Six Possibilities for a Sculpture, installation view, La Loge 2013 - image: Isabelle Arthuis
In an
art world of endless possibilities, can we talk about only six
possibilities for a sculpture? Taking its title from a work by Hedwig
Houben, this exhibition presents the work of five artists who
embraces sculpture as an active force rather than static object.
Hedwig
Houben and Jennifer Tee both employ sculpture and performance, but
while Houben’s work explores her own thinking process from a
conceptual and humoristic angle, Tee’s taps into more ethereal or
mystical sources for her performances that combine dance and
craft-based objects. Caroline Achaintre uses drawing as the starting
point for her ceramic works and hand-tufted rugs, which bring
together references to the applied arts and to shamanistic practices.
Emmanuelle Lainé examines the intersection between the two- and the
three-dimensional, creating large-scale images that blur the
boundaries between object and subject, process and outcome. Robert
Orchardson’s sculptures and installations take as their starting
point the shifting meaning and appearance of theatrical stage sets,
creating enigmatic yet eloquent forms.
Featuring
several new works made especially for this site and occasion, the
exhibition draws upon the history of La Loge - a former Masonic
lodge, whose architecture is imbued with the materials and symbols of
its former ritual use - to explore the totemic presence of
sculpture.
A
group show featuring Caroline Achaintre
Hedwig
Houben
Emmanuelle
Lainé
Robert
Orchardson
Jennifer
Tee.
Curated
by Zoë Gray
La Loge, Brussels
