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Omdat De Wereld Is Zo Ontrouw: Solo Exhibition by Daan Gielis

Past exhibition
30 January - 13 March 2021
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Overview
Omdat De Wereld Is Zo Ontrouw, Solo Exhibition by Daan Gielis

Daan Gielis’ (born 1988) work explores the conflicts and contradictions in the emotional, communicative and social systems that together make up the world as we know it: happiness and sadness coinciding, a frustration of desire that only triggers new desire, an underground culture that stays authentic while selling out… Each of these systems is riddled by contradiction. And yet, precisely because of those internal contradictions these systems thrive, contrasting feelings feed off of each other, setting in motion a never-ending cyclical process from which no escape seems possible. No wonder then that so many of us are emotionally conflicted about present reality, struggling to find consistency.

 

Gielis’ work often concentrates on what might be one of the most defining and influential systems: the human body. His artistic practice has, for one, been marked by the body’s resilience and more precisely by the question: how much can a body endure? Turning a personal experience around and looking outwards happened by means of exploring the paradox of embodiment and transience in digital society. Mama, je hoeft niet te huilen (2019) for example references both the artist’s mother - a professional floral arranger - as well as the generic emoji of a wilted rose. An easily accessible pictorial sign system, emoji have grafted themselves upon our everyday written communication. In fact, they have become an ubiquitous and inextricable part of our online conversations. And yet they tend to be incredibly vacuous, even gratuite. Like so, it embodies the paradox our social lives are caught up in: expressing a deeply personal story in an unforgivingly generic language.

 

Text by Bram Ieven

Images by Silvia Cappellari

Works
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis, Haat Voor Het Veld, 2021
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Daan Gielis, Caltrop Stars, 2021
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Daan Gielis, Caltrop, 2020
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Daan Gielis, Rhomb, 2021
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Daan Gielis, Subterranean Tintin, 2021
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Daan Gielis, Tears of joy, 2021
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Daan Gielis, Tintin's Jungle II, 2021
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Daan Gielis, Tintin's Jungle VIII, 2021
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Daan Gielis, De misantroop, 2021
  • Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis, Haat Voor Het Veld, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Caltrop Stars, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Caltrop, 2020
  • Daan Gielis, Rhomb, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Subterranean Tintin, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Tears of joy, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Tintin's Jungle II, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Tintin's Jungle IV, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Tintin's Jungle V, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Tintin's Jungle VI, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Tintin's Jungle VII, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Tintin's Jungle VIII, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Tintin's Jungle_XL_I, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Tintin’s Jungle I, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, Tintin’s Jungle III, 2021
  • Daan Gielis, De misantroop, 2021
Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis, Haat Voor Het Veld, 2021
Press
  • Art Viewer — Daan Gielis

    Article, March 9, 2021
  • De Tijd — Tom Volkaert

    Article , February 11, 2021
  • De Standaard — Tom Volkaert

    Article, February 10, 2021
  • Club Paradise — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis Solo

    Article, January 30, 2021
  • Antwerp Art — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis Solo

    Article, January 30, 2021
  • Stay Happening — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis Solo

    Article , January 30, 2021
  • De Morgen — Tom Volkaert

    Article, January 30, 2021
  • Art Daily — Tom Volkaert

    Article , January 30, 2021
  • FAD Magazine — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis solo

    Article, December 17, 2020
  • Cartoon-Productions — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis Solo

    Article, December 16, 2020
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    Article Feb 11, 2021
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    Article Feb 10, 2021
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    Article Jan 30, 2021
    The solo exhibition 'As Slow As Possible ' by Tom Volkaert and the solo exhibition 'Omdat De Wereld Is Zo Ontrouw ' by Daan Gielis...
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    Article Jan 30, 2021
    The solo exhibition 'As Slow As Possible' by Tom Volkaert and the solo exhibition 'Omdat De Wereld Is Zo Ontrouw' by Daan Gielis featured on...
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  • Stay Happening — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis Solo Press

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    Article Jan 30, 2021
    The solo exhibition 'As Slow As Possible' by Tom Volkaert and the solo exhibition 'Omdat De Wereld Is Zo Ontrouw' by Daan Gielis featured on...
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  • Antwerp Art — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis Solo Press

    Antwerp Art — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis Solo

    Article Jan 30, 2021
    The solo exhibition 'As Slow As Possible' by Tom Volkaert and the solo exhibition 'Omdat De Wereld Is Zo Ontrouw' by Daan Gielis featured on...
    Read more
  • Club Paradise — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis Solo Press

    Club Paradise — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis Solo

    Article Jan 30, 2021
    The solo exhibition 'As Slow As Possible' by Tom Volkaert and the solo exhibition 'Omdat De Wereld Is Zo Ontrouw' by Daan Gielis featured on...
    Read more
  • FAD Magazine — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis solo Press

    FAD Magazine — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis solo

    Article Dec 17, 2020
    The solo exhibition 'As Slow As Possible' by Tom Volkaert and the solo exhibition 'Omdat De Wereld Is Zo Ontrouw' by Daan Gielis featured on...
    Read more
  • Cartoon-Productions — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis  Solo Press

    Cartoon-Productions — Tom Volkaert and Daan Gielis Solo

    Article Dec 16, 2020
    The solo exhibition 'As Slow As Possible' by Tom Volkaert and the solo exhibition 'Omdat De Wereld Is Zo Ontrouw' by Daan Gielis featured on...
    Read more

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