Jumping Fences: A Dialogue on Sharing Space

Publication launch and gathering

December 4th, 18:00, CIRQUE KASK & Conservatorium

Curators: Ismini Kyritsis, Manon Laverdure, Justine Mckenna, Karel Op ’t Eynde, Hugo Roger, Paula Swinnen,Camille Van Meenen and Lisa Verhaeghe

Artists: Haron Barashed & Lore Janssens, Sjoerd Beijers, Céleste Buyle & Quinten Vermeulen, Yawen Fu, Seppe-Hazel Laeremans, Paola Siri Renard and Jan Vandeplancke

The Jumping Fences team is delighted to announce the launch of a publication exploring the questions, processes and experiences that emerged from the event and exhibition project held at Het Paviljoen. The publication serves as an interpretive logbook, offering readers a window into the different dialogues that defined this six-month residency in the first half of 2024.
While the residency offered a physical and collaborative environment for creative exploration, the publication translates these experiences into a medium for retrospection. Through interconnected chapters, it probes the questions raised in this shared setting, documenting how each participant navigated the fluidity of their practice and, in turn, contributed to shaping Het Paviljoen.

To celebrate the launch, we invite you to join us for a talk event. This gathering will offer a space to revisit the dynamics of the residency, explore key moments, and discuss the interplay between individual agency and collective influence. Together, we will delve into topics such as the elasticity of artistic roles, the impact of Het Paviljoen’s space on boundary-pushing practices, and how cross-disciplinary collaboration can foster new, hybrid forms of expression.

Jumping Fences, which ran from February till June 2024 at Het Paviljoen, was presented as an exploration of artistic identity in a historically rich space marked by transitory periods. Het Paviljoen has long hosted a diverse spectrum of artistic practices, and during the residency it became a lively site for artists and designers to examine the boundaries separating art from design. Structured as an open dialogue, this residency allowed participants to engage with one another’s work, question their practices in relation to each other, and reimagine their creative approaches beyond conventional limits.

The project and publication was kindly supported by Curatorial Studies, KIOSK, KASK & Conservatorium, Stad Gent, Vleeshal, Stad Middelburg, Nederlands Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap, Alles Kan and Duvel.