Katleen Vinck often works with series. The two works on show at Àmare belong to the series where she draws inspiration from natural monoliths and monolithic or capsular architecture (caves, bunkers, tanks, submarines, UFOs, space capsules, etc.).
The work 'We fade to grey' shows a proliferation of forms that incorporate both architectural and organic elements. The work looks like a parasite on a tree, an amalgamation that was only partly created by man and partly naturally evolved over time. The meaning behind this work by Katleen Vinck is always ambiguous and evokes multiple associations; the construction feels more like a strange entity from the future than an ancient organism at the same time.
'Dust to dust', the second work by Katleen Vinck in the àmare 2023 trail, is an amalgamation of an architectural volume and an artificial rocky section. The sculpture refers both to silo architecture, bunkers and space capsules, but also to a meteorite or a rock. From that combination of organic and man-made structures, an amorphous object emerges that looks more like an archaeological industrial remnant than an element from a science fiction film. The heavy mass seems to float on its thin continuous legs, also suggesting lightness and movement. The materials used by Katleen Vinck, such as concrete and clay, may seem cold and silent but their aura brims with potential, with layers of time, with an ambition and expectation for transformation. She works with the essence of archetypal architectural elements, functioning simultaneously as remnants and new beginnings.