Cultureles (Gallery Talk CEC, with the support of IOC UNESCO) — 'Seas and Oceans' ('Mers et Océans') | Brussels
2022
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art, duo exhibition Christian Clauwers & Els Vos — MOON | Antwerpen
2021
• BELGIUM Kasteel van Hoen — Soirée des étoiles | Geetbets
• BELGIUM Gallery Zeberg Fine Art, duo exhibition Christian Clauwers & David Speybrouck — SENSES | Antwerpen
2020
• BELGIUM Kasteel van Hoen — Soirée des étoiles | Geetbets
2019
• BELGIUM Art In Nature in Kasteel van Schoten + Arboretum | Schoten & Kalmthout [BELGIUM]
• BELGIUM Early Bird Gallery | Knokke
2018
• BELGIUM Galerie Woussen | Knokke
2017
• BELGIUM Early Bird Gallery | Brasschaat
• BELGIUM Winter Wezel Culinair, 's Gravenwezel | Antwerpen
• BELGIUM Galerie Schoots + Van Duyse | Antwerpen
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