Ultramarine
Simon van Parys
Chit Chat #12
Toon Jans
36 Views on Desire (ft. Mount Fuji)
Jo Michiels
UFO Public Programme #9
Façade
Noor De Dapper, Ellen Vandeputte
BLANCO enters public spaces and irregulary offers a wall in Tweebruggenstraat, Ghent, as a canvas to different artists.
Two walruses. What they are doing remains a mystery. The precise nature of their encounter is obscured by the cutout of a circle and a green gemstone. As a result, the walruses are reduced to the background, resembling a kind of mountainous landscape. By combining these images, the artist raises questions about the future of our planet. On one hand, he highlights the endangered biodiversity, and on the other, the limited supply of natural resources our earth possesses. The green tourmaline, reflecting the color of nature, symbolizes fertility, renewal, and wealth. It represents hope for the earth’s restorative power, a theme the artist prominently brings forward.