Description
“The contemporary psychic maladies, among them burnout, indicate an excess of positivity, that is not negations so much as the inability to say no; they do not point to not-being-allowed-to do-anything but being able-to-do-everything”
(‘The Burnout Society’ by Byung-Chul Han, 2015)
‘The Burnout Society’ is an exhibition that highlighted the unhealthy dynamics of our Society and the way it influences new generations, thanks to the perspectives of young artists from the Euregio, Sara Bachour, Elisa Verkoelen, Milena Dahl & Stef Lemmens. How can one choose between what they ‘should’ and ‘could’ do in a Society where everything is possible? How does this impact young people – those who are supposed to create a better future, resolve climate change, fight for human rights, fair practice, and a more egalitarian society?
“Jumble” is a publication collecting the stories of artists Sara Bachour, Elisa Verkoelen, Milena Dahl & Stef Lemmens, while navigating burnout in our Society. It is the result of exchanges between them.
The exhibition, “The Burnout Society”, and this publication, developed by the artists, are part of an experimental project, developed to support emerging artists entering the
commercial art world. It is a cooperation between The Artist and the Others and Marieke Severens, from Pontarte Gallery in Maastricht. The exhibition was part of the Archipel program of Bip Liège.
Year: 2024
Editions: 50
Designed by Milena Dahl in cooperation with the artists.
Printed on see true paper.
