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LA RECYCLERIE FANTASTIQUE
DEFINITELY NOT FOR ADULTS!
At first glance, you might think that recycling is a grown-up subject, as glamorous as a lecture on the melting point of lead.
But when you get right down to it, there’s nothing more imaginative and inventive than recycling. So we’ve invited a dozen artists who create by recycling, whether in the form of sculptures (Patryck de Froidmont), or lamps (Saoud Mama), board games (Ludothèque d’Ixelles), accessories fabricated from old BIFFF tarpaulins (JoBags), funny capes (Marypup) and unusual objects made from socks (Nowa Market)!
The artists will be present on Tuesday, April 16, to present their objects and do workshops with the kids and the adults during the evenings.
The exhibition will then run until the end of the festival. But that’s not all! Schoolchildren will also attend a screening of Yusuke Hirota’s Japanese animated masterpiece POUPELLE OF CHIMNEY TOWN, a moving tale that is the perfect means to raise ecological and political awareness among the 1,700 children expected!
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A selection of imposing works at the No Name Bar
PATRYCK DE FROIDMONT
Presentation of my “Métaphores Sculpturales”… sculptures based on recycled objects. Do everyday objects have a life after death? As a reaction to our “throw everything away” era, and the fruit of my relentless hobby, my salvage-based technique gives new life to everyday objects. These utensils are assembled to create new shapes, abstract or figurative, bas-relief paintings or three-dimensional pieces. What sets me apart from the “salvaged” creations of other artists is the application of a personal texture, patiently perfected, like an alchemist, in the secrecy of my “lab/workshop”. A coating that skillfully combines the various materials used, giving each sculpture its own existence, independent of the multitude of elements that make it up. Concerned about respecting the environment, I quickly abandoned the use of toxic products such as polyurethanes and spray paints, using only water-based materials and natural substances. I’m constantly experimenting with new coatings and colors which, while being kind to my lungs, those of my neighbors and the health of the planet, also guarantee optimum durability for my work. Many of you often ask me how I create what I call my “Sculptural Metaphors”. Come to the BIFFF and find out! In the meantime, you can discover photos of my various works in the “Métaphores Sculpturales” album on my Facebook page “Patryck de Froidmont”, or on the website: www.defroidmont.com
SAOUD MAMA - NO DESIGN
NODESIGN is a project about furniture design, lighting, interior architecture, installations and scenography. Saoud Mama: “My concept as a visual designer is based on the recovery and recycling of industrial waste (wood, metal, plastic, stone, glass…), obsolete objects and experimenting with organic materials. When it comes to waste, it’s essential that the recovered materials speak to me in terms of both matter and form. The original object and materials that I’m going to process or transform disappear in favor of a new object, with the original element only appearing in a second reading. It’s a question of observation, functionality and the relationship between proportions that leads me to deviate the object from its original function. I also organize courses in the form of modules (beginner and advanced).”