Arne Quinze, the international renown artist, signs for this unique piece of art. This installation is build for the first Festival of Politics running on 14, 15 and 16 November in the Flemish Parliament.

The immediate environment of the Flemish Parliament undergoes a restyling with a giant wooden installation, lasting for at least 5 years, covers the Leuvenseweg connecting the Flemish Parliament with the House of Flemish Representatives.

Quinze: “THE SEQUENCE bridges the communication gap between people and generates movement in the city. I want to reconnect people and let them interact with each other like they did in the past on squares. At least people talked to each other then.”

Therefore concrete elements serve as the basis for the sculpture. It gives people a moment to reset their minds and think about what’s going on in those two buildings.

The physical connection between neighbors, the Flemish Parliament and the House of Flemish Representatives reflects the possible connection between all neighbors in Brussels. Cross-culture connections, a connection with Europe, its diversity and entity.

SUSTAINABILITY

Arne Quinze uses concrete and wood for this installation. “Working with natural materials gives the installation a very pure and human aspect. I always work in a sustainable way. This is one of the most important things for me. All used wood has the EFC-label, a European standard. For every tree cut, there will be planted a new one. All wood is 100% recyclable into new fixtures, and is going to be completely reused after the deconstruction.

ARNE QUINZE

Arne Quinze’s talent lies in his ability to fuse polar extremes – passion and chaos with controlled elegance. He masterfully creates immaculate, urbane and polished works that are balanced with a certain contradicting tension, giving them a refined yet exuberant appearance. He realizes his ideas with extraordinary verve and is able to generate crossovers in between the most diverse disciplines, as if in a maelstrom.

His headquarters in Kortrijk, Belgium, are located in a complex of 10 000 square meters. A unique creative platform employing more than 80 people and comprising a showroom, together with the offices and production units of Quinze & Milan, and Studio Arne Quinze, where Quinze has surrounded himself with architects, urban developers, product and graphic designers, video-artists, copywriters and sculptors. The Art Studio in Miami is another volcano for his creative artistic outbursts.

Source and images credit: The Sequence, Festival of Politics, Arne Quinze

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