Mécaniques Discursives by Fred Penelle & Yannick Jacquet.
Fred Penelle - www.penelle.be “In just under ten years, Frédéric Penelle (Brussels 1973), winner of the Art contest prize at the end of 2007, has given engraving a sudden burst of energy through his novel use of it in a way that is fundamentally original, malicious and as funny as it is serious.
The installation of each exhibition places on a wall a swarm of characters and objects that mix, either playfully or seriously, times, epochs, drawings, paintings, black, colour, old images and whatever else besides, to tell, not one, but a thousand tangled tales in which each will recognise his own according to his imagination, what he has lived through, his dreams or concerns.
In a heterogeneous set astonishingly coherent in its linear weirdness like a frieze, starting from a personal mythology that brings together images known to all it holds up a portrait of the world that is surprising yet familiar at the same time. And this arrangement is playful, amusing, inventive, sometimes threatening and also tragic in its device, constantly giving the impression that it might set itself in motion as if it was a vast comedy put on by actors who bear a strange resemblance to us. Might it be possible that we are taking part unawares? Very inspired and convincing.” (C.L.)
(la libre belgique 16/01/08).
Yannick Jacquet (legoman) - www.legoman.net Born in Geneva in 1980, lives and works in Brussels. A graphic designer by training, Yannick Jacquet now mainly devotes himself to moving images.
His work is characterised by a desire to step outside of traditional projection formats and locate the video in space. It mainly comes in the form of audiovisual performances, installations and stage design. His work is often in situ and is strongly influenced by questions connected to architecture. He regularly works with a number of artists and more particularly with those under the label AntiVJ where he is one of the founding members.
