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Inauguration of the artwork Into the Palm the Birds<\/em> by Mehdi-Georges Lahlou<\/strong>
\n08.09.2023, 16:30 > 18:00
\nGC De Vaartkapoen<\/a>: Rue Saint-Joseph 14, 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean<\/p>\n

De Vaartkapoen invites you to the inauguration of Into the Palm the Birds<\/em>, an artwork by Mehdi-Georges Lahlou. Meet the artist and his work with music, snacks and drinks.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

About the artwork<\/strong>:
\nPermanent public installation for the public space – BRUSSELS (Molenbeek-Saint-Jean) by the Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie (VGC)<\/p>\n

Into the Palm the Birds<\/em> – 2023
\nCirca 750 x \u00f8 140 cm
\nstainless steel, sound<\/p>\n

Mehdi-Georges combines sculpture, sound, and light to engage the diverse community of Sint-Jans-Molenbeek. The work is a place of magic and contemplation activated by a chorus of sounds, songs, and music produced within Molenbeek itself. The physical structure is in the shape of a hollow palm tree with one entrance with a bench inside for people to sit and rest. The palm tree is central to this project and it is a motif that Mehdi-Georges has returned to throughout his career. As a motif, the palm suggests warmth invoking the hot, yellow rays of the sun whether encountered on a cold winter day or a rainy night, inviting people to be transported away from their current position to an enchanted elsewhere. The palm tree is one of the oldest plant species and is adaptable to a wide range of climates.<\/p>\n

This work by Mehdi-Georges Lahlou is based on the representation of this plant in the collective imagination, which suggests the exotic, an oasis. Here, the image of a cut palm tree may also evokes deforestation and the effects of globalisation.<\/p>\n

The true magic of the piece, however, will be the sound-quotidian noises such as the laughter, exclamations of children, and people singing layered with birdsongs-that engulfs those who enter the structure.<\/p>\n

Throughout time and space, birds have persistently been used in literature and the arts to represent people as we can read in La Conf\u00e9rence des oiseaux<\/em>, a Persian poem written by Farid al-Din Att\u00e4r in 1177. They suggest beauty and individuality, but also migration and collectivity.<\/p>\n

As part of the exhibition Mehdi-Georges Lahou & guest Candice Breitz – extra<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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