Olve Sande NO (°1984) Lena Inken Schaefer DE (°1982)
An unwieldy landscape of substantial structures need to be negotiated past, puzzled over, and even selectively eschewed, on the way to their discovery. Each work is bound-up with secrets, its meaning unclear. Perceptions are further tampered with as views are altered. On close inspection the mind runs a little rampant, with abstraction and utility vying for dominance and logic surrendering in the struggle.
Fragmented constructions –hard and cold, rigid and warm, rough and smooth, waltz with soft and fuzzy while the petite hover nearby. Colour is overall denied or restrained. Sombreness reigns, concealing a private sort of beauty. Undecipherable text and scattered images in black and white, serve as windows to an adjacent realm, bouncing their own thoughts back and forward, interacting with the works in the space while hinting at another kind of fantasyland.
NAKED STATE is a significant new contemporary gallery in downtown Brussels under the artistic direction of Jodie Hruby.
NAKED STATE relates directly to its artists and their oeuvre through a close and dynamic collaboration. Featured in an uncustomary mix are the works of important, internationally based emerging artists gaining the attention of critics, curators, collectors, institutions and the press worldwide.
The exhibition programme at NAKED STATE signifies multiplicity within a coherent and astute vision, complemented by the interjection of temporal multifaceted interventions. Spirited interaction with artists, musicians, performers, philosophers, poets and scholars, further enriches an intriguing itinerary, imbuing NAKED STATE activity throughout the year.
