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FIA CIELEN

Fia Cielen makes drawings, sculptures, installations and monumental digital prints. An important recurring aspect in her work is metamorphosis. Cielen likes to introduce a natural element in the work that goes beyond her control, in an attempt to achieve a re-enchantment of a disenchanted world. The artist is particularly attracted by in-between states, transitory zones and the uncanny, which becomes evident especially in her drawings. They are populated by creatures that exist on the threshold between the human, the animal, and the elemental; beings on the verge of their next materialisation. An important source of inspiration are masks – carnival masks, old folklore and ritual masks, ritual animal disguises. Masquerade as something that is ingrained in European culture, originating from a time before the christening of Europe, a remnant of times when the wild and magical were still part of daily life. Hiding one’s face behind a mask is also a fitting metaphor for our modern culture, with its thin layer of civilization, the wildness brewing underneath. In an over-regulated world, Cielen wants to depict the states in which we can reclaim a sense of wildness, as a means of expressing an intuitive feeling that estrangement can be intrinsically more natural.

(b. 1978) lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium
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Statement – Fia Cielen

An overview of the most recent fairs and exhibitions by Fia Cielen with DMW Gallery.
For a complete overview of the exhibitions and fairs by the artist, please download the artist’s CV here.

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THIS PLACE / DISPLACED

23 July - 15 August 2020 | DMW Gallery

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FALSE FACES

17 October - 30 November 2019 | DMW Gallery

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Changer Change Me, 2019
Pencil, mineral ink and mushroom traces on paper
30 x 39 cm

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Spellbound, 2019
Spraypaint, mushroom traces, gouache and pencil on paper
30 x 40 cm

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The Ideal Size of a Coven is One, 2019
Spraypaint, gouache, collage and pencil on paper
30 x 40 cm

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The Nocturnals (1), 2019
Watercolour, spraypaint and mushroom traces on paper
21 x 29 cm

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Traveller of a Crooked Path, 2019
Pencil, mineral ink and mushroom traces on paper
38 x 52 cm

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Oracle (Says What), 2019
Spraypaint, watercolour, mushroom traces, pencil on paper
39 x 50 cm

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Red Hat Necromancer, 2019
Ink, watercolour and pencil on paper
49 x 69 cm

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If I Set You on Fire, You’ll be Warm for the Rest of Your Life, 2019
Watercolour, spraypaint and pencil on paper
58 x 78.5 cm

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Enchanter’s Nightshade, 2019
Watercolour and pencil on paper
18.5 x 24.5 cm

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In the Dirt, In the Dark, 2019
Watercolour and pencil on paper
18.5 x 24.5 cm

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Zeemeermenneke (Mermate) 1, 2019
Watercolour and pencil on paper
14 x 19 cm

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Zeemeermenneke (Mermate) 3, 2019
Watercolour and pencil on paper
14 x 19 cm

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Zeemeermenneke (Mermate) 4, 2019
Watercolour and pencil on paper
14 x 19 cm

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Zeemeermenneke (Mermate) 5, 2019
Watercolour and pencil on paper
14 x 19 cm

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Ding Dong, 2017
Plaster, ceramic, black lava and iron mica
18 x 18 x 30 cm

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La Magie Bourgeoise, 2010
Silkscreen on paper
41.5 x 59 cm (edition of 26)

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