Artists: Audrey Cottin, Adam Cruces, Marijke De Roover, Eleanor Duffin, John Finneran, Riley Harmon, Sophie Jung, Jóhanna Kristbjörg Sigurðardóttir, Hannah Lees, Kris Lemsalu, Nancy Lupo, Ria Pacquée, Angelo Plessas, Mike Pratt, Mathias Prenen, Marthe Ramm Fortun, R&F F&R, Eric Sidner, Sibran Sampers, Hayley Aviva Silverman, Birde Vanheerswynghels, Tamara Van San
Exhibition title: JUMANJI
Venue: Soft Focus Institute, Ghent, Belgium
Date: February 27 – March 26, 2016
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and Soft Focus Institute, Ghent
A game for those who seek to find
a way to leave their world behind.
You roll the dice to move your token.
Doubles gets another turn.
And the first player to reach the end wins.
You wanna play?
JUMANJI is a spiritually challenging and interactive exhibition. Its title refers to the eponymous film and is the name of a game ‘for those who seek to find a way to leave their world behind’. The artists in JUMANJI open up unconventional ways of thinking about nature, mysticism and shamanism, exploring different aspects of the psychology and inherent conflicts between our rational and instinctive self. Each artist, in their own way, pushes contemporary conditions to extremes, envisioning potential realities that we may one day face. Out of a concern for social and personal health the exhibition questions the effects of magic, religion and spirituality on the sustainability of our society.
JUMANJI is an exhibition that evokes energy among people and tries to lead them to a general reflection on consciousness. Through the installation the beholder explores his or her own spirituality. The exhibition will be completed by a program of performances, film presentations, public talks and a simple open kitchen to gather people into a collective sense of being
Birde Vanheerswynghels, Untitled, 2016
Eric Sidner, Untitled, 2015
Eric Sidner, Untitled, 2015
Hannah Lees, Tablet XXVI, 2015
Hayley Silverman, Fortitude, 2015
Hayley Silverman, Hospitality, 2015
Hayley Silverman, Modesty, 2015
Hayley Silverman, Understanding, 2015
John Finneran, Blue Spirits, 2015
John Finneran, Ocean Dreams, 2015
Kris Lemsalu, Treasure Box Violence, 2016
Marthe Ramm Fortun, Event, 2016
Mathias Prenen, #BALUSTER#SeiShonagon, 2015
Mike Pratt, Ear, 2015
Mike Pratt, Formal Shrubbery, 2014
Nancy Lupo, Coyote Cord, 2015
Riley Harmon, Compression Artifacts, 2015
Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert, Go away sorrow of the world – Dice, 2015
Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert, Go away sorrow of the world – Dice, 2015
Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert, Prizewinner nr. 6, 2014
Sophie Jung, La Chasse Par Force, 2016
Sophie Jung, (Toucan play this game but only one can win, I ain’t Lion) Cool Story Bro, Tell it again, 2016
Sophie Jung, (Toucan play this game but only one can win, I ain’t Lion) Cool Story Bro, Tell it again, 2016
Tamara Van San, How Anxiety Affects the Eyes, 2015
Tamara Van San, In a wildest moment, 2009
