The exhibition project 'wat dingen doen' explores how artistic aproaches materialise.

In terms of content, the project refers to the historically significant exhibition 'When Attitudes Become Form' held at the Kunsthalle Bern in 1969. How does the relationship between form and material manifest itself in artistic value and significance today?

'wat dingen doen' alters existing materials and situations deliberately or unconsciously. The material remains purely physical in nature, but through perception and attitude it becomes something else, something artificial that cannot be physically located. This new fluid material is the essence of things and what they do. Like a placeholder, it can adopt different forms and meanings.

Participating artists:

Denie Put, Domenik Gebhardt, Gianin Conrad, Kevin Kolland, and Quirina Lechmann.

Program:

14.05
• 14:00-15:00 Artist Sofa Talk
• 16:00-16:30 Performance Quirina Lechmann/Domenik Gebhardt
• 17:00-20:00 Opening with Aperitif

15.05
• 14:00-15:00 Artist Sofa Talk
• 16:00-17:00 Guided Tour

16.05
• 14:00-15:00 Artist Sofa Talk
• 16:00-18:00 Orginal Swiss Fondue

17.05
• 14:00-15:00 Artist Sofa Talk
• 15:00-15:30 Performance Quirina Lechmann/Domenik Gebhardt
• 16:00-17:00 Guided Tour

Scala Trun is an art space based in the Swiss mountains. They are interested in the exchange of urban and countryside, periphery and center. As a cooperation between Swiss, German and Antwerp-based artists they are looking to renegotiate views and values in a typical meticulous Swiss/German as well as the frank Antwerp way.
Scala Trun was previously part of AAW in 2023.