CO-CURATOR

ALWAYS IN

THE KITCHEN 

In 2018, together with Bent Van Looy, Martena co-curated the exhibition ‘Always in the kitchen’ at Gouvernement in Ghent, Belgium. With a generic white Ikea kitchen as the central stage, Van Looy and Duss draw upon its natural, lively energy. The kitchen is alive and acts as a vibrant hub embracing everyday life. Participating artists were Nel Aerts, Ruben Bellinkx, Kasper De Vos, Niels Goos, Viktor Hachmang, Kate Isobel Scott, Stephane Kozik, Kim Noble, Charline Tyberghein, Domas van Wijk and Tom Volkaert.

Says Gouvernement / Campo:

‘He’s a musician and visual artist, she’s a creative entrepreneur. Both share interest in visual art as well as various off-track challenges in which they can combine their refined knowledge and versatile skills. Now they’ve gathered a selection of young, committed visual artists after having visited art schools and ateliers, or via contacts in their personal or mutual networks of artists. The result of this spontaneous selection happens to offer a kind of overview of what’s trending lately in the art world.’