Passages Exhibition at Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg Explores Material Transformation

Kunsthalle Friart Fribourg presents 'Passages,' an exhibition examining the instability of matter and form through works that exist between stability and formlessness. The show features both newly created and historical pieces by multiple generations of artists who approach form as inherently unfinished and process-oriented. Rather than focusing on fixed shapes, the exhibition emphasizes subtle shifts and transformation potentials, considering matter as a site of both physical and psychological change. Central to the presentation are works embodying state changes—material transitions, temporal shifts, and appearance alterations—sometimes driven by anarchic forces, other times by simple temporal passage. The exhibition shares conceptual ground with Rosalind Krauss and Yve-Alain Bois's 'Formless' and Catherine Malabou's 'Plasticity,' but directs attention toward imperceptible transformations rather than transgressive gestures. Time operates as a significant force in both form creation and dissolution, with some works continuing to evolve beyond the exhibition's duration. Organized as a pulsating movement between concrete and abstract realms, the exhibition negotiates forms that may 'not yet' or 'no longer' exist. An accompanying events program will be published on the institution's website, with exhibition guides and floor plans available online.