a group exhibition exploring entropy as aesthetic principle — painting, video and sculpture converge in an environment where order collapses into fertile chaos and new worlds emerge from the rubble.
a group exhibition exploring entropy as aesthetic principle — painting, video and sculpture converge in an environment where order collapses into fertile chaos and new worlds emerge from the rubble.
seppe de roo presented his second curated group exhibition 'welcome to the age of chaos, welcome to entrotopia!' between 3 and 26 may 2024 at LaVallée, in the heart of Brussels — building upon the success of 'sit back, relax & enjoy the apocalypse' (2022), which attracted more than 1200 visitors in 16 days and exhibited 6 young international artists.
"the hallmark of our era lies in the technological revolution, exponentially hastening the pace at which we engage with the world. to the human mind, it may seem like a rising tide of entropy, an intricate chaos shaping our reality. however, a crucial inquiry arises: will this acceleration eventually come to a breaking point where it becomes too overwhelming? what sort of world can we imagine for both current and future generations of humanity?
entrotopia is neither a dystopian dream nor an utopian nightmare. entrotopia will depict a garden of textures of the 21st century, both through visual art and in sound. together these artworks shape a meditative space as an experience. the emphasis is on the confluence of the artisanal with digital production methods such as 3D printing and A.I..
you will find creeping robotic creatures in the dark, video art generated with A.I., 3D-printed sculptures and classical and artisanal media such as painting and sculpture created with or without new technology such as 3D rendering and neural networks. a fusion of man and machine, physical and digital, science and new-old-born spirituality."
the exhibition was a multidisciplinary arts platform with complementary events: live performances, workshops, and cultural exchange. highlights included concerts & DJ-sets by Öspiel, Mélissa Juice & Stella K., performance platforms on May 5 & 26, and community-focused workshops connecting locals and refugees.
exhibition overview
Seppe De Roo
'the tulpas' series
Seppe De Roo
overview — Seppe & Maria
Seppe De Roo & Maria E. André
overview — Fabien, Maria & Arieh
Fabien Zocco & Maria E. André & Arieh Frosh
textile installation
Maria E. André
textile installation II
Maria E. André
overview — Maria & Arieh
Maria E. André & Arieh Frosh
overview — Anna, Arieh & Maria
Anna Zanichelli & Arieh Frosh & Maria E. André
overview — Anna, Maria & Fabien
Anna Zanichelli & Maria E. André & Fabien Zocco
painting, video and sculpture in an environment where order collapses into fertile chaos.
large-format paintings depicting solitary figures in otherworldly landscapes — forms crystallised from the unconscious, archetypes rendered in light and texture.
a monumental form produced through 3D printing — a totemic structure invoking entropy and growth, the tower emerges as an emblem of the exhibition itself.
made for dreaming'
a large-format video work generated with neural networks — the machine dreams and the human watches.
soft architecture woven from colour and tension — André's textiles inhabit the space between the body and its environment, asking where one ends and the other begins.
creeping robotic creatures in the dark — generative systems made physical, where code becomes form and movement becomes sculpture.
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