"‘Reading between the lines’ is part of ‘pit’, an artistic trajectory with works by some ten artists in the region of Borgloon-Heers (in the Flemish province of Limburg). ‘Pit’ will be the first part of the exhibition project Z-OUT, an initiative in which Z33, the contemporary art museum of the city of Hasselt, presents art in public space (see also www.z33.be). On September 24th, Gijs Van Vaerenbergh will reveal a construction in the rural landscape, by a cycle route, that’s based on the design of the local church. This ‘church’ consists of 30 tons of steel and 2000 columns, and is built on a fundament of armed concrete. Through the use of horizontal plates, the concept of the traditional church is transformed into a transparent object of art."
READING BETWEEN THE LINES
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The above text and images are lifted from the archdaily website. I came across this image of this structure on an Instagram page I follow and wanted to know more about it.
This is a sculpture made by architects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh.
My last independent project was about st Marys church and now I'm looking at folklore, tales that pre date the church and run parallel and in-between.
I want to acknowledge the link between folk/ pagan spirituality and how the church sanitised these rural practices to combine, unite and dilute these old beliefs.
for me this work really conjures that idea. This church is not what it seems. its set in a rural landscape. Its made from 30 tonnes of steel.
I think its really striking,though in a place you would expect to find a church but its more that a structure its a sculptural work and offers no real shelter.
In relation to my project, its inspiring me to think about the setting of the folk tales, things that interrupt the rural landscape. Landscapes without structures , evidence of human activity are timeless. many rural places still have that old world feel.
Thinking about how art changes the landscape, how humans change the landscape, and how that shapes a story.
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