02/09/2026
Opening 6 September in our gallery in Brussels.
Tinus Vermeersch ’
De Atavisten’
6 September - 24 October
Tinus Vermeersch’s work has its roots in anthropology and in the animistic and folkloric traditions of indigenous societies. His technique, too, reveals a fascination with the past: drawing on an in-depth knowledge of historical materials and traditional craft techniques, he deliberately returns to methods that have fallen out of use.
In this series of oil paintings on panel, Tinus continues to develop the surreal universe that previously took shape in drawings, tempera paintings, sculptures and installations. Certain archetypes, such as the bird-man and the haystack, which had established a recurring presence in this mythical world, seem to recede into the background as this exploration continues.
The floral and plant motifs that claim the foreground are new. As they grow, they take on one another’s characteristics, as well as those of their surroundings. They form clusters in which individual elements merge into a new whole, caught in a continuous cycle of growth and decay.
Hopstreet Gallery
