The work of Sharon Van Overmeiren reflects on the meaning and common lineage of objects and images with which
we surround ourselves, particularly the relationship and intersection between objects and their natural metaphysical
expression. She thinks about how a specific image or a complete visual language is created, how the forms become
bearers of meaning, and how this meaning changes - through time or culture.
She creates new, composite images that are made up of a multitude of references. Objects are transformed into sculptures
and identified as functional entities. The functioning of the human mind as an inevitable mechanism linking the
past, the present and the future is a recurring theme.
Van Overmeiren’s sources and references are extremely broad and cover both high and low culture: from cartoons to
pre-Columbian motifs, from museum scenography to Pokémon. The images Van Overmeiren creates are literally layered,
and the relationship between all the different layers of images constantly evoking new meanings.
Sharon Van Overmeiren has been an artist resident in both the Jan Van Eyck Academie, Maastricht and Wiels, Brussels.
She has participated in solo and group exhibitions in Belgium and abroad, including Billboard series, Artlead, Gent
(2019); Neure Aachener Kunstverein, Achen (2019); Lucie Drdova Gallery, Prague (2019); Stigter Van Doesburg, Amsterdam
(2019); Damien & the Love Guru, Brussels (2018); kunstverein Leipzig (2018); Wiels, Brussels (2016); Extra City,
Antwerp (2016); Annie Gentils Gallery, Antwerp (2015); Kunsthal KadE, Amersfoort (2014-15); M UHKA, Antwerp (2013)
and Indian Caps, Antwerp (2009).