What do we take from places, and how do we honour that exchange? The Foragers explores these questions through foraging: noticing, gathering, and working with what is already around us. What once was a basic survival skill now offers a way to slow down and pay attention in a time of ecological pressure.
From 24 April - 29 May, the exhibition at Pilar brings together artists who start from what they find in their surroundings: from washed ashore textiles to gaming symbols and insect traces. These starting points lead to sculptures, textiles, videos, drawings and sound works that reflect the contexts they come from and the questions they raise. Some focus on small details from daily life; others connect their materials to wider environmental or social issues.
Curated by Gosie Vervloessem, the exhibition features existing and new work by Anima O. Cassamajor, Annelotte Lammertse, Aïcha Ouattara, Amber Vanluffelen, Camille Dufour, Chloé Schuiten & Clément Thiry, Delphine Somers, Elli Vassalou, Ernst Maréchal, Federico Protto, Jori Galama, Maliza Kiasuwa, Marjolijn Dijkman, Mathias Mu, Nele Möller, Pedro Riofrio, Samah Hijawi, Tim Theo Deceuninck, and lastly Soukaïna Aziz El Idrissi, who was artist-in-residence at Moussem last summer.
Opening: April 23
Join curator Gosie Vervloessem and the participating artists for a first gathering around the exhibition.
18:00-22:00: Artist Alex Deforce leads a screen-printing session. Bring a textile item and print a The Foragers design to take home.
No registration needed.
The Foragers: Engagements Beyond The Human is an interdisciplinary art and science project that reimagines foraging (the gathering of edible or useful materials in one’s immediate surroundings) as a creative and ecological practice. Between October 2025 and December 2027, a series of activities invites you to rediscover your connection with the environment, not only in nature but also in unexpected places across the city and its edges.
The series is co-curated by artistic researcher Gosie Vervloessem, historian Benoît Henriet (VUB) and VUB Crosstalks, and supported by ERC FORAGENCY and the Chair Casterman-Hamers: History and Philosophy of Sciences. This exhibition is organised in collaboration with Pilar.
What do we take from places, and how do we honour that exchange? The Foragers explores these questions through foraging: noticing, gathering, and working with what is already around us. What once was a basic survival skill now offers a way to slow down and pay attention in a time of ecological pressure.
From 24 April - 29 May, the exhibition at Pilar brings together artists who start from what they find in their surroundings: from washed ashore textiles to gaming symbols and insect traces. These starting points lead to sculptures, textiles, videos, drawings and sound works that reflect the contexts they come from and the questions they raise. Some focus on small details from daily life; others connect their materials to wider environmental or social issues.
Curated by Gosie Vervloessem, the exhibition features existing and new work by Anima O. Cassamajor, Annelotte Lammertse, Aïcha Ouattara, Amber Vanluffelen, Camille Dufour, Chloé Schuiten & Clément Thiry, Delphine Somers, Elli Vassalou, Ernst Maréchal, Federico Protto, Jori Galama, Maliza Kiasuwa, Marjolijn Dijkman, Mathias Mu, Nele Möller, Pedro Riofrio, Samah Hijawi, Tim Theo Deceuninck, and lastly Soukaïna Aziz El Idrissi, who was artist-in-residence at Moussem last summer.
Opening: April 23
Join curator Gosie Vervloessem and the participating artists for a first gathering around the exhibition.
18:00-22:00: Artist Alex Deforce leads a screen-printing session. Bring a textile item and print a The Foragers design to take home.
No registration needed.
