Aletheia, on-vergeten 2019, wax, wood, iron, salt, papier maché, epoxy. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.

Aletheia, on-vergeten 2019, wax, wood, iron, salt, papier maché, epoxy. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
Aletheia, on-vergeten 2019, wax, wood, iron, salt, papier maché, epoxy. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
Palindroom 2019, wax, iron, leather, lead, textile, epoxy. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
Nijvel II 2019, wax, bronze, iron, epoxy, 118 x 110 x 127 cm. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
Nijvel I 2019, wax, bronze, tanned horse hide, iron, epoxy, 118 x 110 x 130 cm. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
Pioenen 2017-2018, wax, wood, wallpaper, textile, iron, epoxy, 224 x 491 x 67 cm. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
It almost seemed a lily V 2018, wax, wood, wallpaper, textile, rope, iron, polyurethane, epoxy, 216 x 148 x 40 cm. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
It almost seemed a lily IV 2017-2018, wax, wood, wallpaper, textile, lead, iron, epoxy, 281 x 238 x 40 cm. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
Anderlecht III 2018, wax, iron, epoxy, bronze, 116 x 128 x 146 cm. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
Anderlecht II 2018, wax, iron, epoxy, bronze, 115 x 129 x 132 cm. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
Anderlecht 2018, wax, iron, epoxy, bronze, 103 x 137 x 163 cm. Exhibition view ‘ALETHEIA’ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, 2019. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt.
16 november ’18, 2019, textile, wax, wood, iron, epoxy, polyurethane, 103 x 401 x 130 cm. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
16 november ’18, 2019, textile, wax, wood, iron, epoxy, polyurethane, 103 x 401 x 130 cm. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
San S. II, 2017-2019, wax, wood, iron, epoxy, 230 x 79 x 37 cm. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt
San S., 2017-2019, wax, wood, iron, epoxy, 219 x 80 x 54 cm. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt
Stamen, 2019, wood, leather, wax, textile, iron, epoxy, fiberglass, straw, 180 x 52 x 31 cm. Photo: Mirjam Devriendt
Enclosed Garden, 2019, wood, wallpaper, wax, textile, epoxy, iron, rope, 175 x 165 x 39 cm. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Deux Corps, 2019, wood, bronze, wax, wallpaper, jute, rope, iron, epoxy, 265 x 124 x 53 cm. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Deux Corps, 2019, wood, bronze, wax, wallpaper, jute, rope, iron, epoxy, 265 x 124 x 53 cm. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Walburga 16 november ‘18, 2019, textile, wax, wood, iron, epoxy, polyurethane, 92 x 315 x 140 cm. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Infinitum, 2017-2019, iron, wood, glass, wax, textile, rope, epoxy, 162 x 201 x 101 cm. Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Honte, 2018-2019, lead, Belgian slate, 75 x 210 x 95 cm (stone); 20 x 80 x 92 cm (sculpture). Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Honte, 2018-2019, lead, Belgian slate, 75 x 210 x 95 cm (stone); 20 x 80 x 92 cm (sculpture). Photo: Ela Bialkowska, OKNO Studio
Mantel I, 2016-2018 and Mantel II, 2016-2018, wood, blanket, wall paper, wax, epoxy, iron. Installation view Chiesa di Santa Venera, Palermo. Photo Vincenzo Motta
Mantel I, 2016-2018, wood, blanket, wall paper, wax, epoxy, iron, 408 x 247 x 106 cm. Installation view Chiesa di Santa Venera, Palermo. Photo Vincenzo Motta
Mantel II, 2016-2018, wood, blanket, wall paper, wax, epoxy, iron, 395 x 247 x 106 cm. Installation view Chiesa di Santa Venera, Palermo. Photo Vincenzo Motta
Kreupelhout - Cripplewood, 2012-2013, wax, epoxy, iron, textile, rope, paint, gypsum, 2,30 (h) x 4,10 x 17,90 m, Photo Mirjam Devriendt
Kreupelhout - Cripplewood, 2012-2013, wax, epoxy, iron, textile, rope, paint, gypsum, 2,30 (h) x 4,10 x 17,90 m, Photo Mirjam Devriendt
Kreupelhout - Cripplewood, 2012-2013, wax, epoxy, iron, textile, rope, paint, gypsum, 2,30 (h) x 4,10 x 17,90 m, Photo Mirjam Devriendt
Elie, 2009, 2009, wax, epoxy, cushion, life size, Photo Ela Bialkowska
'After' Cripplewood II, 2013-2014, 2013-2014, wax, wood, epoxy, metal, fabric, polyester, straps, leather, 260 x 150 x 400 cm, Photo Rémi Lavalle
Berlinde de Bruyckere, exhibition views Galleria Continua, Beijing, 2012, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
Berlinde de Bruyckere, exhibition views Galleria Continua, Beijing, 2012, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
Berlinde de Bruyckere, exhibition views Galleria Continua, Beijing, 2012, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
-009-, 2011-2012, 2012, wood, glass, iron, rope, textile, 325 x 235 x 398 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
-009-, 2011-2012, 2012, wood, glass, iron, rope, textile, 325 x 235 x 398 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
We are all Flesh (Istanbul), 2011-2012, 2012, epoxy, iron armature, treated horse skin, 385 x 175 x 150 cm, Photo Mirjam Devriendt
We are all Flesh, 2012, 2012, epoxy, iron armature, treated horse skin, 346 (280 + 66 suspension) x 100 x 160 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
Rodt, 6 januari VI, 2012, 2012, wax, epoxy, iron, textile, rope, 109 x 28 x 35 cm
Actaeon (Beijing) IV, 2012, 2012, wax, wood, epoxy, iron, 146 x 320 x 80 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
Actaeon (Beijing) IV, 2012, 2012, wax, wood, epoxy, iron, 146 x 320 x 80 cm, Photo Oak Taylor-Smith
Per Benedetto, 2009, 2009, wax, epoxy, metal, wood, iron, 201 x 70 x 120 cm, Photo Ela Bialkowska
Lichaam (Corps), 2002-2006, epoxy, iron, horse skin, 153,5 x 102 x 288,5 cm, Photo by: Mirjam Devriendt
Aanéén, 2003-2004, horse skin, horsehair, epoxy, wood, 180 x 160 x 300 cm, Photo Ela Bialkowska
Berlinde De Bruyckere was born in 1964 in Ghent, Belgium, where she lives and works. The artist has participated to international events such as the 50th Venice Biennale, Padiglione Italia (2003), as the artist representing the Belgium Pavilion for the 55th Venice Biennale (2013) and the 15th Istanbul Biennale (2017). Her works has recently been exhibited in prestigious international museums, such as the Leopolod Museum in Vienna (2016), the National Gallery of Iceland, Reykjavik (2016) and the Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria (2015). Many of her works have also entered private collections such as the Gori Collection, Fattoria di Celle, Pistoia; Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Foundation, Turin; La Maison Rouge, Foundation Antoine de Galbert, Paris and De Pont Foundation, the Netherlands.Fondation Antoine da Galbert, Paris and the De Pont Foundation, the Netherlands.
Berlinde De Bruyckere’s work deals with the fundamental human search for transformation, transcendence and reconciliation in the face of mortality. Drawing from the legacies of the European Old Masters and Christian iconography, as well as mythology and cultural lore, the artist layers existing histories with new narratives suggested by contemporary world events.