Clara Spilliaert edition release with Kunsthal Gent (BE)

Nest by Cla­ra Spil­liaert is a work cre­a­ted for the solo exhi­bi­ti­on My Sis­ter is Preg­nant (Sep­tem­ber 27 — Decem­ber 29, 2024) at Kunst­hal Gent. Taking her sis­ter’s preg­nan­cy as a star­ting point, she devel­o­ped various works lin­ked to this bio­lo­gi­cal event, with the wis­hes and choi­ces that come with it. Now, one year after the child’s birth, she trans­for­med this work into a limi­ted edi­ti­on of 30.  

The work stands on a 2‑me­ter-long metal rod, which was a part of the for­mer kit­chen of Kunst­hal Gent. Loo­king up, you see a strip of bird spi­kes atta­ched on top of it. Two whi­te cera­mic eggs are impa­led on the spi­kes. Spil­liaert was struck by the fact that, des­pi­te this obsta­cle, doves some­ti­mes mana­ge to cre­a­te a nest there. 

On the one hand, the work depicts the humo­rous fai­lu­re of the fight against egg-laying natu­re, and on the other, it reflects on our inter­ac­ti­on with our envi­ron­ment and the ques­ti­on of who has the right to deci­de who may or may not repro­du­ce, and why.

With this edi­ti­on, the artist returns the work to Kunst­hal Gent in a new, share­a­ble for­mat. For this occa­si­on, two cera­mic eggs were also instal­led in the Kunst­hal Gent gar­den, which are part of the End­less Exhibition.

 

  • The work is avai­la­ble for pur­cha­se via this link
  • Dimen­si­ons: 6 x 13 x 9.5 cm (varia­ble egg formats)
  • Edi­ti­on: 30 + 1 AP
  • Pri­ce: €100
  • The work will not be ship­ped by post, but can be col­lec­ted by appoint­ment at Kunst­hal Gent.
Dec 5, 2025