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Kunsthal Gent is temporarily closed. Friday, September 27, we reopen for a new exhibition.

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27.09.2024 Opening Weekend: Clara Spilliaert — My Sister Is Pregnant

Lange Steenstraat 14

9000 Gent

Weekends: 11:00–18:00

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Exhibition:

Kunsthal Gent is temporarily closed. Friday, September 27, we reopen for a new exhibition.

Next event:

27.09.2024 Opening Weekend: Clara Spilliaert — My Sister Is Pregnant

Lange Steenstraat 14

9000 Gent

Weekends: 11:00–18:00

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Tentoonstellingen: New ?

27.09 — 30.12.24

Clara Spilliaert

My Sister is Pregnant

Opening 27.09.24 — 20:00

31.05 — 31.12.24

Ailbhe Ní Bhriain

An Experiment With Time

29.09.23 — 31.12.24

Apparatus 22

nes•nor•nae

Endless Exhibition ?

06.07.24 — ∞

Kunsthal Gent

Gent, 4 mei 2024, voor Carmela Echegoyen

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26.05.23 — ∞

Ben Thorp Brown, Jan Minne

Cura’s Garden

30.09.22 — ∞

Theo De Meyer, Olivier Goethals

Sheela’s

30.09.22 — ∞

Femmy Otten

We once were one

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04.02.22 — ∞

Groepstentoonstelling

An Exhibition Is Never Finished

28.05.21 — ∞

Eva Fabregas

SKIN-LIKE

19.03.21 — ∞

Felix Kindermann

INTERPLAYS

29.01.21 — ∞

Bram De Jonghe

WISHBONE

25.09.20 — ∞

Martin Belou

Remuer Ciel et Terre

24.01.20 — ∞

Jesse Jones

Syllabus

22.11.19 — ∞

Charlotte Stuby

Keepsake

18.10.19 — ∞

Groepstentoonstelling

When it changed…

20.09.19 — ∞

Joëlle Tuerlinckx

La Fabrique d’un Single screen

24.05.19 — ∞

Rudy Guedj

Sunny 16, Looney 11 / Everything In This World Has Two Handles

25.01.19 — ∞

Michaël Bussaer

Chain

25.01.19 — ∞

Prem Krishnamurthy

Endless Exhibition

25.01.19 — ∞

Olivier Goethals

Spatial interventions KHG01 — KHG04

25.01.19 — ∞

Steve Van den Bosch

Unreliable Sources

25.01.19 — ∞

Thomas Min, Egon Van Herreweghe

Crisis of Masculinity

10.03.50 — ∞

15th century wall painting

Full Archive

Tentoonstellingen: Archive

31.05 — 30.06.24

Curatorial Studies

Grains of Sand Like Mountains

26.01 — 11.05.24

Lysandre Begijn

Archaïc Asylum

26.01 — 21.04.24

Sahjan Kooner

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Sluiten

Opening:
31.05.24 — 20:00

31.05 — 30.06.24

Curatorial Studies

Grains of Sand Like Mountains

Grains of Sand Like Mountains* is a group exhibition and a public programme curated by the Curatorial Studies class of 2023 – 2024.

Taking our own experiences in curating this show together as a starting point, we raise questions about how multiple ‘I’s’ can work, live, belong and organise as an ‘us’. Collectivity, however, is multi-layered and complex; it can manifest as celebration, play, debate, assembly but also refusal.

Opening:
31.05.24 — 20:00

*The exhibition’s title is borrowed from a poem by the artist Renée Lorie in the framework of her new photographic project Shelter (2024), which explores the conflicting feelings of belonging and loneliness she encountered on the Shetland Islands.”

Within a few years, challenges of pandemic restrictions and isolation have moved to confronting and unsettling realities of enduring conflicts. Terms like confinement and ceasefire have become integral parts of lives. In reaction to this perpetual state of uncertainty, some ritual practices resurface while others take on new dimensions: from gathering around a table to embracing a moment of celebration, finding solace in grief, and assembling in protest.

The exhibition unfolds through a constellation of works including video, sculptures, photography, and performances, exploring how we can live together. It invites viewers to co-contemplate the transformation from ‘I’ to ‘us’ within diverse societal contexts. These manifestations of collectivity take various forms, from the forced gathering of undocumented workers in Brussels, as witnessed by Ben de Raes in Waiting Working Hours (2019), to the elusive orality of folk culture in Brittany portrayed through Seulgi Lee’s video ÎLES AUX FEMMES (2019).

Grains of Sand Like Mountains is approached as an archipelago, allowing the encounter of collective practices within intersecting cultures. This is made tangible in the ceremonial gathering within the Palestinian community depicted in the video work Out of Joint (2018) by Noor Abed, as well as in Micheline Nahra’s sculptural work Dinner for One (2019) in which she portrays the lasting effects of war, displacement, and solitude in Lebanon. Furthermore, alternative perspectives on the discourse surrounding shared and mixed-up heritages are explored by Nina Jayasuriya in magē gear magē pansala (2023) and Hussein Shikha looks into the symbolism and history of motifs within Southern Iraqi carpet traditions in his video installation GARDEN_OF_EDEN.ISO (2023). Finally, while touching on the notions of gender, genderlessness and personas, Stef Van Loveren’s film Radical Hope (2018) looks into different stages of life, all linked to emotions of sadness, anger, desire, happiness, resentment and terror, where at the end, individuals merge into one.

Accompanied by an extensive public programme, this exhibition also considers the audience as partaking in a reflective communal experience. The programme will feature a workshop by Disarming Design for Palestine, a film screening of Nous (2020) by Alice Diop and a collective dinner during which the CS participants will reflect on the collaborative curatorial approaches and processes that took place while organising this exhibition, such as collective choices or negotiations, challenged assumptions, prompted growth and personal reflections among us.

Playing with the notion of relationality, a satellite project unfolds at Het Paviljoen, extending its reach beyond the walls of Kunsthal Gent and allowing for multiple spatial trajectories. While forming a cross-over between both spaces, Seppe-Hazel Laeremans looks into the deconstruction and reconstruction of hegemonic visual language through a collective performative reading session, which will lead to a walking tour between Kunsthal Gent and Het Paviljoen. Finally, reinforcing the notion of collaboration, we join forces with Palestine Café (current resident in Kunsthal Gent) to co-host an event by the art collective Common Ground that invites us, in a contemplative manner, to gather and join in the timeless ritual of preparing a traditional Palestinian dish.

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We warmly invite everyone to join us in exploring the diverse narratives and collective experiences showcased in the exhibition. We look forward to welcoming you and engaging in meaningful conversations around collectivity, belonging, and transformation. The exhibition starts on the ground floor with works by Seppe-Hazel Laeremans and Disarming Design, and will mainly unfold through the first floor. Kunsthal Gent is wheelchair accessible via the ramp at the entrance, but it is important to note that the first floor is only accessible by stairs and a bridge through the hall of the building. A video of the exhibition upstairs will be available to watch on the ground floor.

Curatorial Studies

Participating artists: Noor Abed, Disarming Design, Alice Diop, Nina Jayasuriya, Seppe-Hazel Laeremans, Seulgi Lee, Renée Lorie, Micheline Nahra, Ben de Raes, Hussein Shikha, Stef Van Looveren
An exhibition by Curatorial Studies Class of 2023 – 2024: İpek Aytekin, Sina Eden, Max Ferguson, Ismini Kyritsis, Martina Lattuca, Manon Laverdure, Justine Mckenna, Karel Op ‘t Eynde, Emidio Ranieri Tomeo, Hugo Roger, Paula Swinnen, Camille Van Meenen, Lisa Verhaeghe
Special thanks to: Laura Herman, Valentijn Goethals, Isabel Van Bos, Sonia D’Alto, Marijke Van Eeckhaut, Galerie Jousse Entreprise, argos centre for audiovisual arts, Totem Films, Kunsthal Gent Team, Design Museum Gent, S.M.A.K., Ghent University, KASK & Conservatorium.
Text:© Curatorial Studies 2023 — 2024

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Desarming Design Participants discussing during workshop and symposium Pianofabriek Brussels 56 October 2023 c Stijn Swinnen

Nina Jayasuriya la victoire du soleil 2023 c Image Tristan Chevillard

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Curatorial Studies

Curatorial Studies is an intensive one-year postgraduate programme covering key positions, legacies, ideas, and debates important to the curatorial. By drawing on the expertise of a broad network of cultural practitioners and institutions, the course aims to facilitate an environment in which a multiplicity of perspectives and critical discourses can thrive. Established in 1999, the programme is the result of a collaboration between KASK & Conservatorium/School of Arts of HOGENT and Howest, Ghent University, S.M.A.K. – the contemporary art museum in Ghent, and Kunsthal Gent.