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Robbert Flick (b. 1939) is a Dutch-born American photographer celebrated for his conceptually rigorous explorations of the urban and natural landscape, particularly the sprawling geography of Los Angeles.
Born in Amersfoort, the Netherlands, Flick emigrated to Canada where he earned a B.A. from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. He subsequently moved to Southern California, receiving both his M.A. and M.F.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Deeply embedded in the academic and artistic community of Los Angeles, he went on to serve as a long-tenured Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Southern California (USC).
Flick is widely recognized for pushing beyond the single photographic frame, seeking new ways to map the experience of traversing space and time. Early projects like L.A. Diary (1967–1972) established his interest in layered and sequential imagery. This culminated in his defining Sequential Views series (1979–1990), where he utilized expansive grid formats—often presenting up to 100 images systematically shot along specific routes. These typological grids deconstruct the urban streetscape, emphasizing rhythm, repetition, and the subtle variations of the vernacular landscape.
Digital Innovations and L.A. Documents
Remaining at the forefront of technological shifts, Flick later embraced digital media for his monumental L.A. Documents series (1990–2001). By mounting a video camera in his car to capture continuous stills while driving, he translated the fragmented, kinetic experience of navigating Los Angeles into large-scale, vivid color grids. This innovative process reinforced his overarching fascination with the intersection of geography, memory, and movement.
Throughout his extensive career, Flick has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Fellowships, and served as a Getty Scholar-in-Residence. In 2004, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) organized his major career retrospective, accompanied by the definitive catalog Trajectories: The Photographic Work of Robbert Flick. His work remains in the permanent collections of prestigious institutions worldwide, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Hammer Museum, and the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.
Signature is on the back cover under the DJ.