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In his work Wesley Meuris starts out from the interaction between architecture and our conditioned behaviour. He questions current conventions and the automatic approach we take to standardised architectural spaces. His starting point are the basic rules which have taken shape in the course of time regarding the dimensions, materials, proportions and division of the environment we live in. He plays with these conventions (cultural and otherwise) and questions them. In this way he sees to it that familiar forms and buildings come across as both recognisable and strange. In his architectural models he examines factors that dictate how a building is fitted out, such as hygiene, privacy, comfort and modesty. His aim is in this way to unravel the meaning of the constructions.
(Eva Wittocx)

Solo Exhibitions (selection)

2008

'We believe in our idea that an exhibition could be fun for everyone', Galerie Annie Gentils, Antwerp (Belgium)

2007

'Artificially Deconstructed', s.l., Bruges (Belgium)

2006

'Cage for Australian night animals', Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
'Cage for Pelodiscus sinensis', Galerie Annie Gentils, Antwerp (Belgium)

2005

'17 1-person cabins', KULAK, Kortrijk (Belgium)
'Cage for Dendrolagus dorianus', Kunst Nu, S.M.A.K., Ghent (Belgium)

2003

Galerie Annie Gentils, Antwerp (Belgium)

2002

'Free Space 02', NICC, Antwerp (Belgium)

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Group exhibitions (selection)

2011

'Tender Buttons. Becoming Gertrude Stein', Kunst-Zicht, Ghent (Belgium)

2008

'Amuzes-vous', Gallery Koal, Berlin (Germany)
'Art-itectuur', Maagdendalekapel, Oudenaarde (Belgium)
Scope Artfair, Special projects, Basel (Switzerland)
'ARTchitectuur', Monumental, Bornem (Belgium)

2007

'Metamorfose', Museum Abello, Mollet del Vallès (Spain)
'Status Questionis', Gallery Annie Gentils, Antwerp (Belgium)
'Strong Art-Research', Existentie, Ghent (Belgium)
'House Trip', Art-Forum, Berlin (Germany)
'Metamorfose', L.A.C., Sigean (France)
European Forum for emerging creation, Casino Luxembourg (Luxemburg)
'Kunst & Wunderkammern', CC Knokke-Heist (Belgium)
'Silent Revolutions', kruidtuin Leuven (Belgium)
ArtCologne, New Talents, Keulen (Germany)
'Home is where the heart is', Lier (Belgium)
Actionfield, Nederoverheembeek (Belgium)
Artefact-festival, STUK, Leuven (Belgium)

2006

'Provinciale Prijs Beeldende Kunst', Antwerp (Belgium)

The collection, S.M.A.K., Ghent (Belgium)
Art Brussels, Gallery Annie Gentils (Belgium)
Freestate, Oostende (Belgium)
'Traurig sicher', im Training, Graz (Austria)

2005

Open studio's, HISK Antwerp (Belgium)
'Fiësta', Gallery Annie Gentils, Antwerp (Belgium)
'And Lucy liked it,…', HISK, Antwerp (Belgium)
'ARCO'05/Project Rooms', Gallery Annie Gentils, Madrid (Spain)

2004

'Prix Mediatine 2004', Médiatine, Woluwe, Brussels (Belgium)

2003

'Verboden op het werk te komen', Brakke Grond/W139, Amsterdam (The Netherlands)
'Sugar & Spice', Gallery Annie Gentils, Antwerp (Belgium)

2002

'Wesley Meuris, Virgini & Deborah Bailly', STUK Kunstencentrum, Leuven (Belgium)

2001

'Belgian Brand', Gallery Annie Gentils, Antwerp (Belgium)
'Merkwürdige Dinge geschehen', Atelier am Eck, Düsseldorf (Germany)

2000

'Expo', L'Usine, Ukkel-Brussels (Belgium)