De Windstoot
About the power of limitation

At the end of 2019 non-profit organization Wit.h started a new Art Expeditie: De Windstoot, about the power of limitation. The title refers to a work of Léon Spilliaert representing a young girl at the sea’s edge. She is hanging on the railing of the quay and stares at the horizon. She screams her lungs out. There is a strong wind; however the silence is deafening. De Windstoot is about equivalence, about having power and feeling powerlessness, about giving people a voice in general and giving a voice to artists in particular.

For this new Art Expeditie the non-profit organization Wit.h collaborated with a huge number of international and selected artists who created new work in small groups. They were inspired by the theme of the Ship of Fools and the social topic of power versus powerlessness. Museum Dr. Guislain is responsible for the presentation of the final results. Everything is shown in a museum context and in connection with our own collection. De Windstoot is the result of a collective collaboration spread through time: the contemporary and participative artistic practice goes hand in hand with the public-oriented dynamic of the museum.

A publication goes with the exhibition and there will be a wide range of accessible public activities.

The image representation is the result of a cocreation of Lara Breine and Lien Anckaert. For this work the artists were inspired by the eponymous work of Léon Spilliaert.