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Edith Dekyndt's 'Love Waves' at MAC's Grand-Hornu Explores Invisible Forces

exhibition · 2026-04-23

Edith Dekyndt, a Belgian artist born in 1960 in Ypres and currently residing in Tournai and Strasbourg, investigates physical phenomena through various mediums, including video installations, projections, photographs, drawings, sound pieces, and objects. Her exhibition titled 'Les Ondes de Love' is on display at MAC's – Grand Hornu in Belgium until January 24, 2010, following her previous show 'Agnosia' at Witte de With in Rotterdam. The exhibition's name pays homage to British geophysicist Augustus Edward Hough Love and the concept of love. Featured works comprise 'To Peel a Ball' (1998-2007), 'Slow Object 05' (2004), 'Interlud' (2001), 'Martial O' (2007), 'Discreet Piece' (1997), 'Provisory Object 01' (1997), 'One Second of Silence (Part 01, New York, 2008)', 'Usedom' (2007), 'Insomniac Dream' (2004), 'Myodésopsies 06' (2003-2009), 'Ground Control' (2008), and 'Soleil Public' (2008).

Key facts

  • Edith Dekyndt was born in 1960 in Ypres, Belgium.
  • She lives and works in Tournai and Strasbourg.
  • Her practice is based on observing physical phenomena from imperceptible forces.
  • The exhibition 'Les Ondes de Love' is at MAC's – Grand Hornu until January 24, 2010.
  • The title references Augustus Edward Hough Love and the word 'love'.
  • Works include 'To Peel a Ball' (1998-2007), 'Slow Object 05' (2004), 'Interlud' (2001), 'Martial O' (2007), 'Discreet Piece' (1997), 'Provisory Object 01' (1997), 'One Second of Silence (Part 01, New York, 2008)', 'Usedom' (2007), 'Insomniac Dream' (2004), 'Myodésopsies 06' (2003-2009), 'Ground Control' (2008), 'Voyager II Golden Record' (2008), and 'Soleil Public' (2008).
  • She previously had a show 'Agnosia' at Witte de With in Rotterdam in 2009.

Entities

Artists

  • Edith Dekyndt
  • Nam June Paik
  • Andy Warhol
  • Henri Michaux
  • Augustus Edward Hough Love

Institutions

  • MAC's – Grand Hornu
  • Witte de With
  • Karine Guenther Gallery
  • Les Filles du calvaire
  • Contemporary Art Museum of Hiroshima
  • Galerie Meyer Riegger
  • MoMA
  • Facteur Humain

Locations

  • Ypres
  • Belgium
  • Tournai
  • Strasbourg
  • Rotterdam
  • Netherlands
  • Grand Hornu
  • Hamburg
  • Germany
  • Brussels
  • Paris
  • France
  • Hiroshima
  • Japan
  • Karlsruhe
  • New York
  • USA

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