Peter Buggenhout's 'Pas perdu(s)' Exhibition at Galerie Laurent Godin Transforms Waste into Sculpture

Belgian artist Peter Buggenhout presents his fourth Paris exhibition at Galerie Laurent Godin through November 27, 2021. Titled 'Pas perdu(s),' the show features sculptures created from discarded materials like car parts, plastic, cardboard, and marble scraps, often incorporating organic elements such as horsehair, animal intestines, and dust. Buggenhout, based in Ghent, continues his exploration of waste transformation through works like 'Mont Ventoux #46' (2021) and 'I Am the Tablet #5' (2021), which combine industrial and natural components. The exhibition positions his practice within art historical traditions of waste art and accumulation, referencing predecessors like Kurt Schwitters, Dieter Roth, Arman, and Robert Rauschenberg. Buggenhout's approach reflects contemporary 'recycl'art' ethics, converting society's hyperproduction waste into artistic objects that retain symbolic memory of their origins. The artist's consistent methodology and titles like 'The Blind Leading the Blind' demonstrate his distinctive aesthetic of heterogeneous material combinations. Photographer Tanguy Beurdelay documented the exhibition, which includes large-scale floor, pedestal, and wall-mounted sculptures that challenge perceptions of value and decay.