Peep Show by Marie Cathérine Stalpaert

Founded in 2015, 1M³ serves as an exhibition space for artists' books from the Kunstenbibliotheek collection. Each edition, a guest curator is invited to make a unique selection and present it within the 1M³ display cases.

Peeping (noun, verb)
The act of secretly or furtively looking at something, often through a small opening or from a hidden position. It typically implies curiosity, mischief, or voyeurism.

Peep Show is an exploration of intimate gazes and the fragile tension between what is visible and what should remain hidden. It transforms twelve windows into peep holes, inviting visitors to engage in a quiet, yet playful act of looking. A curated collection of texts, photographs, objects and personal ephemera uncovers intimate fragments of life. It provokes a reflection on the thin line separating observation from voyeurism, reconfigurating the act of peeping into a deliberate, poetic inquiry. In this realm, the line between observer and observed gets blurred, asking us to embrace the inherent vulnerability of our curiosity.

Marie Cathérine Stalpaert is born in Antwerp, Belgium.
She is a graduate in architecture from the University of Antwerp and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Paris-Belleville. She is currently participating in the Curatorial Studies programme at KASK&Conservatorium.