At the beginning of March, I received a phone call from curator Jean François De Clercq to ask me if I’d be willing to drive 1800km back and forth to Megéve, France. More specifically he wanted me to bring an 800kg work, to mount it, exhibit it for 2 days and take it back home again afterwards.
My collaboration with Jean-François Declerq started several years ago with my Solo Exhibition at his gallery Atelier Jepers in Brussels. I’ve also exhibited work at his booth at the art fair Miart in Milano and at two editions of the COLLECTIBLE art and design fair in Brussels. Other collaborations entail a performance at BOZAR and a trip to Art Elysee, Paris.
The project in Megéve would be for the French interior architect Fabrice Ausset who organized a photoshoot in a secluded Chalet perched against the Mont-Blanc. There, he would present his own creations together with artwork from his collection and a selection of invited artists.
As I had been working together with Jean François successfully in the past I happily agreed to take part. One week later I arranged a pickup truck and loaded up all 667 Belgian Fossil blocks of my sculpture Column (Materials) together with two Compositions and set off to the French Alps.
Once I arrived another challenging situation arose at the chalet in Megéve. Everything had to be mounted on the first floor and it would be positioned on an uneven flooring made of wood and stone. I managed to mount the whole column and it fit precisely between its floor and ceiling. The large Composition III (1/5) was hung in the same space as the column. The smaller Composition V (1/5) was on display in the Master Bedroom’s ensuite bathroom.
Due to restrictions, we can’t share photo’s of the whole setting as the artwork will be shown in dedicated architecture magazines later this year. For now, I’m gratified to share some photos of the amazing scenery and some details of my sculpture.