Philippe Van Snick: Déjalat

Keteleer Gallery proudly presents Déjalat, an exhibition dedicated to a lesser-known yet exceptional chapter within the oeuvre of Philippe Van Snick (1946-2019, Belgium). For the first time, a series of never-before-shown works on paper are brought together, offering an intimate glimpse into the artist's world of life and thought.

Van Snick was one of the most important Belgian artists of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Working from a strict decimal system (0–9), he developed a coherent and multifaceted oeuvre in which painting, photography, installation, and sculpture converge. His characteristic ten-color palette—complemented by the duality of day and night—forms a visual grammar in which systematicity and sensitivity constantly balance each other. Although his practice is often linked to minimalist and conceptual art, it transcends these categories through its poetic and personal dimension.

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Philippe Van Snick in Déjalat/ Le Bos Nord, summer 2015.

Foto: © Marijke Dekeukeleire