René Heyvaert
F***klore
“F**klore portrays the poetry and absurdity of the everyday, the known and the familiar, and invites us to consider the phenomenon of ‘folklore’ from an almost anthropological perspective. Traditional customs, crafts and narratives are commemorated with love, mild irony and an open gaze, in artworks varying from tapestries and sand sculptures to installations on finch sitting and processions.
The exhibition features contributions from both domestic and foreign, and both established and up-and-coming artists. With humour and a (self-)critical eye, they raise questions about the value and constraints of traditions, about their ecological and social sustainability, about the unique and universal character of our idiosyncrasies and who ‘we’ are (and who we are not).”
F**klore is an exhibition by Abby in collaboration with co-curator Sam Steverlynck.