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The artist Mark Swysen questions the thought patterns of the human brain and the sociological dynamics of human coexistence from different perspectives. Psychology, genetics, sociology, religion, history and philosophy are sources of his inspiration. Mark Swysen refers to the art philosopher Arthur Danto: "Art is an embodied meaning" and that an artistic work is like an "awake dream that can be shared with others".
For the visual language of the artist, any technology, material, phenomenon or object can be considered as an instrument. In his artistic work, the artist removes everyday objects from their usual context and charges them with new levels of meaning. Because of the subcutaneous influence, light, movement and sound belong to his preferred media. The result of his deconstruction and montage questions the one-dimensionality of our perception and opens up new possibilities for interpretation.
based on the author: Dr. Helena Horn, ArtLight Magazine, August 2018
1965 | born in Belgium, lives and works in Antwerp |
since 2018 | Cooperation with Gallery FLOX |
PRIZES | |
2019 | Remondis Light Award, Essen, Germany |
EDUCATION/STUDIES | |
Studied biology at the Free University of Brussels, studied art "Master of arts & research" Sint. Lukas College of Antwerp & Hasselt (BE), working as freelance artist |
BIENNIALS SELECTION |
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2019 | Ostrale Biennale decentral Ausstellung @ SAP, Dresden, Germany |
2017 | Julianapark: Winterlicht Biennale / Winter light Biennial, Schiedam (NL) |
2017 | HOEHLER BIENNIAL GERA "Shadow Worlds". Gera, Germany |
2017 | OSTRALE BIENNALE, Dresden, Germany |
2017 | AQUAMEDIALE: "Faith, Love, Hope", Spreewald area (Spree Forest area), Germany |
2016 | Poland Mediations Biennial: "utopia", Poznan, Poland |
2016 | OSTRALE 016 featuring "katharsis", Dresden, Germany |
2015 | Twente Biennale: "metamorfose", Enschede, Netherlands |
2015 | Havana Biennial: "mover la escena", Havana, Cuba |
ART FESTVALS SELECTION |
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2020 | Welterbe Zollverein: Contemporary Art Ruhr, Essen, Germany |
2019 | International Photography Festival PHOTO IS:RAEL, Tel Aviv, Israel |
2019 | Kunstverein Tiergarten: Ortstermin Fata Morgana, Berlin, Germany |
2018 | Alte Bruederkirche: Dream , Kassel, Germany |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS SELECTION |
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2017 | Botanisches Museum / Museum of Botany, Berlin, Germany |
2016 | Neues Kunstforum: "Derperfekte Mensch / the perfect human"", Cologne, Germany |
2016 | Gasthuiskapel: "der perfekte Mensch / the perfect human", Borgloon, Belgium |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS SELECTION |
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2019 | Kunstlijn Haarlem: APLOMB, Haarlem, Netherlands |
2018 | Château du Bouchet: Journées EU du Patrimoine, Orleans - Dry, France |
2018 | NICC: selection of Flemish Artists, Antwerpen, Belgium |
2016 | Ruhrmuseum Flottmann-Hallen: 30 hoch , Herne, Germany |