GRADUATION SPECIAL : Arno Synaeve

Es hätte so schön sein können – Man kann nicht alles haben

Pascale Platel wrote me the following: I had promised to make an appearance at some big event once. So many people, and in open air to boot, I dreaded the very thought. My boyfriend offered to accompany me. The first half hour I felt absolutely rattled, running about every which way. My boyfriend stopped in the middle of the field. He spoke to people. I went to stand with him, not by his side, but half a metre away, so that I wouldn’t be included in the conversation. I stayed put, looked around and suddenly felt happy. A human being + a human being + a context, and what this can yield. I had to think of that when I saw one of your works. Xxpp

Arno Synaeve, De Koninklijke Academie voor Schone Kunsten (KASK), Fine Art