| Z33, Hasselt, BE 21 January > 22 April 2007 |
| The Suspended Moment is a travelling exhibition that shows a selection of works from the H+F Collection. The exhibition has been put together by Hilde Teerlinck (former director of the CRAC Alsace, now director of the FRAC Nord-Pas de Calais), in collaboration with Han Nefkens. The exhibition is inspired by the question: ‘What would happen if we could stop the clock for a moment?’ When asked about her motivation in creating this exhibition, Hilde Teerlinck wrote: ‘The publication Girlfriend in a coma by Douglas Copeland is one of the books that has given me inspiration for this intuitive and very personal choice of works from the H+F Collection. It may suffice to list the titles of a few of the chapters: I belong to a generation whose everyday life is increasingly dominated by an even more hectic pace. Morning to evening our agendas force us into a straitjacket. Routine is everywhere. Breaks and moments of relaxation are fewer and further between. We are constantly bombarded by an overdose of images, information and impressions, claiming our complete attention. Hence I asked myself this question: “What would happen if we could stop the clock for a moment?” In my opinion, this selection from the H+F Collection offers a unique opportunity to make this happen.' |
Publication The Suspended Moment, a French-English-German-Dutch catalogue with texts by Hilde Teerlinck, Hilde van Gelder, Alex de Vries and Pascale Saarbach. The catalogue is distributed by IDEA books, where it can be ordered by your bookshop. The exhibition originated in the CRAC Alsace in Altkirch (FR) in 2005, and moved on to the Museo de Arte Contemporánea (MARCO) in Vigo (ES), to various venues in Bangkok (TH) and to Hasselt (BE). Finally, a selection from the exhibition is shown at the Centraal Museum. Each location shows a different choice of works. CRAC Alsace MARCO 100 Tonson Gallery, Bangkok Tadu Contemporary Art, Bangkok PSG Art Gallery, Bangkok Centraal Museum |
