Imitator Being Made

Hedwig Houben introduit trois personnages en plâtre : The Made, The Being, et The Imitator. Comment se rapportent-ils l’un à l’autre ? Quelle est la véritable valeur de l’authenticité et de l’originalité ? N’apprend-on pas tous en imitant les autres ?

• L’artiste néerlandaise Hedwig Houben (°1983) vit et travaille à Bruxelles. Elle a étudié au HISK à Gand et à l’Académie des Beaux-Arts de Düsseldorf.

‘What I want to show and talk about for now doesn’t have so much to do with the appearance of this particular object as such, but rather focuses on those things an object is generally possessed by, the thoughts and meanings that are preserved inside an object. My main focus point will be to gain more insight into that which underlies and determines an object, which is normally difficult to perceive clearly, but in the end does affect our relationship with objects and things, and the way we deal with them on a daily basis. This plaster object will serve as a tool that helps to illustrate my findings and make them become tangible.’ – HEDWIG HOUBEN