Johan Tahon. Wir überleben das Licht

Johan Tahon. Wir überleben das Licht
26.01.2018 - 02.12.2018

WIR ÜBERLEBEN DAS LICHT presents new and existing works by Johan Tahon (1965, Menen, Belgium).

His monumental sculptures are constructed from a combination of different materials: plaster and ceramics, ceramics and bronze, and bronze and plaster. Tahon likes the combination of tangibility and spirituality, believing that this link forms a necessary completeness. The ceramic work is remarkable for the way it is bathed in glaze, lending it a ritual character in Johan's eyes. Cutting, boring and distorting refer to the deepest psychology. The German musician and poet Till Lindemann, known as the frontman of the band Rammstein, wrote five poems for the occasion, inspired by Tahon's work, which will also be shown in Tahon's exhibition in the Bonnefantenmuseum.

Wir Überleben das Licht is part of Beating Around the Bush Episode #5: Old Masters Never Die, along Edward Lipski and Helen Verhoeven.
Beating around the Bush is an exhibition programme in which the Bonnefantenmuseum is presenting its collection in an investigative way. In episodes, both the fixed values and the 'quiet reserve' of the collection are brought into dialogue with new and proposed acquisitions. In addition, interventions in the form of small solo presentations function as mirrors to reflect new content-related insights and perspectives. Each episode has a different thematic angle, through which the individual artists' practices are explored, as well as the museum collection as a whole and associated movements.