Hibernus #1
10.02 until 30.06.2022
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, MASEREEL reconnected with an important tradition that goes back to a proposal by Jef Geys to publish a folder with work by four artists, for which he invited Marcel Broodthaers in 1972, among others.
Fifty years later, we invited four contemporary artists to develop brand new work in the specialized MASEREEL studios. Hibernus#1 is the pilot edition of this new, biennial initiative, bringing together in 2022 work by Pélagie Gbaguidi, Emmanuelle Quertain, Océane Vallot and Joris Van de Moortel.
Each of their creations was conceived as an autonomous artistic project, with room for unforeseen developments and original ideas. Each of them resulting in in-depth proposals that emphatically start from an artistic urgency and a curiosity for that which does not yet exist.
The official presentation took place during LEAF 2022 in Villa Empain (Brussels) on February 11th-13th 2022.
The works of art have been realized in a very limited edition and are available in the bookshop:
- Pélagie Gbaguidi: Hunger (1) and Hunger (2)
- Emmanuelle Quertain: La dilution du langage n°1-n°12 and EQSNC (Mail Order Catalog)
- Océane Vallot: Rubber Bands and Staples Climbing a Folder and Staples and Tacks Burying Rubber Band
- Joris Van de Moortel: 7 Spices for the Alghe•Mist Kitchen