Honoré δ'O
©image: M HKA
° 1961
Lives in Ghent (), born in Oudenaarde ().
The oeuvre van Honoré δ'O consists of sculptures, assemblages and chain-reactions. It is many-facetted to say the least, and always in motion. The artist was born in 1961 as Raf Van Ommeslaege and reborn in 1984 in Ghent as Honoré δ'O. This rebirth and choice of artist’s name is connected to his take on art and life which, according to him, are interchangeable. Honoré δ'O settles scores with the static nature of art. His art works are dynamic and know no definitive form – they are always in movement. The everyday objects and materials that he uses continually change, split and multiply in an endless variety of ways. Here the details are certainly as interesting as the whole. At first sight his installations indeed look like a disordered multiplicity of materials, but on closer view you see that it’s full of considered compositions and that the details contain an ordered chaos. The same elements also return in different combinations. Honoré δ'O’s art is not ponderous, but light-footed and playful. We are always invited to play along and become part of the composition. Because of the size of his installations, the visitor can contemplate it from different viewpoints and discover new meanings.
Works
>Honoré δ'O, You may use my picture, 1995-2001.Video, 01:02:02.
>Honoré δ'O, All the details extended/En fractures recomposées, 1995-2001.Installation, mixed media, variable dimensions.
>Honoré δ'O, Honoré δ'O / All the details extended, en fractures recomposées, 2003.Book, ink, paper, 21 x 14.5 cm, 164 p., language : Dutch, French, English, publisher : Le Collège Éditions - FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims & Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen, ISBN : 2-907331-18-3.
>Honoré δ'O, Herkisting [Re-Casing], 2004.Installation.
>Honoré δ'O, Tant (de) pis de tâches de titre(s), L’Envers du Décor, 2005.Video, ink, paper, dvd.
>Honoré δ'O, Honoré ðO - "The Quest" Variations on a Theme, 2006.Book, ink, paper, 23 cm x 17 cm.
>Honoré δ'O, - If Language Substitutes the Title -, 2011-2013.Installation, pvc, mixed media, variable dimensions.
Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: El Hotel Eléctrico – Rooms available . 21 February 2014 - 11 May 2014.
> Exhibition: EXTRA MUROS: Visite Bornem - Gedeelde Ruimte. 03 May 2014 - 25 May 2014.
> Exhibition: EXTRA MUROS: Visite Herzele – Beyond words. 03 April 2015 - 03 May 2015.
> Exhibition: Honoré d'O – All the details extended, en fractures recomposées, 2001. 09 February 2002 - 21 April 2002.
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> Exhibition: Honoré ðO - The Quest – 51 ste Biënnale van Venetië 2005. 12 June 2005 - 06 November 2005.
> Exhibition: The collection XXV. 27 February 2010 - 19 September 2010.
> Exhibition: The collection XXXIII – The Collection as a Character. 07 June 2013 - 22 September 2013.
> Ensemble: Collectie Vlaamse Gemeenschap.
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> Ensemble: In Decomposed Fractures.
> Ensemble: Kamer 5 [Room 5].
> Ensemble: M HKA_DEFAULT_PUBLICATIONS.
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> Ensemble: M HKA_DEFAULT_WORKS.
> Ensemble: NUCLEUS.