Reclaiming the Erotic Through Making

Gayaneh De Coster (°1998, Antwerp/Brussels) presents Reclaiming the Erotic Through Making at De Fabriek, exploring materiality, embodiment, and the erotic. Her work seeks ways of making rooted not in control and productivity, but in feeling and being.
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This project is part of
Interwoven: LUCA meets LUCA
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De Fabriek
Baarsstraat 38
5615 RG

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Gayaneh De Coster

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LUCA School of Arts
gayanehdc@hotmail.com
+32476011434

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Artist bio

In my work, I seek to reconnect with something that is often lost in our society: what Audre Lorde calls the erotic. Not in a sexual sense, but as an inner force that arises from being fully present, a deep, intuitive knowing rooted in the body.

In contrast to a culture that emphasizes control, productivity, and rationality, I search for a way of working that begins with feeling and being. I do not create from a predetermined idea but let the material guide me, as Tim Ingold describes with thinking through making.

Play and embodiment are essential in this process. I choose materials such as wax, latex, and spandex for their tactile qualities; they invite touch and make me more aware of my body.

My work is not a finished product but a living process in which material, body, and thought converge. For me, art is a way of living: a path toward greater presence, sensuality, and connection.

Gayaneh De Coster
Gayaneh De Coster
Gayaneh De Coster

Hosted by Gayaneh De Coster

Sculptor Gayaneh De Coster (°1998, Antwerp/Brussels) works from a deeply embodied approach. Guided by intuition, the touch of the material, and the dynamics of the process, she approaches sculpture not as a one-way act but as a dialogue between maker and matter.

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Curator
Han Decorte