February 1—April 22, 2018
WIELS Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels
Paroles Saâdane Afif
Exhibition view: Saâdane Afif, Paroles, WIELS Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels, 2018. Photo © Aurélien Mole
Press Release
Afif employs popular forms of culture, such as music, as a tool to bring people together in a moment of shared creativity. His work takes many forms (performance, objects, sculptures, text, posters…), often using the moment of exhibition as an occasion for production. The exhibition Paroles presents an overview of his work of the past 15 years. Since 2004, he has been commissioning writers and artists to create lyrics inspired by his artworks, which are then exhibited alongside them. These lyrics have become key material for Afif, central to the evolution of his practice.