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Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Katrien De Blauwer
The Architecture of Memory: The Art of Katrien de Blauwer Born in the quiet Belgian town of Ronse in 1969, Katrien de Blauwer carries within her work the profound echoes of a childhood marked by adversity. This early turbulence did not merely serve as a backdrop to her life but became the very crucible in which her artistic identity was forged. Her journey took her from the provincial landscapes of her youth to the vibrant academic env
ironments of Ghent and Antwerp, where she initially pursued painting and fashion design. While she eventually stepped away from a formal career in fashion, the discipline of that study remained etched into her creative DNA. The meticulous eye for texture, the curation of mood, and the structural understanding of fabric and form would later find a new, more visceral expression through the medium of collage. De Blauwer’s practice is oft…
