Tine Colen

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Tine Colen

Who framed Who?

2013

The ‘Gaverprijs’ is a biennial competition for contemporary painting. After winning the 2012 edition, I had the opportunity to exhibit at CC De Schakel in Waregem. I invited Sophie Anson to showcase our work in dialogue with one another. We were, and still are, often each other’s first sounding board, which makes mutual influence not only inevitable but something we gladly embrace. Who framed who?

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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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