Lieven De Boeck
Objet Trouvé

Objet Trouvé is a continuation of the exhibition Image Not Found, which was on display at the FRAC in Marseille during Spring 2016. Although both exhibitions involve largely the same work, both presentations are radically different. This difference is clearly stated by Lieven De Boeck through apparently contradictory exhibition titles: Image Not Found versus Objet Trouvé.

For Lieven De Boeck each exhibition represents a challenge to reflect on possible meaningful relations between his works but also to ponder about the relationship between his work, the space and the viewer. Since it is not that challenging to fall into repetition, Lieven De Boeck turns each project into a new encounter.

In his work, Lieven De Boeck likes to play with the meaning of all kind of characters and typologies, ranging from language and symbols to units of measurement and building systems. Lieven De Boeck controls the outcome through sometimes minimal alterations, changing social or political signs abruptly into poetic characters, or new meanings in the logic of the artist.

Although many references can be validated, it remains ambiguous and elusive, at a stage between appearance and disappearance.

Presentation Woning Van Wassenhove

In the months of October and November, Studio LDB will also present a cycle of six presentations in Woning Van Wassenhove, designed by architect Juliaan Lampens. Over the course of six weekends, it will be possible to look at the individual work of Lieven De Boeck in this residence. The privileged encounter between the work, the architecture of Juliaan Lampens, Studio LDB and the individual visitor will generate an experience that is different from the museum or gallery context and will thus present new perspectives in terms of presentation and interpretation.