A few nice visual art images I found:
Kris Verdonck – EXHIBITION #1 – EXOTE
Image by Z33 art centre, Hasselt
The garden installation EXOTE shapes a spatial environment for the characters of Kris Verdonck’s Kafka-esque world. This end-of-the-world landscape houses a selection of the most invasive alien species (plants and animals) in Belgium, which constitute a genuine threat to biodiversity, the economy and public health. Due to man’s interference, the species have been brought out of their natural environment and now form a threat for other, native species. EXOTE stands as a metaphor for a world in which man is increasingly forced to protect himself from an environment that he himself has created.
As certain non-native species in the installation present a potential threat to biodiversity in Hasselt and the surrounding areas, visitors need to be aware that even the smallest seed or animal cannot be allowed to escape. The evolution of the garden, the protective clothing and the safety provisions involved in the installation form an essential and necessary part of the artwork.
Opening night 30.04.2011
credits:
EXOTE (2011), by Kris Verdonck
Produced for the exhibition Kris Verdonck – EXHIBITION at #1
photo: Kristof Vrancken / Z33
Kris Verdonck – EXHIBITION #1 – EXOTE
Image by Z33 art centre, Hasselt
The garden installation EXOTE shapes a spatial environment for the characters of Kris Verdonck’s Kafka-esque world. This end-of-the-world landscape houses a selection of the most invasive alien species (plants and animals) in Belgium, which constitute a genuine threat to biodiversity, the economy and public health. Due to man’s interference, the species have been brought out of their natural environment and now form a threat for other, native species. EXOTE stands as a metaphor for a world in which man is increasingly forced to protect himself from an environment that he himself has created.
As certain non-native species in the installation present a potential threat to biodiversity in Hasselt and the surrounding areas, visitors need to be aware that even the smallest seed or animal cannot be allowed to escape. The evolution of the garden, the protective clothing and the safety provisions involved in the installation form an essential and necessary part of the artwork.
Opening night 30.04.2011
credits:
EXOTE (2011), by Kris Verdonck
Produced for the exhibition Kris Verdonck – EXHIBITION at #1
photo: Kristof Vrancken / Z33