Tine Colen

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Tine Colen

MUHKAlumni

2013

In 2013, the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp marked its 350th anniversary. The M HKA joined in the celebrations: in the context of Happy Birthday Dear Academy the museum welcomed the Academy to its top floors.

At MUHKALUMNI, the ‘white cube’ concept was done away with and Yona Friedman’s work served as the backbone around which work by the alumni artists and benchmarks from the museum collection were integrated, shown, and/or placed in dialogue.

 

 

Artists: Valérie De GhellinckIsa TezWillem SarahSaori KunoMathias GoyvaertsSterkneusThomas GrødalVeroniek van SamangTine ColenNele OomsSarah De WildeKasper BosmansMima SchwahnNel Bonte and Ina Leys.

photos by Christine Clinckx

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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.

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