[TANK EXHIBITION] Interview with Edith Dekyndt

Convex/Concave: Belgian Contemporary Art
Curated by Dirk Snauwaert and Charlotte Friling
October 31st, 2019 - January 12th, 2020
Convex or concave directions - in perception, perspectives and reflections - have come to symbolize the multiple exchanges and interrelations of subjectivity. These reflections, stand-ins for the dualism in subjectivity, symbolize the opposing tendencies of an inner self vis-à-vis an outer world - of a gaze turned inwards in contemplation - and of an extrovert and engaging gaze turned outwards. This dualism, defining of the very conception of subjectivity or identity and of the self, is the lens through which this gathering of contemporary Belgian artists has been organized, since that dualism captures a general characteristic, not only of modernity, but also of the artistic endeavors, and singularity, of Belgian artists. In addition, the choice for this organizing principle finds echoes in the ways in which Chinese artists and intellectuals have tackled modes of representation and dominant paradigms and, in so doing, have transformed the convex-concave dialectics into playful or meditative attitudes to self-awareness.
About the artist:
The experimentation of Edith Dekyndt (b. 1960; lives and works in Belgian and Berlin) revolves around everyday objects, which she observes as they undergo processes of transformation dictated by time. In order to record her experiences with nature and with the nature of thing, she uses technological procedures like photography, sound, installation and video. She also likes working with rudimentary means for the purposes of her experiments, which, with an approach that is as much poetic as aesthetic, explore the visual phenomena around us, as well as the limits of the perceptual in the new sea of the Anthropocene. Her works prove to be physical and mental experiences based on elements or natural phenomena, like reactions to water or air in different forms.
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