Jonas Vansteenkiste
The work of artist Jonas Vansteenkiste is characterised by spaces. He uses various media, such as installations, video, sculpture, photographs and drawings. He refers to and makes use of architectural elements, both physically and psychologically. He constructs spaces or creates situations that can best be described as “mental spaces”. Mental spaces bear similarities to “Denkraum”, a concept that occurs mainly in philosophy and architecture. “Denkraum” can be seen as building walls, not only in but also from the chaos of one's own perceptions, emotions and thoughts in order to express these experiences and feelings in a clear way. With this in mind, Jonas defines and creates his works. These works start from a personal experience in which the anecdotal is shifted to the background and further purified into a “basso continuo” on which to build. He approaches the medium of “installation” as a reference and experience. In doing so, he gives the viewer an active role: he invites them to step into the work and situate themselves in it, both mentally and physically.
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Solo tentoonstellingen
2025 LES FONDATIONS DE L’INCONSCIENT, Atelier Re-Né, Leuven, België
2024 Fractum domum, Galleri Kronborg, Bergen, Noorwegen
2024 Body is my temple, Industra, Brno, Tsjechië
2023 Architectural wounds, Den Fantastiska Platsen, Stockholm, Zweden
2021 Modernism for the Future 360/365. Membrane, Villa Gaverzicht, Waregem, België
2020 Ruins, Drongenhofkapel, Gent, België
2018 Mr House (an introduction), Cité internationale des Arts, Parijs, Frankrijk
Groepstentoonstellingen (selectie)
2025 Cities and Eyes, Fridman Gallery, New York, VS
2025 Lumen, Schloss Biesdorf, Berlijn, Duitsland
2025 5-V: Appear, Disappear, Shift, Connect, Story, Poortersloge, Brugge, België
2024 Certainly Uncertain, Verbeke Foundation, Kemzeke, België
2024 The city as a strategy, Spinrag Festival, Kortrijk, België
2024 Kunstblikken, CONCORDIA, Enschede, Nederland
Residencies & Beurzen
2025 Flux Factory, New York, VS
2024 Scottish Sculpture Workshop, Lumsden, VK
2024 EKWC, Oisterwijk, Nederland
2022 Werktank, Leuven, België
2021 Modernism for the Future, Kaunas, Litouwen
2018 Cité internationale des Arts, Parijs, Frankrijk
