‘Polaroids don’t provide the same accuracy as digital or film photography, and they present more inconsistencies. I like to work with materials that are inconsistent because they leave more room for interpretation.’ Luc Tuymans

In 2006 Luc Tuymans donated an important part of his oeuvre, namely the Polaroids to the M HKA. This ensemble – around 1060 polaroids in total – is now in the public domain and the M HKA is charged with its management. Tuymans makes consistent use of polaroids in his investigations of ‘the image’. He likes the overexposure inherent to the polaroid medium. Furthermore, these are an essential component of his method of painting production. Liesbeth Decan, in an article for the Fotomuseum Magazine, has already commented on the pictorial quality of the polaroid and the manner that Tuymans makes use of it. The M HKA has digitalized the hundreds of polaroids and is working further on the series’ documentation.

You can discover below a small selection of the Polaroids that will be on view during M HKA On the spot.