Reverse(D) Radicalism at Tatjana Pieters

Artists: Charles Degeyter, Olga Fedorova, Indrikis Gelzis, Brendan Lynch, Caroline Schattling Villeval

Exhibition title: Reverse(D) Radicalism

Venue: Tatjana Pieters, Ghent, Belgium

Date: April 21 – June 2, 2024

Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and Tatjana Pieters

Tatjana Pieters is pleased to welcome you to ‘Reverse(d) Radicalism’, a 5-person exhibition curated by Tatjana Pieters, with works by Charles Degeyter, Olga Fedorova, Indrikis Gelzis, Brendan Lynch & Caroline Schattling Villeval.

‘Radicalism’, which comes from the Latin word ‘radix’ meaning ‘root’, gives the sense of a ‘root and branch’ or fundamental approach to politics, rather than one that ‘makes do and mend’. Radicalism suggests complete rather than gradual change. In the mid-nineteenth century, those liberals wishing to show how progressive they were, described themselves as ‘Radicals’. Although traditionally associated with the left,‘Radicalism’ is also used as a label to describe extreme right-wing parties. (Source: https:// www.abdn.ac.uk/radicalism/understanding.shtml)

With this exhibition I invite the viewer to reflect on the radicalism of our time and I wish to propose a more balanced approach to change. The current state of our world shows that any change that is forced upon people, be it left, middle or right oriented, causes resistance & suffering. The gentlest way to change society is to be willing to change ourselves into more compassionate beings one step at a time, and to act upon it, from the root or essence of who we are, which is a changeable state of being.

This exhibition brings together 5 artists from different cultural backgrounds who deal with ‘at the root of society’s topics like motherhood, wellbeing, life & death, Western conventions, transience, the non-traditional, restructuring reality & identity,… in a playful, aesthetic, provoking, innovative way. New approaches to image making are combined with a renewed experience of known subjects & mediums.

I look forward to welcoming you into a world that envisions the peaceful coexistence of multiple perspectives & beings, aiming to create a society in which we can all be who we want to be without having to be radical.

Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Reverse(D) Radicalism, 2024, exhibition view, Tatjana Pieters, Ghent
Brendan Lynch, A Smile / A Tear 14, 2024, Oil on canvas, 20,5 x 25,5 cm
Brendan Lynch, Lightning or a ladder without Steps, 2023
Oil, linnen, glue, aluminium leaf & a cut up blanket from the Rose Bowl flea Market on canvas , 76,2 x 152,4 cm
Brendan Lynch, Warrior with Ball and Chain / Cat Girl / Ground and Sky, 2023, Oil, linen leaf and two prints from a Frank Frazetta calendar on canvas, 91,44 x 152,4 cm
Caroline Schattling Villeval, Still (castable), 2024, wax, brass and silver, 30 x 12 x 7 cm
Caroline Schattling Villeval, Space Ship I & II, 2023
Caroline Schattling Villeval, When a frog meets a dog, 2023, visual film
Charles Degeyter, Blanche & Beau,2024, Eythrura gouldiae, Felis silvestris catus, 3D printed SLA, PLA and airbrushed acrylics, 48 x 21 x 25 cm (closed sarcophagus)
Charles Degeyter, Frottage (father and me), 2024, colour pencil on washi paper, 41,4 x 67,2 cm
Charles Degeyter, Petroglyph (toadfly), 2024, engraved stone and pigments, 13 x 15 x 13 cm
Indrikis Gelzis, The Balcony and the Staircase of the Sand Census Center, 2024, Steel, powdercoat, MDF, veneer, textile, 140 × 116 x 6 cm
Indrikis Gelzis, The Balcony and the Staircase of the Sand Census Center, 2024, Steel, powdercoat, MDF, veneer, textile, 140 × 116 x 6 cm
Indrikis Gelzis, Cave of Lacrimal Gland, 2023, Stainless steel, grey powdercoat, MDF, veeneer, plastic, textile, 195 x 193 cm
Olga Fedorova, Alone, 2024, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm
Olga Fedorova, Nights embrace, 2024, Diasec, 30 x 40 cm
Olga Fedorova, Ripples of Strength: Sisters in the Deep, 2024, oil on canvas, 16 x 21 cm