HANS WUYTS (residency artist)

«lokaal 01»

2007, video installation.In the wall of an exhibition room a drilled hole opens onto the adjacent room. A sheet of Plexiglas is placed in the opening. The adjacent room is filled with artificial smoke on which the “lokaal 01” film is projected. This small film stems from a montage in which two identical men displace black panels in an empty space with a stained, cemented floor. The characters move the panels around, trying out different positions, hesitating, doubting, replacing, and portraying a sense of indecision. “I use the twin model to evoke a conflict within the artist himself and his characters”, says Hans Wuyts, “By copying myself I’m able to observe the making of each artwork”.