OPEN FOR COMMISSIONS · 2027
Light, skin and stillness.
Photographs, installations and moving image exploring how bodies hold light.
Iris Vael
40+
Exhibitions since 2014
12
Countries shown in
3
Published monographs
60+
Brand commissions
EXHIBITED AT
Kunsthal Nord
DK
Galerie Ostra
DK
Haus Lumen
DE
Biennale Nordica
NO
Fotohal 9
NL
Maison Vide
FR
Atelier Sund
SE
Gallery Kiri
JP
IRIS VAEL, b. 1991
COPENHAGEN
About
I make images about the moment just before something happens: the held breath, the light on skin, the stillness between gestures. My work moves between the gallery and the brand world, always slowly.
Photography
Portraits and still lifes made with natural and single-source light.
Installation
Large-scale prints, light and sound for galleries and public spaces.
Moving image
Short films and loops for exhibitions and brand campaigns.
Editions
Signed archival prints in small, numbered editions.
How a commission comes together.
Slow where it matters, quick where it doesn’t. Most commissions take six to ten weeks.
WEEK 1
Conversation
A call to understand the idea, the space and the people it’s for.
WEEK 2
Proposal
A written concept, moodboard, timeline and fixed fee.
WEEKS 3–8
Making
Studio and location work, with regular previews along the way.
WEEKS 8–10
Delivery
Final images, prints or installation, and the rights to match.
Kind words
“Iris has a rare patience with light. Her work made the whole exhibition slow down around it.”
Marta Lind
Curator, Kunsthal Nord
“The campaign she shot for us felt like art first and advertising second. It’s still our best-performing work.”
James Arden
Creative Director, Haus Lumen
“Calm, precise and generous. She found the image we didn’t know we were looking for.”
Sofie Brandt
Editor, Field Quarterly
“Working with Iris was the most considered process we’ve been part of. Every detail was intentional.”
Noah Petersen
Founder, Ostra Studio
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Questions.
Anything else, just write. I answer every email myself.
Do you take on brand commissions?
Yes, a few each year, usually for brands whose values sit close to the work. I only take projects I can give full attention to.
How do I buy a print?
Can I license an existing image?
Do you travel for projects?
How far ahead do you book?
BOOKING SPRING 2027
For exhibitions, commissions, prints or licensing, tell me a little about the idea.
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