Kamer Negen / K9 presents a dual exhibition featuring two Belgian artists with unique trajectories. Vincent Strebelle, a sculptor and painter, has spent over five decades exploring materials and forms, transforming everyday objects and diverse materials into poetic and monumental works. And Alain Wergifosse, a pioneering sound art/multimedia Belgian – associate artist/resident at Transcultures in 2024. His multifaceted work questions perception, feedback and matter (through installations, photographs that they call “visual paintings”, videos, performances…) has been presented many times in international festivals over the last 30 years. At Kamer negen, he presents, among others, still images from the series “Spectres & Neons” and “Morphèmes”, the videos “Erosions” and will give a sound performance at the end of the exhibition.
Each guest artist has in this double exhibition his space to show his universe and his particular forms.
Alain Wergifosse (Be)
Belgian video artist and experimental musician having resided in Barcelona for 30 years, Alain Wergifosse has participated in countless sound projects solo and with groups such as Obmuz, Macromassa and Specop (in Spain).
For 10 years, he created interactive sounds and music for Marcel.lí Antúnez (founder of La Fura dels Baus). He co-organized the LEM and NoNoLogic festivals in Barcelona and published 3 albums: “Deep Gray Organics” in 1999 on the Geometrik label (Es), “Flux & Densités” in 2020 and the CD (+ booklet) “Spectres & Neons ” in 2022, both published by the Transonic (Be) label. In 2010, he composed the music for the film “Petite anatomy of the image” by Olivier Smolders.
He has produced numerous videos and immersive and sound installations regularly supported by Transcultures (and the City Sonic and Transnumériques festivals), the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and also, among others, by/for KIKK, Recyclart (Be), Zone Libre, European Pepinieres of Creation, and Vidéoformes (Fr), as well as concerts and sound and visual experimentation workshops.
Vincent Strebelle (Be)
Son of architect Claude Strebelle and nephew of sculptor Olivier Strebelle, Vincent Strebelle trained in sculpture and painting at the Fine Arts Academies of Liège and Brussels between 1964 and 1968. Winner of the Prix de la Maîtrise, the Government Medal, and the City of Brussels Award in 1968, he was also recognized at the Belgian Young Painters Prize in 1985. From 1972, he began exhibiting regularly, both in Belgium and abroad.
A prolific and experimental artist, Vincent boldly explores materials and scales, transforming everyday objects into unique works. From recycled tin cans turned into paintings to monumental sculptures, his work combines humor, poetry, and reflection. Shaped by his childhood in Africa and an insatiable curiosity, he addresses profound subjects with lightness, questioning our relationship with objects and human values.
With over 50 years of creation, Vincent Strebelle stands out as a singular figure in Belgian art, blending family heritage with personal inventiveness, enriching the artistic landscape with his unique and generous vision.
Informations
- 23.11 au 15.12.2024 | 14 > 18:00
- Only Saturdays and Sundays
- Kamer Negen / K9
- Rue Robert Boisacq 9 B – 1330 Rixensart
- Free entrance
Production
- Kamer Negen / K9.
- With the support of Transcultures
