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Belgian artist Nicolas Vander Biest living in Mexico City
'Inspired by a public mural the artist encountered in Belgium, the Flemish idiom reflects on the ephemeral nature of experience and material things.'
Nicolas Vander Biest
'If you’ve seen it before, it costed more'
Tapestry
160 x 90 cm
2021
"The text for this piece is based on a partly faded publicity mural I saw once in Belgium, years ago. I always have loved that phrase but never knew what to do with it till now. The phrase was obviously in Flemish and sounded a bit old fashioned. I decided to use the graphics and materials of the flags used by the marching bands which every village used to have back in the days.. ‘cause yes , in the end everything fades away…. I made the English version for a show here in Mexico, and a Flemish version (below) for my upcoming groupshow in Belgium in October. "
Nicolas Vander Biest
'Zag u het al eer, het kostte meer'
(If you’ve seen it before it costed more)
Tapestry
160 x 100 cm
"For my upcoming show in Belgium I will show some work in my mothertongue. The past few years I made nearly everything in English for obvious reasons. I saw this show in Belgium as a good opportunity to make finally something in Flemish again. I made a version in English earlier. For the story behind this piece go and check the post above. "
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