Eric Angenot - Green forms invasion

A series of painted wooden modules of enigmatic shapes has invaded the Square du 8 Mai in Forest/Vorst.This is an artistic intervention by Eric Angenot, invited by Wiels in the context of the "Saint-Denis Neighborhood Partenership"

These organic forms are public benches, games and sculptures at the same time. They invite children to climb and adults to rest. The camouflage colours and patterns of the sculptures subtly blend them in the neighbouring vegetation as if they were a direct product of the environment. This appearance with military accents, that refers to the name of the square, disturbs our first perception of the object. It suddenly appears to be less playful and innocent than expected. The camouflage pattern allows a multitude of interpretations and free associations: it is not only the characteristic feature of soldiers or hunters, but it can also be found in diverse contexts (and even in contrary ones) like pacific movements, urban or underground culture, or even fashion design.

Angenot likes to produce ambiguous forms that seem to be created from parallel universes to question our relationships with the world and its objects. What older generations experienced in terms of crisis and precariousness caused by the Second World War, seems to be far away from our daily life. Whatever the nature of the threat may be, the fragility of this relative comfort is being stressed. The economical crisis, pollution, impoverishment, violence... in a world that undergoes new conflicts, everyone should invent their own way of resistance.