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Clara Brörmann (°1982, Duisburg, DE) lives and works in Berlin. She had solo exhibitions at R16 (Berlin), Tick Tack (Antwerp), Shiavo Zoppelli (Milan) and Nicelle Beauchene Gallery (New York), among others.
Her paintings and drawings offer the viewer the chance to follow the process of creation of the works. During a longer process of construction and deconstruction, a layered painting emerges: she constructs and deletes, covers or removes paint. She sketches and rejects until she has created a unity of colour, shape and material. Vivid lines, shifted areas of colour and traces of the working process guide the eye through the artworks. The results are paintings and drawings with abstract, often geometric compositions that exude a multidimensional materiality and strong physical presence.
Joke Hansen (°1979, Bilzen, BE) lives in Bilzen and works in Hasselt. She had group exhibitions in Z33 (Hasselt), SMAK (Gent) and Julianus (Tongeren).
With each new painting or series, Joke Hansen sets ground rules for herself. For example: at least one oblique plane, at least one eye and no more than two corners. In recent years, she has made this game of strangely shaped canvases and cut-outs her own, and it constantly directs her towards new quests. The cut-outs and, in parallel, the oval-, circular- or elliptical- shaped elements on the canvas, imply an extra dimension, a portal to another world or a next level. For the first time, in collaboration with scenographer Joris Perdieus, she translates this ‘boogie’ into a special experience, which automatically turns the exhibition into a total installation.
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