Lucas Leffler (b. 1993, Virton, Belgium) is a Brussels-based artist whose work examines the material and chemical foundations of photography. Working across photography, installation, and experimental processes, he explores the histories and environmental traces of photographic production. His work has been shown internationally, including at FOMU, Photo Elysée, and Hangar Photo Art Center.
Lucas Leffler (b. 1993, Virton, Belgium) is a Brussels-based visual artist whose practice explores the material and historical dimensions of photography. Working across photography, installation, and sculptural processes, Leffler investigates the technical foundations of the photographic image while pushing the medium beyond its traditional boundaries. His work is driven by a fascination with the chemistry and physicality of photographic processes, often drawing connections between scientific experimentation, alchemy, and visual storytelling.
Through research into industrial histories, forgotten techniques, and photographic archives, Leffler constructs works that merge documentary inquiry with poetic interpretation. Several projects examine the environmental and cultural legacy of photographic production, notably through the use of silver-contaminated mud from the Zilverbeek stream as a photosensitive material in his prints.
Leffler studied photography in Brussels and at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at FOMU (Antwerp), Photo Elysée (Lausanne), and Hangar Photo Art Center (Brussels).