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Sarah Vanagt, Vermeire Katrien

The Wave

Doc. expérimental | hdv | couleur | 20:0 | Belgique, France | 2012

In "The Wave" the archaeological gaze of the viewer is set in motion: a mass grave from the Spanish Civil War (1936?39) opens and closes itself. In 2011 we placed a camera above the spot where nine victims were buried after their execution by Franco?s supporters in June 1939. On day one of the excavation, a digging crane gently loosened the top layer of soil, until the archaeologists came across a skull with a bullet hole. Then the archaeologists continued their work by hand. The skeletons appeared, then disappeared, as if a strong wind blew that removed the sand and uncovered death, a primal truth.

Katrien Vermeire (°1979 - Ostend, Belgium) Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium The Flemish Community awards her grants since 2003 Exhibitions - Projects - Collections - Awards Exhibitions UNSEEN AMSTERDAM, Kahmann Gallery, 2012 ALL OUR RELATIONS, 18th Biennale of Sydney (AU), 2012 ART BRUSSELS, Crown Gallery, 2012 EMPHATIC IMAGES - PART I, GROUPSHOW with Jose Maria Mellado , Katrien Vermeire and Wim De Schamphelaere, Crown Gallery, 2012 FLIP COLLECTION II, Side programme of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, PrintRoom, Rotterdam (NL), 2012 TALENT 2011, Exhibition presented by Foam Magazine, Amsterdam, 2011 GODSPEED (solo), Crown Gallery, Brussels, 2011 SCOPE BASEL, Crown Gallery, 2011 ART AMSTERDAM, Crown Gallery, 2011 MADRID FOTO International Photography Fair, Crown Gallery, 2011 ART BRUSSELS, Crown Gallery, 2011 KATRIEN VERMEIRE (solo), Museum M, Leuven, 2010-2011 DISTURBED SILENCE, Campus Psychiatrisch Centrum, Duffel, 2010 WATERLAND, Alexandre Cadain Gallery, Paris, 2009 POINT ZERO, Marijke Schreurs Gallery, Brussels, 2008 FOTOFOTO: Contemporary photography from the Province of East Flanders Collection, Voormalige Bank van de Arbeid, Ghent, 2007 FREESTATE, Militair Hospitaal, Ostend, 2006 BREUGEL REVISITED: with Hans Op De Beeck, Herman Asselberghs, Angelo Vermeulen, Arno Roncada, Anne Daems, Vincent Meesen, Dirk Zoete, Building Transmissions & Douglas Park, National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Meise, 2006 PRIX MEDIATINE, Centre culturel Wolu-Culture La Médiatine, Brussels, 2006 ERFGOED IN BEELD, Stedelijk Museum voor Volkskunde, Bruges, 2005 CONTOUR II 2005: Mechelen, City in Female Hands, 2005 Andre Simoens Gallery (solo), Knokke-Zoute, 2005 Annemie Augustijns ? Katrien Vermeire, Vlaamse Opera Foyer Ghent & Antwerp, 2005 CC de doos ? de Cirk (solo), Hasselt, 2005 ENTR`ACTE: with Fien Muller, Annemie Augustijns, Jan Lauwers, Muse & Charlus, Hanne Lamon, Maarten Vanden Abeele..., De Zaal, Ghent, 2004 OORD: duo-exhibition Katrien Vermeire & Hans Op de Beeck, CC Strombeek, Brussels, 2004 DOUBLE EXPOSURE: with Vanessa Beecroft, Rineke Dijkstra, Nan Goldin, Justine Kurland, Orlan, Cindy Sherman, Hellen Van Meene & Sarah Jones, ING, Kortrijk, 2004 Huis van Winckel (solo), CC Belgica, Dendermonde, 2004 CONTEMPORARY FLEMISCH PHOTOGRAPHY: with Geert Goiris & Mekhitar Garabadian, Caravasla Art Gallery, Tbilisi, Georgia, 2003 PINK PERFECTION: with Virginie Bailly & Ria Verhaeghe, CC Belgica, Dendermonde, 2003 JOE DUGGAN, JEM SOUTHAM, KATRIEN VERMEIRE, GREET VLEGELS, Koraalberg Art Gallery, Antwerp, 2003 2002 Fine Arts Award of the Province of West-Flanders, CC Sharpoord, Knokke Heist, 2003 2002 Fine Arts Award of the Province of West-Flanders, Groeningekapel, Kortrijk, 2003 COLLECZIE, Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek, Deinze, 2002 BLEND: Contemporary photography in Belgium, Caermersklooster, Ghent, 2002 Group Exhibition Graduates KASK, Eskimo, Ghent, 2001 Projects The Wave, a film and a photo wall by Sarah Vanagt & Katrien Vermeire, 2012 Godspeed, commissioned by Ter Bleeke (Malle) & The Flemish Government Architect`s Team, 2010 BOULEVARD D`YPRES/IEPERLAAN, a documentary film by Sarah Vanagt, camera by Katrien Vermeire, 2010 Something to Tell You, commissioned by Ten Kerselaere (Hallaar) & The Flemish Government Architect`s Team, 2009 North Sea project commissioned by The Flemish Government, Shipping Assistance Division, Ostend, 2009 ERFGOED IN BEELD, Pictures inspired by West-Flemish folk-tales, Stedelijk Museum voor Volkskunde, Bruges, 2005 SONGBOOKS - JOHN CAGE: in cooperation with Heleen Van Haegenborgh (prepared piano), 2005 Lightbox for music club 4AD, Diksmuide Commissioned by 4AD & The Flemish Government Architect`s Team, 2005 THE FLEMISH OPERA, commissioned by "The Flemish Opera", Illustrations full poster campaign & libretto, 7 Posters, Season 2003-2004 IN OPDRACHT: ANTWERP 1993-2003, Portraits, commissioned by the PhotoMuseum, Publication in the PhotoMuseum magazine, september 2003 THE SCHELDT FROM SOURCE TO ESTUARY, Illustrations for the annual of "The Port of Antwerp", The Scheldt from source to estuary, 21 Landscapes, commissioned by Catapult & Antwerp Port Authority, 2002 Collections Private collections in Belgium, France, Luxembourg & Switserland Province of East Flanders Collection Flemish government Arts & Heritage Collection National Bank of Belgium Contemporary Art Collection Awards 2011: FOAM MAGAZINE #28 `TALENT` 2006: Selection Prix Médiatine, Brussels 2003: Finalist Photo Festival Arles (Fr), Prix du Festival Off 2002: Fine Arts Award of the Province of West-Flanders