Exploring and observing the context of our urban landscapes, Kris Provoost makes connections and correlations between cities, ways of living, societies, and economic performance. His work highlights the importance of architecture, infrastructure, and the built environment. Through his photo series, Kris combines his extensive photography experience with his understanding of how the world works. This website showcases his insightful observations.
As a photographer specializing in architecture and interiors, Kris collaborates with leading architects, designers, and developers to capture their projects. His work brings to light the narrative of how these designs were conceived, built, and finally used by people. His photography portfolio, www.krisprovoost.com, tells these compelling stories.
Kris’ work has been exhibited and published widely, gaining recognition across the globe.
Beautified China
2017 - Present / China
The Architectural Revolution
2017 / BEAUTIFIED CHINA I
2018 / BEAUTIFIED CHINA II
2019 / BEAUTIFIED CHINA III
2024 / BEAUTIFIED CHINA IV (coming soon)
AWARDS
2021
Winner at The Architectural Photography Awards 2021
‘Building in Use’
2020-2021 will forever be remembered as the COVID-19 pandemic. Hong Kong, located just next to mainland China, took this very serious. WIth their experience of the SARS epidemic years earlier, they knew they had to act swift and strong. While Hong Kong remained relatively safe compared to the rest of the world, this was only achieved by severe measure. Only 1 case in a highrise of 50+ stories resulted in the complete relocation of everyone living in the building to be shipped of to quarantine camps on the outlying islands. The result is a surreal view of a large skyscraper completely empty, while its neighbouring towers can continue life like nothing happened. This particular incident in Tung Chung, Hong Kong, sparked strong criticism from the citizen in Hong Kong. It didnt do much. Now 20 months onwards in the pandemic, Hong Kong still has the longest quarantine and testing requirements. Life is long not back to normal here.
Location: Tung Chung, Hong Kong
2019
Winner at Blueprint Photography Awards 2019
‘Urbanism - Professional’
China is bound to become the number one world power. With a tremendous speed, many Chinese cities have exploded and house tens of millions of people. Humans and city were forced to coexist.
Chongqing is the most populated city proper, according to Wikipedia. With more than 30 000 000 people in its streets, the city tends to feel dense at times. This feeling becomes most apparent when viewed from a distance. The streets and buildings of Chongqing offer surreal vantage. This is a photo series portraying humanity in the megapolis. I ventured out in the city to capture this machine with a focus on certain keywords: density, humanity, transportation.
The photos show how people move around the city. The photos show the intense density that is needed to keep a city running, The photos show how people deal with this insanity each in their own way.
Location: Chongqing, China
2019 / Chongqing
Human vs City
In Frame: Chongqing
2021 / Hong Kong
Estate Centres
HK’s Community Infra
2022 / Hong Kong
Elements of HK
The Everyday
2018 / China
Beautified China II
China’s Other Cities