In dialogue for the first time, Nel-14512 (Belgium, 1986) and Arny Schmit (Luxembourg, 1959) invite us to contemplate the fragility of our relationship with the environment. Represented in all its beauty and wilderness, the idea of Mother Nature as the genesis of Life of Earth is translated in all of the sculptures and assemblages bearing dadaist titles made by Nel-14512, a visual artist from Liège. If her work is centered around three self-portraits conceived as invitations to consider our own footprint on all elements surrounding us, Arny Schmit elects the point-of-view approach to cinematographically bring us into a universe where nature has taken over, and traces of humanity are scarcely perceptible. Together, the artists call our attention to the thin lines separating chaos from balance, reminding us of the mythical origin tale of the tower of Babel, a parable for Man's aspirations to play God.
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