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Berlinde de Bruyckère
09.25.09 - 10.18.09
Exhibition — Couvent des Jacobins
Berlinde de Bruychère, view of exhibition in les Jacobins, 2009.Photo Damien Aspe, ©Le Printemps de Septembre—à Toulouse
Berlinde de Bruyckère, Lost I, 2006. Photo Damien Aspe, ©Le Printemps de Septembre—à Toulouse
Born in 1964 in Ghent (Belgium), she lives there.
Made from organic materials, such as wax, tree branches, and animal remains, enclosed in old pieces of furniture and wrapped in blankets, the sculptures made by this Flemish artist deal with the life/death duality, and link back up with the mediaeval art of funereal sculpture.
A specific installation of sculptures by the Flemish artist is shown in the les Jacobins cloister