De gustibus et coloribus, non disputandum

September-October 2016, Deborah Bowmann Brussels

Taking the deformation of the stereotypical elements of the exhibition space as a starting point, the trio marks the start of their intervention at Deborah Bowmann with the destruction of the galleries furniture, and using what remains as their primary material for their work. A physical but also figurative destruction: the window, a major element of visibility for the gallery, is completely concealed, the desk, the place that signifies commerce and exchange, is dismantled. At different points the artists undermine the function of the gallery itself through the abolishment of certain characteristic features. Purple neon lighting completes the work of distorting the main elements of the exhibition space.[...]