Staging Sea
Stainless steel, laminated glass, concrete, fountain, mixed media, blown glass, light, dune landscape
Kerkstraat 53, De Panne
Beaufort24 'Triennial by the Sea' Edition 'Fabric of Life’ curated by Els Wuyts connects sculptures along 67 kilometers of the Belgian Coast.
The Saint Peter’s Church was surrounded by dunes when it was built at the end of the nineteenth century. In 2024, the church square undergoes a transformation: the church is converted into a library, and the stone square is replaced by a dune landscape. Seven lanterns with blue-green glass orbs now adorn this area, referencing the peculiar painting Landscape with Lanterns (1958) by Paul Delvaux. Staging Sea is a Gesamtkunstwerk: an interplay between the landscape, lanterns, and a pavilion with a fountain. The piece’s colours and light changes like the sea. The fountain visually represents the tidal range on the Belgian coast, which is a substantial five metres. Therefore, it encompasses both a natural and high-tech aspect. While the sea’s proximity is announced, it cannot (yet) be seen from this location. Two of the pavilion’s twelve panels are open, inviting visitors to take a seat. The work not only serves as an ode to the sea, but also as a reflection on the human interaction with nature. A common theme in Filip Vervaet’s body of work is the appropriation and malleability of nature.
Landscape Architecture by Fallow Architecture
photo ©Westtoer- Ann-Sophie Deldycke
Finissage + Book Launch: Filip Vervaet 'Passages'
✨This Saturday March 25✨
at PLUS-ONE Gallery (South)
between 1 and 6 pm
Sound Performance (on metal Sheets) by Timo Van Luijk (photo) at 2 pm
This new Publication will be released following my Solo Exhibition ‘Passages’.
With many Thanks to @onnohesselink for the Art Direction, @pieter_huybrechts for the Photography, Anna Laganovska @samulsu for the Text and PLUS-ONE Gallery for the Support @plus_one.gallery @plus_one_art
Location:
PLUS-ONE Gallery (SOUTH):
Vlaamsekaai 75 2000 Antwerp
Starting at 1 pm.
(Gallery is open until 6pm)
Visions from the underworld
03.02.2023—08.04.2023
Venue X-Bowling Art Center
Elefsina, Greece
Sedimental Journey
Published on the occasion of the solo exhibition at PLUS-ONE Gallery
In collaboration with Stockmans Art Books
Text: Pàdraic E. Moore
Photography: Pieter Huybrechts
Available at PLUS-ONE Gallery