The Scope of Stories, Tracing Vernacular Landscapes

2025 , BLANCO zaal Coupure, Gent (BE)

 

The Scope of Stories, Tracing Vernacular Landscapes is an exhibition that takes stock of artistic movements in rural areas. Jonathan De Maeyer invites artists who work in both rural and urban areas, always with a focus on human connections, ecology, food, and agriculture. Through fiction and documentary that questions the human perspective, the complexity and reality of the countryside is woven into the stories it houses.

With work by: Lara Bongard & Annelotte Lammertse, Claire Chassot, Tim Theo Deceuninck, Jonathan De Maeyer, Anastasia Eggers, Ciel Grommen, Rural Relations Writing Club & Ioana Lupascu, Maximiliaan Royakkers, Erien Withouck, Jana Vasiljević, Julie Van Kerckhoven, collective dinner hosted by Jana Joanna Milbou—Curator: Jonathan De Maeyer.

Location: BLANCO Platform - Coupure Rechts 308, 9000 Ghent
Opening: Friday, May 16, 6:00 p.m.
Rural Relations Writing Club: Saturday, May 24, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Collective free dinner hosted by Jana Joanna Milbou: Saturday, May 24, 6:00 p.m.

Exhibition:
Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, May 21 through Sunday, May 25, 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

The Scope of Stories, Tracing Vernacular Landscapes is part of the arts festival openbare werken (public works). The complete program can be found here. With the support of the City of Ghent.