Nienke Baeckelandt
Nienke Baeckelandt (b. 1989, Ostend, based in Antwerp) seeks the field of tension between intuition and control. Her works are always the result of "concentrations" or "intensities" of a snapshot. Site-specific installations and sculptures subtly play with the viewer's perception. She draws attention to hidden colours, objects or concepts. Areas of colour visible only from a specific point of view, fused transparent objects and light-coloured shadows. Current media and new technologies encourage that images should be consumed at a glance. Baeckelandt 's images, on the other hand, encourage a slowing down.
