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Member of 76,4 Project with Ekaterina Kaplunova, Richard Venlet and Michel François.
(ENG)
Juan Pablo Plazas (Bogota, 1987) is a Colombian anthropologist and artist living and working in Brussels, Belgium since 2012. He is fascinated by the ability of people and communities to interpret the world in different ways. In his practice, he departs from everyday objects and raw materials that possess exceptional material or formal properties. With astonishment and a sense of humour, he removes these items from their ordinary context and transforms them into sculptures or assigns them roles in a performance. Through this act, Plazas breaks through the ‘perfectly normal’ and invites us to understand objects as animated, living matter. In 2013 he graduated from the Master’s program at LUCA School of Arts in Brussels. In 2014 he was granted with the Jan Naaijkens Prijs from the North Brabant Society. His work has been shown at Bureau des Réalités in Brussels (2016), SMAK, Gent (2017), Chauffeur, Sydney, AU (2018), Besme 105 in Brussels (2018), Mieke van Schaijk Galerie in ’s-Hertogenbosch, NL (2018) among other places. He is part of the Self Luminous Society and the 76.4 project in Saint Gilles, Brussels, and current resident at Barak Lili M, a space from Pilar VUB.
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(NL)
Juan Pablo Plazas (Bogota, 1987) is een Colombiaanse antropoloog en kunstenaar die sinds 2012 in Brussel, België woont en werkt. Hij is gefascineerd door het vermogen van mensen en gemeenschappen om de wereld op uiteenlopende manieren te interpreteren. In zijn praktijk vertrekt hij van dagdagelijkse voorwerpen en ruwe materialen die bijzondere materiële of vormelijke eigenschappen bezitten. Met verwondering en zin voor humor haalt hij ze uit hun gewone context, verwerkt ze tot sculpturen of geeft ze een rol in een performance. Door deze handeling doorbreekt Plazas het ‘doodnormale’ en nodigt hij ons uit om objecten te begrijpen als bezielde, levende materie. In 2013 studeerde hij af aan de masteropleiding van de LUCA School of Arts in Brussel. In 2014 werd hij onderscheiden met de Jan Naaijkens Prijs van de Noord- Brabantse Vereniging. Zijn werk werd onder meer tentoongesteld in Bureau des Réalités in Brussel (2016), SMAK, Gent (2017), Chauffeur, Sydney, AU (2018), Besme 105 in Brussel (2018), Mieke van Schaijk Galerie in 's-Hertogenbosch, NL (2018). Hij maakt deel uit van de Self Luminous Society en het 76.4 project in Sint-Gillis, Brussel, en woont momenteel in Barak Lili M, een ruimte van Pilar VUB.
(FR)
Juan Pablo Plazas (Bogota, 1987) est un anthropologue et artiste colombien qui vit et travaille à Bruxelles, en Belgique, depuis 2012. Il est fasciné par la capacité des individus et des communautés à interpréter le monde de diverses manières. Dans sa pratique, il part d’objets quotidiens et de matériaux bruts qui possèdent des caractéristiques matérielles ou formelles particulières. C’est avec étonnement et sens de l’humour qu’il les extrait de leur contexte habituel, qu’il les transforme en sculptures ou leur confère un rôle dans une performance. Cet acte permet à Plazas de casser ce qui est ‘parfaitement normal’ et il nous invite à comprendre les objets comme une matière animée et vivante. En 2013, il a obtenu son diplôme de master à la LUCA School of Arts à Bruxelles. En 2014, il a reçu le Jan Naaijkens Prijs de la Société du Brabant du Nord. Son travail a été exposé entre autres au Bureau des Réalités à Bruxelles (2016), au SMAK, Gand (2017), au Chauffeur, Sydney, AU (2018), au Besme 105 à Bruxelles (2018), à la Galerie Mieke van Schaijk à 's-Hertogenbosch, NL (2018). Il fait partie de la Self Luminous Society et du projet 76.4 à Saint Gilles, Bruxelles, et réside actuellement au Barak Lili M, un espace de Pilar VUB.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2020 Solo project at Centrale for contemporary art, Centrale Lab in the context of BXL Universel. Brussels, Belgium.
pe’epe’e maka’ole. Online Project, curated by Rectangle.be
- 2018 The Twilight Home. Mieke Van Schaijk Galerie. ‘s-Hertogenbosch. The Netherlands.
Mein Schmetterling crispr . Bogotá, Colombia.
- 2016 From: Juan Pablo Plazas, To: Marianne Berenhaut.
“Monster”. Project developed with Marianne Berenhaut and Lilou Vidal. Bureau des Réalités. Brussels, Belgium.
- 2015 Esto. Héctor. Ciudad de México. Mexico.
The Wachter.
These Things Take Time. Gent, Belgium.
Matter Matters #1: Juan Pablo Plazas. De Schelp. TAC, Curated by Marleen Hartjes. Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
- 2014 Blind Magic. Mieke Van Schaijk Galerie. ‘S-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
- 2013 Don’t Hesitate, Don’t Move Project Space C1.02 Sint-Lukas. Brussels, Belgium.
- 2012 Querer es poder: Amargas promesas dulce rencor. La agencia. Bogotá, Colombia.
COLLECTIVE PROJECTS AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2020 Outdoor Sculpture Project Pilar, VUB. Brussels, Belgium.
NFF: Nothing For Free, Group show. Pleasure Island. Oostende, Belgium.
PRIVAAT, Group show curated by Han Decorte and Joris Van der Borght. Bruthaus Gallery Waregem, Belgium.
Forms of Public Privacy Performance with The Self Luminous Society with Sophia Holst and Axel de Marteau. Collectible Design Fair.
Maison Gregoire, Brussels, Belgium. - Luis Bonito.
Performance with Vincent Sampaio. In the frame of the group exhibition Condition Report, Invited by Juan Duque and Ella Strowel.
curated by the programme of Curatorial Studies, KASK, Gent, Belgium., At Vandenhove Pavillion, Gent, Belgium.
Self Luminous Society HQ. installation and performances in the frame of the exhibition Mind Full of Thoughts, CAC Vilnius. Vilnius,
- 2019 Will I Am. Performance invited by Mieke Van Schaijk Galerie. A Performance Affair. Brussels, Belgium
The Drunken Forest. Installation at group show Garden Party. Curated by Rectangle.be. Château Nour. Brussels, Belgium.
The 2 o’clock Sitting Totem Reading Club. Performance in the frame of: Ja, nine! Art Rotterdam with Mieke Van Schaijk Galerie.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Hydraulics. Performance with Céline Matthieu. Within the Self Luminous Society In the frame of Night Shift., Vooruit. Gent, Belgium.
Performance at Sint Lucas Gent final year proclamation. Handelbeurs. Gent, Belgium.
The Name Blessing Game. Performance with the Self Luminous Society for the exibition of Bernice Nauta. 1646. Den Haag, NL
The Name Game. Performance with Bernice Nauta in the frame of the exhibtion: Kompromis. Schloss Kalkhorst, Germany.
Slim Denken and Hayne E. Day come to Karneval. Performance project supported by Marres, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Self Luminous Society. With David Bernstein and Bernice Nauta. Poppositions, Brussels, Belgium.
- 2018 Il diavolo è muto ma non è cieco., Performance in an exhibition with Vanessa Valero. Curated by María Fernanda Domínguez.
Caserma la Marmora. Paratissima. Turin, Italy.
Stone Islands. Performance for the exhibition of Kurt Ryslavy: Het is geen kunst fake news te maken. Mieke Van Schaijk Galerie.
‘s-Hertogenbosch. The Netherlands.
8 Duo Project with Sylvie Eyberg. Curated by Tania Nasielski. 105 Besme Brussels, Belgium.
A Practice of Everyday Life, After De Certau. Curated by Ben Gavin. Yuill/Crowley Gallery. Potts Point, Australia.
B-sides. Group show at Saloon. Brussels, Belgium.
MR Cava Performance at Maastricht Museum Night. Van Eyck Academie. Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Hypertrophy Performance at a group show at Coherent. Brussels, Belgium.
Dirty Pretty Things. Chauffeur. Sidney, Australia.
- 2017 . How beautiful it is how easily can be broken., Curated by Wim Lambrecht. SMAK, Gent, Belgium.
Duck Full of Ants. Duo Project with Nicolás Lamas. Second Room., Antwerp, Belgium.
Duo project with Timo Van Grinsven. DMW Art Space. Antwerp, Belgium.
Laat ons dansen. Mieke Van Schaijk Galerie. ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
Chorus of Cold People. Curated by Benjamin Installé and Swallowing Helmets. Brussels, Belgium.
SPRING 1883 art fair. Melbourne, Australia.
- 2016 “The Tongue of the Shoe” Parlour Dictionaire. Performance with Santiago Reyes. Organized by the Parlour Collective.
Dr. Johnson’s House. London, England.
Formation de bureau. Residency Project with Yoel Pitowsky and Nathalie Snel. Greylight Projects. Brussels, Belgium.
From: Juan Pablo Plazas, To: Marianne Berenhaut. “Monster”. With Marianne Berenhaut. Bureau des Réalités. Brussels, Belgium.
3rd Belgian Performance Festival. Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Brussels, Belgium. - Not Really Really. curated by Agata Jastrząbek
Frédéric de Goldschmidt Collection. Brussels, Belgium.
- 2015 OMNIVORO Duo project With Stanislas Lahaut. Dauwens & Beernaert galerie. Brussels, Belgium
Nationa(a)l. Artist selected by Pieter Vermersch and Lilou Vidal. Brussels, Belgium
Hotel Pink House. Pink House. Antwerp, Belgium.
Fashion Clash Project. Maastricht, The Nederlands.
ALGH. Besme 105. Brussels, Belgium.
Poppositions. Mr. Present, Mss. Absent and Everyone Inbetween., Brussels, Belgium.
Horror Formalism. Organised by Helmut Stallaerts. In-between space. Brussels, Belgium.
- 2014 The Divided Body., Curated by Wim Lambrecht., Predikherenkerk. Leuven, Belgium.
Paper Works. Tatjana Pieters Galerie.Gent, Belgium.
Jan Naaijkens Prijs. Kunstpodium T. Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Things presented to the mind. AgainAgainAgainAgain. London, United Kingdom.
Exorcised. Sint-Lukas Brussels graduation show Brussels, Belgium.
Norma: The Navigation Cycle System. Kunstpodium T. Tilburg, The Netherlands. 2013 - Wild Horses and Trojan Dreams.
Curated by Laura Herman and Pieter Vermeulen. Marres, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Salon de Charbon. Organized by Michael van den Abeele. Sint-Lukas Galerie. Brussels, Belgium.
- 2011 Golpe de suerte: Graduation Projects Exhibition. Universidad de los Andes. Bogotá, Colombia.
GRANTS
- 2018 Kortlopende beurs. Individual funding. Flanders State of the Art.
- 2015 Grant for Foreign Artistic Residency Projects. Mexican office of Foreign Affairs.
- 2014 Jan Naaijkens Prijs, granted by the Noord-Brabants Genootschap. Tilburg, The Netherlands.
- 2013 God is Blond. Supported project and production of limited editions, granted by Sint-Lukas. Brussels, Belgium.
RESIDENCIES
- 2021 General Residency at the Frans Masereel Centrum.
- 2021 Hisk Gent, Belgium
- 2018 Summer residency at Atelier 34zero muzeum Brussels, with the support of the CJM.
PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
- 2020 Hart: Kunst in tijden van corona: 8 tips. Edited by Sam Steverlynck & Pieter Vermeulen. hart-magazine.be
- 2019 Bruzz TV: Juan Pablo Plazas: ‘Ik houd er van om dingen door elkaar te halen’:
https://www.bruzz.be/videoreeks/bruzz-international- zondag-20-januari-2019/video-juan-pablo-plazas-ik-houd-er-van-om
- 2016 Juan Pablo Plazas, Marianne Berenhaut at Bureau des Réalités. In Contemporary Art Daily. March 15th.
A Bruxelles, au << Bureau des Réalités >>, la pensée est à l’oeuvre. Written by Colette Dubois. In Flux News No 70.
A Bruxelles, au Bureau des Réalités. Written by Colette Dubois. In H ART No 153.