Opening Saturday January 14th, 20-24 hrs
Until Sunday February 12th, Thu-Su, 14-18 hrs

The work of Femmy Otten thematises the myth as one of the forces of historic images and legends that have continually undergone changes in the course of time, but have never lost the original force witch runs through our physical and emotional consciousness. "I feel like an archaeologist. It's like I'm laying bare the memory structure of the wood in which I work. combining in astonishment the legends of my psychical memory with the dept of the history that is still familiar to us.''
 

Christian Friedrich - untitled (2011) - Where time has lost its relevance II

Until: Saturday December 24th, Thu-Su 14-18 hrs

Christian Friedrich’s films and sculptures relate to heavy themes such as sexuality and violence, which are transformed into staged situations. Underlying this method is an investigation into the workings of perception, as a fiction that is created out of “incoming” images and the mental process of interpretation. 

At P/////AKT Friedrich will show a new film which takes these notions to a more methodological level: a severely structured composition that dissects the concept of moving image and analyses its representational character. 

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Derk Thijs & Chris Brans - Dah osla Dothem
Where time has lost its relevance I

Opening Saturday October 8th, 20-24 hrs
Until Sunday November 6th, Thu-Su 14-18 hrs

Derk Thijs often derives his subject matter from ancient history en is thereby striving towards harmony and universal unity. Over the past few years he has realized large scale installations; environments inspired by notions on humane and sacral spaces. For his project at P/////AKT has collaborated with Chris Brans, who describes his own striving towards universal values -derived from scientific principles as well as the banalities of everyday life- as "a friendly denial of reality".
The exhibition, set in a space-filling installation consisting of 60 tree trunks, is the result of a collaborative preparation period during which both artists allowed eachother to infiltrate in eachother's work:

P/////AKT at Trajector Art Fair, Brussels
Sa April 30th from 11-21 hrs and Su May 1st from 11-19 hrs
Location: Hotel Bloom! Rue Royale 250

Boardroom #5: Will it really take place - Jan Bokma, Herman van Ingelgem, Maurits Koster. Moderated by  VenhoevenCS architects
Hotel room: P//////AKT 2008-2010 overview - Simon Kentgens, Jean bernard Koeman, Charlott Markus, Frederik van Simaey, Anami Schrijvers and Rob van de Werdt
 

Jan Bokma - Museum of Art: Audio Tour
Audio design; Maarten Kok

Opening/live event: Saturday February 26th, 20-24 hrs
Until Sunday March 27th, Thu-Su 14-18 hrs

Jan Bokma has been working on his Museum of Art series since 2007. Earlier editions were realized ao at Sign (Groningen), Nest and GEM (The Hague). These Museums are actually installation pieces, consisting of sculptures and architectural elements that are executed in do-it-yourself materials such as building foam, wood and plastic. Rather than seeking affirmation on the status of things and their ideal context, Bokma uses this concept to explore and activate the various processes that constitute a work of art within the art world.

Performance on Friday January 28 at 20.00 hrs and Sunday January 30th at 16 hrs

In Gravity, one mechanism is driven to its ultimate consequence, resulting in a landscape of falling objects: a ‘concert’ with 4 performers, a grand piano and many, many objects. This performance is an attempt to experience nature without inviting the ghost of lost innocence, to see the politics of gravitational laws in different planes, in different moments of history, in different constellations.

Concept / development / performance: Sarah van Lamsweerde, Norberto Llopis Segarra and Kaisu Koski in collaboration with Mari Matre Larsen and Michiel Reynaert

Impression

P/////AKT is rounding up the Space is a Word series with a finissage on Sunday January 16th. Space is a Word was the starting point for a new exhibition format which focuses on art as a Mental Space.
During this first episode the participating artists were invited to reflect on the underlying principles of language and architecture. Three consecutive solo exhibitions that connected formed a transition: from Gino Saccone’s intuitive universe to Jean Bernard Koeman’s clear-cut mental architecture and finally Frederik van Simaey’s poetic exercises into the folding and unfolding of space.