A passage from The Temple of the Golden Pavilion by the Japanese author Yukio Mishima describes a young boy visiting the pavilion of the temple where his father trained as a priest. It had been described to him since childhood as The Most Beautiful. Upon first seeing it, he is greatly disappointed, but when he notices its reflection in the nearby pond, and later views the miniature model inside, he is able to imagine its beauty. We aim to create a floor that evokes the shimmer of a pond and the illusion of space — a parquet pattern at the level of the grass. The work is a collaboration between Sophie Anson, Joke De Becker, Tine Colen, and Jan Van Goethem.
Tine Colen
Paviljoenen
2015
Paviljoenen was group exhibition at Hof Ter Saksen (Beveren) that also featured works by Jeroen Van Bergen, Jan Van De Bosch, Louis De Cordier, Frederic Geurts, Lut Vandebos NikoVan Stichel.
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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.