The Treasure of Oignies
If you are in Namur between now and early July, head to the Musée provincial des Arts anciens du Namurois – Trésor d’Oignies to discover this exhibition on the Treasure of Oignies. The Treasure is a remarkable collection of pieces created by the goldsmith Hugo d’Oignies in the thirteenth century. The exhibition traces the key figures that played a role in the history of the Treasure over the centuries. I worked on a number of translations for the exhibition.
The match
Participants in Danish choreographer Mette Edvardsen’s project Time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine were invited to memorize a book by heart and subsequently to recite it to a ‘reader’. One of the participants in this project inspired by Ray Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 was the writer and walker Bruno De Wachter, who wrote a wonderful essay on the experience of learning the Collected Poems of Hans Faverey by heart. The essay was published in Dutch in the review nY #20 in February of this year. My English translation of his essay is available on the website of nY here. You can find out more about Edvardsen’s project and forthcoming performances on Mette Edvardsen’s website.
Pezo von Ellrichshausen
The Belgian architectural review A+ recently published an interview with the architects Mauricio Pezo and Sofia von Ellrichshausen. I translated the interview from English into French. It was published in the February-March edition of A+, no .246.
Think in Colour
I was delighted to translate Steven Cleeren’s essay on Hugo Puttaert in Think in Colour, a catalogue of Hugo’s work with his design studio Visionandfactory.
The Time of the Author
I was delighted to translate Belgian writer Anne Provoost’s keynote for Passa Porta’s seminar on ‘The Time of the Author’. The keynote was presented on 12 March at Flagey and was entitled ‘The Author’s Stratagem: A case study in Armenia’. My translation is available on the Passa Porta website.
Conflict & Design
Conflict & Design, the 7th Triennial for Design in Flanders, will take place at C-mine in Genk, between 15 December and 9 March 2014.
ArchiLab 2013
ArchiLab 2013, the 9th edition of the international exhibition on experimental architecture, opened in mid September at FRAC Centre in Orléans, France. Curated by Marie-Ange Brayer and Frédéric Migayrou, the exhibition runs until 02 February 2014: if you want to get an idea of what the architecture of tomorrow is going to be like, this is definitely the place to visit. The architecture is mind-blowing. More info on the exhibition on the FRAC Centre website. A French-English bilingual catalogue was published to coincide with the opening of the show. I contributed English translations to the catalogue, which is published by Editions HYX, a publishing house that specializes in architecture, art, philosophy, digital cultures and literature. The catalogue is available from their website.
Integrated2013
Integrated is a biennial art & design conference organized by St Lucas University College of Art & Design Antwerp in collaboration with deSingel International Arts Campus Antwerp. It will take place on 24 and 25 October at deSingel in Antwerp and features speakers such as Christo and Rick Poynor, among others. More info on the event on the conference website. I contributed some translation and proofreading work.
Addmagazine
Issue no. 12 of Addmagazine is out now. More info on this international magazine about print and other media on Addmagazine’s website. I contributed a translation of a piece on artist Brecht Vandenbroucke: check out his work on Vandenbroucke’s blog.
Bains Connective Come Together
Bains Connective is a multidisciplinary arts laboratory based in Brussels. They recently published the ‘Come Together’ issue in its Thematics series, featuring a series of essays and interviews on different approaches to becoming a community. Find out more about Bains Connective and their work on their brand-new website. I took care of the proofreading for ‘Come Together’.
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