Punctuations & Perforations
ArtistTris Vonna-Michell
Location La Verriere / Hermes Foundation, Brussels
DateApril 22 - July 1, 2017
Begun in 2016, “Poésie balistique” (‘Ballistic Poetry’) is the second chapter in an artistic programme created by Guillaume Désanges at La Verrière. This cycle examines the gap between the rational, pre-determined nature of conceptual art and its eventual results through certain forms of abstraction. The works presented here are based on calculated impacts that we feel more than we understand; their discourses do not hide the sometimes vertiginous abysses of incomprehension, and thus they privilege subjective reception over exhaustive interpretation.
The inaugural exhibition of this series brought together artists belonging to different generations and worlds who share a critical and process-based approach to their mediums. Though their works sometimes escape our comprehension, emotion and feeling emerge precisely at this moment when discourse falters. Within the space, these works were also set in resonance with the words of contemporary poets.
For his exhibition “Punctuations & Perforations”, Tris Vonna-Michell (b. United Kingdom, 1982) brought together research, photography, film and writing in elegant, meticulous combinations that unveiled stories fragmented to the point of mystery. Dora García (b. Spain, 1965) subsequently transformed the space beneath the glass roof into a stage for daily performances.
The inaugural exhibition of this series brought together artists belonging to different generations and worlds who share a critical and process-based approach to their mediums. Though their works sometimes escape our comprehension, emotion and feeling emerge precisely at this moment when discourse falters. Within the space, these works were also set in resonance with the words of contemporary poets.
For his exhibition “Punctuations & Perforations”, Tris Vonna-Michell (b. United Kingdom, 1982) brought together research, photography, film and writing in elegant, meticulous combinations that unveiled stories fragmented to the point of mystery. Dora García (b. Spain, 1965) subsequently transformed the space beneath the glass roof into a stage for daily performances.
