The Thalie Foundation closes its space in Brussels

Brussels. Opened to the public in 2018, the elegant Art Deco house which was the Brussels showcase of the Thalie Foundation closes its doors on October 26, at the end of the “Regenerative Futures” exhibition. Created in 2014 by Nathalie Guiot, the foundation has carved out its path as a separate institution in the contemporary art landscape. Committed to supporting emerging creation, as well as the meeting between art and design, she has shown herself to be increasingly sensitive to social issues, and particularly to those linked to climate and the depletion of resources. .

The Thalie Foundation in Brussels.

© Michel Figuet

“For three to four years, with the podcast “Créateurs Urgence Climat”, I have had the opportunity to meet artists, designers and scientists who are wondering, in the face of climate emergencies, how to produce less and better or what is the role of art in these subjects, explains the founder and president. All these questions are the fruit of a journey and reflection which led me to reorient my commitment and my activities. There are already a plethora of exhibition spaces and I need to feel useful. I also find that contemporary art, in general, perhaps does not respond as it should to the exhaustion of resources. This response can be found through design and the use of less “impactful”, more virtuous, less energy-consuming materials. And it is in this direction that I would like to commit myself for the next ten to fifteen years of my life by producing works and objects that do not yet exist and by disseminating them to the widest audience. »

“Produce differently”

Patron and collector, Nathalie Guiot has enriched several exhibitions at the Fondation Thalie with works from her own collection, placed in dialogue with guest artists. “I will continue to collect, but in a less intensive way and with other works linked to my projects, and in particular textile works. »

Coming from a family of industrialists, co-founder of Anabet editions, she reconnected with her entrepreneurial roots in the “Aleor” project (for Aware, Low-tech, Ethic, Open-mind and Raw). “We are overproducing objects, which is leading us to our downfall. This is why there is an urgent need to produce differently. » In collaboration with young designers, notably met for the “Regenerative Futures” exhibition, this new creative platform wants to find ways to offer objects that are not harmful to the environment through the use of biomaterials or materials reused and favoring the circular economy. “It will obviously be limited series production, but it allows us to bring new types of objects into homes and to raise awareness of these materials that we are talking about more and more. » This limited series work should be a first step before the platform partners with companies for larger productions.

A showcase for this production, “Aleor Craft & Biodesign” is designed as a nomadic and traveling gallery. It will be revealed to the public for the first time during the next edition of the Collectible fair in Brussels in March 2025 at the Vanderborght space. The future is under construction.

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