Manipulation de l’index, because in French “l’index” is all you need to refer to a finger; I imagine the finger drawing a loop, a sway that is a touch, a spell. I imagine the financial and textual index too.
Céline Mathieu’s compositions generally take the form of assemblages of materials, which feature both found and personal items from her daily life. Her sculpture speaks of the material circulation of things in relation to the artist’s conditions – travels, exhibitions, life events, relocations, storage, daily expenses, etc. – evoking questions of how artistic and economic value is assigned throughout time and across modes of presentation.
Céline MathieuIEU (b. 1989, Belgium) had recent solo exhibitions at Celador (Brussels), PLUS-ONE Gallery (Antwerp), Sentiment (Zürich) and at Gr_und (Berlin). She was part of group exhibitions at Gauli Zitter (Brussels), Fondation CAB (Brussels), Kunsthal Extra City (Antwerp), Gallery Cité Internationale des Arts (Paris), La Virreina (Barcelona), Mu.Zee (Ostend), Corridor and PuntWG (Amsterdam), CLAPTRAP and AAIR (Antwerp). Her first book “Mouthful” was published by En’racte in 2021. Some of her works were recently acquired by the Flemish Public Collection (2024).
Céline Mathieu, Manipulation de l’index
Jan 17 – Mar 1, 2025
Gauli Zitter
Brussels, Belgium
