In March 2022, the ground-floor apartment at Krugerplein 13 in Borgerhout (Antwerp) was vacant between tenants. Nele Tas, Tine Colen, and Jan Van Goethem invited people to showcase objects or contribute in other ways over the course of four consecutive weeks. The result was an ever-changing and exponentially growing presentation that defied any form of categorization.
Tine Colen
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2022
Participating artists: Jelle Spruyt, Warre Mulder, Miljan Vukicevic, Mayken Craenen, Gitte Le Bruyn, Maud Vande Veire, Nathan Van Esbroeck, Marianne Borremans, Annefloor Van Landeghem, Sophie Anson, Lasse Geudens, Tine Peeters, Yingfei Li, Leander Sebrechts, Sigurros B. Bjornsdottir, Nathan De Beukeleer, Hanne Geerinckx, Joke De Becker, Denie Put, Stijn Ter Braak, Jan Konings, Wim Lots, Mark Tas, Krisztina Kiraly, Magy Michiels, Gustav De Vriese, Leone Van Goethem, Martha Van Goethem, Samuel Vanderveken, Stijn Van Dorpe, Elien Ronse, Caro Böckhoff, Diana Feyen, Elza Von Witzenhausen, Fabrice Hofmans, Fiona Balke, Gitte Van Reusel, Hadas Cnaani, Jade Kerremans, Jana Coolen, Jente De Graef, Johan Alois Coppens, King Richie, Luc Meyers, Manal Kadiri, Niel de Vries, Rune Fonteyn Seidel, Selah De Ceuster, Stella Clara Augustyns, Tijl Bruyninckx, Winnie Claessens, Wouter Straetmans, Yolande Lang
‘Dit is een van de meest democratische, kleinschalige en prettig gestoorde kunstinitiatieven die ik ooit zag.’
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About
After her training in the medium of painting, Tine Colen (1985) felt the need not to simply represent or imitate the world, but to be in the midst of things. Gradually, the following elements became characteristic of her work: The blurring of boundaries between art and functional objects by creating items that carry meaning and can sometimes be used / working with natural materials in a cyclical process, often defined by their temporary, seasonal nature, as well as human-made materials considered waste / seeking specific knowledge about plant usage through the study of ethnobotany and anthropology / a slow and labor-intensive making process, rooted in collective creation / generating value through the way objects are used, gifted, and passed on / using public space as a workshop, where the physical work sparks conversation, encounters, and change.