Jean Chauvin

On the occasion of the Brussels Photos Festival, Atelier Jespers is pleased to announce its new exhibition “Jean Chauvin – L’ombre atomique” curated by the Tim Onderbeke with the support and collaboration of Victor Guénard.
The exhibition will focus on the photography and abstract sculptures of the modern artist Jean Chauvin. Born in 1889 in France, he studied at École des Arts Décoratifs then École des Beaux-Arts and attended the workshop of the sculptor Antonin Mercié. He exhibited at the Salon des Indépendants and participated at the stone carving of “Frise de la danse” with Joseph Bernard, before devoting oneself to abstract sculpture. The artist exhibited alongside Brancusi, Arp and Zadkine in the 1950s, and represented France during the Biennale of Venice
in 1962. When Tim Onderbeke discovered the photographs taken by Jean Chauvin of his sculptures, he seized the opportunity to exhibit them at the modernist house of Atelier Jespers. The photography sculpts the light that gives a new dimension to the artworks. He collaborates with the Belgian marble mason Vande Whege Stones to provide rough stones that will highlight the works.
Nearly a hundred photographs are on loan for the exhibition by Victor Guénard, with the support of Socle, a startup founded in 2019 by Victor Guénard and Luca Fixy to support cultural and artistic activity through innovation.
The exhibition will take place during the Brussels Photos Festival between the 20/11/2020 to 27/03/21