Søren Solkær Denmark, b. 1969
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Søren Solkær’s photography is largely characterised by its position between soul, intimacy and visual edge. His primary inspiration comes from film and painting.
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Biography
Lives and works in COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
Søren Solkær is a Danish photographer born in 1969. After a degree in Nordic Literature he graduated from FAMU the Photography and Film Academy in Prague in 1995. For the past 25 years, Søren has travelled extensively as part of undertaking artistic projects and portraits of artist from the world of music, film, literature and the visual arts. He is best known for his iconic portraits of artists such as Bjork, Paul McCartney, Amy Winehouse, Patti Smith, Pharrell Williams, Samuel L. Jackson and David Lynch.
Søren Solkær’s photography is largely characterised by its position between soul, intimacy and visual edge. His primary inspiration comes from film and painting. His portraits are often regarded as cinematic in tone with a distinctive colour palette. His work has been exhibited in museums and galleries globally and has been acquired by numerous public and private collections.
In Solkær's latest art project, Black Sun, the artist leaves portraiture behind as he returns to the landscape of his childhood and youth in Southern Denmark. For five years he photographed the large starling murmurations that take place by the Wadden Sea in the marshlands of Southern Denmark every spring and fall, prior to their migration. Here they create one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena. He then extends the territory of his photographic investigation for the following three years to include Rome, the Netherlands, Glastonbury, Ireland and Catalonia.
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WorksNo works available.
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Exhibitions
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New Romantics
Group Exhibition September 4 - 20, 2025 GALLERY ONE, GALLERY TWORead more -
Other Worlds
Group Exhibition September 3 - 21, 2024 GALLERY ONE, GALLERY TWO, LEVEL ONERead more -
Black Sun
Søren Solkær May 25 - June 11, 2022 GALLERY ONERead more -
Surface
Søren Solkær February 23 - March 5, 2015 GALLERY ONERead more
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News
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Søren Solkær's "SURFACE" street art photography exhibition showing in London
October 30, 2025After 20+ years photographing music and film icons, Søren Solkær turned to street art pioneers. SURFACE captures a three-year journey across the creative locations of...Read more -
The Guardian—‘A fragment of eternity’: the mesmerising murmurations of Europe’s starlings
June 12, 2022The Guardian's Andrew Stafford interviews Søren Solkær — best known for his portraits of international musicians and artists—about his latest artistic project BLACK SUN ....Read more
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