14 oct - 25 nov 2001

D U E T T O


isabelle monod (fr): fragile colours
wouter bolangier (b): in situ4

this time, 't eksternest is presenting just 2 glass artists:
one from southern france and a flemish artist from erpe-mere.

although they do not know each other, they have the same approach to glass.
they see it as an art form whereby the fragility, transparency and breakable quality of glass is used together with other materials to create a total art work.



in isabelle monod's work, glass is the most important material, to which elements from the environment are added.


wouter bolangier's works are created again in situ.
the whole eksternest site is at his disposal to create an overarching, large scale installation on a theme inspired by the various indoor and outdoor spaces, the relation between life and cosmos and the relation between sexes. he calls it "in situ squared".
we're curious to see what he will come up with!



some sentences:

1. isabelle monod:

architectural accumulations juggle with space, allowing the observer free to dream of past worlds, but with an eye to the future. they reflect a monumental classicism, which is a common characteristic of the ineluctable quality of a work of art.
the juxtaposition of smooth transparency with roughness brings balance to imbalance, linking together glass with rough objects from its environment.
these experiments lead his work in a new direction, in which his great sensitivity melds the ephemeral with a fixed stability fossilised for eternity, liberating the pure creativity of his soul.

p.r.chaigneau
conservateur du musée d'art moderne et d'art contemporain de nice
décembre 1995


2. wouter bolangier:

glass is the material which fits my subject matter the best.
in my work I deal with themes like life, transience, relationships and religion.
I can express these best in glass.
for me, the fragility and transparency of the material make it the most appropriate medium to express these thoughts.
working with glass is always a challenge.
it is a difficult material that does not always do what you want it to.
This adds a pleasurable element of suspense to exploring the possibilities of the medium without searching obsessively for technical solutions.


click here for the cv of both artists.


exhibition of glass in conjunction with the musée-atelier du verre, sars-poteries (fr)
with the support of vizo (b) and the department of culture of the french embassy in flanders

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