COMING UP
20250328 LEANDRO BARZABAL (fr) & CÉLESTE GATIER (fr), LIEGENAAR + expo "GREEN HOUSE ONLY GREENER" by MANUEL PADDING AND SAM REES, BAS ZOONTJENS ism kraak, expo until April, 27th
20250420 MOSTLY INTERRUPTED presents HIGH TEA w/KAMERKAAI, VLERK
20250523 LIAM GRANT (us), DE VLAAMSE PRIMITIEVEN
Their duo plays with the fragility of electroacoustic devices, balancing between creation and destruction, silence and detonation. The encounter of these polarities generates an electric arc—unstable and intense—like a disruptive air current, akin to lightning passing through the atmosphere.
They released the album Meditate & Destroy (April 2024) on the Parisian label Les disques Omnison.
With an ever-changing set-up they construct an atmosphere that is both welcoming and hostile at the same time. They are interested in using a variety of lo-fi techniques and sound sources like tape recordings and amplified junk materials while retaining a naive approach to making sound. This results in a mixture of murky vocalizations layered upon dissonant rhythms glued together with handmade and manipulated instruments carefully beaten to pulp.
+ opening expo
"GREEN HOUSE ONLY GREENER"
MANUEL PADDING AND SAM REES
BAS ZOONTJENS
Manuel Padding and Sam Rees
"Reflecting a depiction of a parallel reality, our practice synthesizes the non-fictional and the fictional.
Manuel Padding and I make installations, sculptures, sound, and videos, using each medium to explore the tensions and boundaries between fantasy and reality. Through these various media, we depict worlds with ambiguous temporal realities that could be present, past, or future.
Most often the videos in our installation pieces are adapted for a specific space.
Sometimes we include sculpture components as well. The complex themes of loss, disappearance, historical utopias, dystopia, nature, and environmental collapse are frequent in our works. Images of ruins and abandoned structures often coexist; reflecting the fragility of our environment evokes sentiments of decay and loss. An important part of portraying this loss is the sound component of the installation.
Sometimes dystopia and utopia are found in the same work. The relationship between humanity, nature, and the imminent environmental collapse is a subject that is a constant endeavor in our work. The recurring motifs of ruins and abandonment serve as a powerful reminder of the ephemeral nature of our existence."
https://artmap.com/samantharees
https://helicopter.studio/?page_id=349
Bas Zoontjens
"My collages derive from photos I take on my travels to different places in Europe. City environments are a rich landscape full of noise, decay and beauty that I can delve into. Often wandering the outskirts to discover odd and peculiar scenes or places where time has shifted them into a new reality.
By using a simple editing program I create images in a process of adding, removing and tweaking. Layer upon layer. Forms implode and explode, forcing us to abandon the familiar and instead describing a world in an aftermath of some huge event. The surreal and psychedelic qualities of the collages give the viewers the opportunity to have their own interpretation towards the works. An openness that I think is important in a time where fixed feeds are thrown at us every day.
One could call these images odes to a place or portraits in some sort of sense, they seem to connect with each other as well...bringing synthesis in a state of fragmentation."
http://artnews.org/baszoontjens/?s=1
SHOWS / PERFORMANCES
20250126 ZHU WENBO (cn), SUN YIZHOU (cn), ZHAO CONG (cn)
20241120 CIRCULAIR MECHELEN shortfilms, curated and hosted by Stuifmeel vzw, in collaboration with Grambacht
20241108-20241110 CINEMA ‘CRISIS OF IMAGINATION’, curated and hosted by JAN VAN WOENSEL, in collaboration with Grambacht
20240518 HUIS label presentation w/ TIM VANDENBERGH, KATRIEN GAELENS, CHRISTOPHE ALBERTIJN
20240420 ROMAN HIELE, MARGARIDA ALBINO (sp), MAXIMILIAN GLASS (de), ANDRÈS NAVARRO GARCÍA (pt)
20240407 MICHAEL PISARO-LIU "A ROOM OUTDOORS" by LUCIANA ELIZONDO (viola da gamba), ADRIAAN SEVERINS (field recordings) and GUY VANDROMME (Indian harmonium) ism SoundInMotion
20240324 HENDRIK HEGRAY “M.B. (Livia)” expo opening w/ VENEDIKTOS TEMPELBOOM, SAMI BERGOLD (fr)
20240224 SHOLTO DOBIE (UK) + YOUNES ZARHONI
20240121 BUYL/MALFLIET + GUEST APPEARANCE + screening of "ARBOR, CREMIUM, FRUTEX, HERBA" by QUENTIN NICOLAÏ
20231215 MAYA VERLAAK + SUZAN PEETERS
20231210 'T LAB OP ZONDAG! w/ CHIARA BACCI, MICHAEL CLAESSENS, FLORIAN GUIBERT, MARCO GIONGRANDI, NICOLA LANCEROTTI & ? (hosted by Dirk W & Inge V)
20231119 'T LAB OP ZONDAG! w/ MAXIMILIAN GLASS (electronica, objects), NICOLA LANCEROTTI, JONAS VAN DEN BOSSCHE, DIRK WACHTELAER, DJUNA KEEN, LAURENT CARTUYVELS (hosted by Dirk W & Inge V)
20231104 RADIO HITO (fr) + RUMP STATE (no/us) ism kraak
20231013 MARCIA BASSETT (us) + IGNATZ + expo by DJUNA MICH ism SOUNDinMOTION
20231008 'T LAB OP ZONDAG! w/ DIRK WACHTELAER, CEL OVERBERGHE, JEAN-JAQUES DUERINCKX, ERIC FEREMANS (hosted by Dirk W & Inge V)
20230908 & 20230910 mARTa OPENING COLLABORATION w/ DIRK WACHTELAER & JEAN-JAQUES DUERINCKX
20230829 DELPHINE DORA (fr) & ALEXANDRA SPENCE (aus)
20230618 BEN BERTRAND - HANNAH ELLUL (uk) ism Q-O2
20230526 MIKE GANGLOFF (us) + GLEN STEENKISTE
20230415 -> 20230416 AMBER MEULENIJZER - mo(ve)ments (in situ installation) + performance
20230318 SECLUDED BRONTE (uk), Melodica Duets by G. MARCINIAK (pl) & T. LEBAR (sl)
20230203 REYNOLS “THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION" transatlantic live show + ABNER B
20221203 EVE ABOULKHEIR (fr), STAN MARIS & GERMAINE SIJSTERMANS (nl) W/ MARCUS KAISER (de)
20211121 FRANCIS PLAGNE (aus)
20221119 O' DEATH JUG (fr) + TIMO VAN LUIJK + MARIA LAURENT (fr)
20221016 ANTOINE LÄNG (ch) + D'INCISE (ch)
20220619 KAREN WILLEMS + DE STOELTJES + LINUS VANDEWOLKEN
20220603 FILIP GHEYSEN + STIJN DEMEULENAERE ism Silken Tofu
20220515 F. G. + MUSICA MOSAICA + finissage expo FÉLIX GASTOUT
20220508 STEPHANE CLOR (fr) + CLARA LEVY (fr)
20220330 WIO + JONAS VAN DEN BOSSCHE
20220320 FÉLIX GASTOUT EXPO OPENING W/ YVES DE MEY
20220225 O' DEATH JUG (fr) + TIMO VAN LUIJK CANCELLED!
20220220 EC BAND + SHELDON SIEGE
20220108 JEF MERTENS & BEN VAN HOUDT + ANDRÉS NAVARRO GARCÍA (pt)+ JAHB LESS + finissage DUBIEUZE LUCHT
20211219 JEF MERTENS & BEN VAN HOUDT + ANDRÉS NAVARRO GARCÍA (pt) CANCELLED!
20211127 BEYT AL TAPES + DUBIEUZE LUCHT by LINE VANGRUNDERBEECK expo
20211113 CLAIRE ROUSAY (us) + XAXI ism kraak
20211029 W. RAVENVEER + BLOEDNEUS EN DE SNUITKEVER
20211010 ERWIN VAN LOOVEREN "1000 Ogen" Opening performance
20210926 AYN IL WADEN (mlt) + ANNELIES MONSERE
20200816 DISTANT FIRES BURNING 4 HOUR SET CANCELLED! & replaced by a livestream
20200626 SECLUDED BRONTE (uk) + MORE TBC CANCELLED!
20200412 DUCKLINGMONSTER (nz) + CJA (nz) ism knotwilg CANCELLED!
20200322 ID M THEFT ABLE (us) + ADJANI (fr) CANCELLED!
20200315 LUDO IS FANTASTIC! (W/ A. GOUDBEEK): documentary + performance + expo CANCELLED!
20200212 REYNOLS "SINTI BOTUVA TAPES" screening (+ Q&A w/ A. COURTIS (arg))
20191116 ROXANE METAYER (fr) + TORBA (it) + ROXANE METAYER EXPO
20191110 SUGIMOTO & SAEIKI (jp) + K-GROUP (nz) + ROXANE METAYER EXPO ism knotwilg
20190814 MASUBUSHI (jp) + AUGUSTEYNS + MOTA (pt) + GARCIA (pt)
20190622 AYMERIC DE TAPOL + BART DE PAEPE
20190430 CHIE MUKAI (jp) + JORIS DE RYCKE
20190406 THE CAKEKITCHEN (nz) ism hetbos
20190124 THALIA ZEDEK BAND (us) ism kaffee-ine
20190119 IGNATZ EN DE STERVENDE HONDEN + WEIRD DUST ism MindYourHead
20181029 CHARALAMBIDES (us) ism Oorstof
20180915 KA BAIRD (us) + QUANTA QUALIA
20180826 LIEVEN MARTENS MOANA + ERICAMOUR YOVOGAN & QUENTIN NICOLAI + JORIS DE RYCKE (cancelled)
20180421 TAKU SIGUMOTO (jp) + MINAMI SAEKI (jp) + ANTTI TOLVI (fi)
20171102 OLLI AARNI (fi) + NUSLUX (fi)
20171013 -> 20171015 DODONAEUS DIGITAL ARTS FESTIVAL (CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE + KOHN + FLORIS VANHOOF + ORPHAN FAIRYTALE + ...) ism Dodonaeus vzw
20170806 SARAH DAVACHI (can) + BRAHMEN RAAG
20170629 ROT ism D.ART
20170527 TAMIO SHIRAISHI AND MICO KMICAL (jp) + MICHEL HENRITZI (fr)
20170414 MIRROR II RORRIM (us) + NEW ROOT CANAL
20170218 ILTA HAMARA + TIM BARNES (us) + JEPH JERMAN (us) ism Oorstof
20170107 20170108 BEAR BONES LAY LOW + R.O.T. ism Talentenfabriek
20161217 POLLOCK OF SOUND + Z VOID + W RAVENVEER
2015102 MANUEL MOTA (pt), MARGARIDA GARCIA (pt) AND MARCIA BASSETT (us) + TASHI DORJI (btn) ism Oorstof
20151007 NUSLUX (fi), ANTTI TOLVI (fi), KIISKINEN (fi)
20150918 EXPO ANNE COLLET + BART SLOOW + HUM + HOW HEAD OF WANTASTIQUET (us) + "DANS LE LAC"-SCREENING WITH LIVE SOUNDTRACK BY HEAD OF WANTASTIQUET
20150820 IGNATZ + R.O.T. + BRAM & BRAM
20150724 SIET RAE (FILM SCREENINGS) + CUL DE FER + SHORT FILMS BY EVIL MOISTURE
20140705 PIETER DE CLERCQ: "DE DINGEN VAN PLAATS VERANDEREN" EXPO - ODJIGH + BLAASTAAL + CRANK STURGEON (us) + LUDO MICH
20130829 JENNY GRÄF SHEPPARD (us) + MARC MATTER (de) + INDIAS INDIOS (chl)
20121125 CARRAGEENAN (fr) + IGNATZ + FILM(S) BY CHRISTOPHE PIETTE
20120809 LOVID (us) + INNERCITY + MICHT
20120426 DIAMOND CATALOG (us) + W. RAVENVEER + W. RAVENVEER EXPO
20110827 EVERY BOLT RUMBLING (nl) + W. RAVENVEER + FLORIS VANHOOF
20110805 GR'AMBACHT'S PLUK GASTMAAL (ISM HELBAARD)
20110612 TIMO VAN LUYK & KRIS VANDERSTRAETEN + CITY HANDS (nl) + MIK QUANTIUS (de)
20110331 BLUE SHIFT (us) + GERARD HERMAN
20100307 PEAKING LIGHTS (us) + BUGSKULL (us) + ERNIE MAC CRACKEN (NL)
20100312 COMMISSARIS HJULER (de) + MAMA BEER (de) + LUDO MICH + OPENING EXPO
20091220 K-O-B + DOLPHINS INTO THE FUTURE + FILMS (FLORIS VANHOOF) + THE ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT EXPO
20091114 HAIR POLICE (us) + FLORIS VANHOOF "ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT"- EXPO
20090820 PETER B (us)+ BLUE SHIFT (us)+ BOTTOMS OF BLACK LAKES
20090619 PARTKDOLG + IGNATZ + FINISSAGE BRAM BORLOO + JORIS HENDRICKX EXPO
20090525 IDM THEFT ABLE (us)
20090509 TWIG HARPER (us) + OPERA MORT (fr) + TG (fr)
EXPOS
20241004 - 20241103 SÉBASTIEN DELAHAYE 'THREE LEGGED BIRD' expo
20240323 - 20240506 HENDRIK HEGRAY “M.B. (Livia)"
20231012 - 20231022 DJUNA KEEN "NEW WORLD / OLD RUINS"
20230415 - 20230416 AMBER MEULENIJZER "mo(ve)ments" (in situ installation)
20221203 - 20221230 GERMAINE SIJSTERMANS "site-specific installation"
20220320 - 20220515 FÉLIX GASTOUT "TEKENINGEN (VERGROTINGEN UIT DE SERIE 4)"
20211127 - 20220108 LINE VANGRUNDERBEECK "DUBIEUZE LUCHT"
20211010 - 20211112 ERWIN VAN LOOVEREN "1000 OGEN"
20210530 - 20210627 LUDO MICH "Superposition" expo + film "Ludo is fantastic" (by Willie Stewart, Hypnagogic Films)
20210318 - 20210418 - 20210516 HANS DENS "DE SERIEUZE VIS"
20210225 - 20210314 KOEN CAERELS "THE GRID GENERATOR XY"
20200618 - 20200705 LUDO MICH "VLAGGENTAAL" filmscreening ism Filmhuis Mechelen
20200315 - ? LUDO MICH "LUDO IS FANTASTIC" - CANCELLED
20191110 - 20191116 ROXANE METAYER
20180915 - 20180929 QUANTA QUALIA "RESIDENCY ON EARTH"
20150918 - 20151001 ANNE COLLET / BART SLOOW
20150724 HANS DENS "CUL DE FER"
20140608 - 20140701 PIETER DE CLERCQ "DE DINGEN VAN PLAATS VERANDEREN"
20120426 W. RAVENVEER
20110612 - 20110820 HELBAARD POSTER EXPO
20100312 - 20100410 COMMISSARIS HJULER + MAMA BEER
20091114 - 20100124 FLORIS VANHOOF "ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENT"
20090518 - 20090621 BRAM BORLOO / JORIS HENDRICKX