[TANK EXHIBITION] Interview with Koenraad Dedobbeleer 

Convex/Concave: Belgian Contemporary Art
Curated by Dirk Snauwaert and Charlotte Friling
October 31st, 2019 - January 12th, 2020
Convex or concave directions - in perception, perspectives and reflections - have come to symbolize the multiple exchanges and interrelations of subjectivity. These reflections, stand-ins for the dualism in subjectivity, symbolize the opposing tendencies of an inner self vis-à-vis an outer world - of a gaze turned inwards in contemplation - and of an extrovert and engaging gaze turned outwards. This dualism, defining of the very conception of subjectivity or identity and of the self, is the lens through which this gathering of contemporary Belgian artists has been organized, since that dualism captures a general characteristic, not only of modernity, but also of the artistic endeavors, and singularity, of Belgian artists. In addition, the choice for this organizing principle finds echoes in the ways in which Chinese artists and intellectuals have tackled modes of representation and dominant paradigms and, in so doing, have transformed the convex-concave dialectics into playful or meditative attitudes to self-awareness.
About the Artist:
Koenraad Dedobbeleer (b. 1975 Belgium, where he lives and works) creates sculptures, objects, in-situ installations, publications and photographs teeming with associations, tongue-in-cheek commentaries and art historical references. The artist is interested in the notion of display as simultaneously presentation device, content and act of seeing. He further places the focus firmly on everyday objects, which he modifies and re-contextualizes by means of deconstruction and manipulation. The contextual shifts and transformations of these everyday objects and motifs operated by the artist prompt the viewer to question the essential quality of things and their existence within newly created frames and reference.
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