My initials are J and C, and when I position my hands like this, my thumbs and index fingers form the letters JC. JC thus becomes a machine capable of endlessly reproducing my initials, JC. This JC machine, ceaselessly echoing my initials, forces us to confront the commodification of individuality. It raises profound questions: HowMeer lezen over “JC factory (2024)”
Auteur archief:Justine Cappelle
Bird (work in progress)
I was fascinated by feathers in the landscape because I wondered what happens to them if no one picks them up. My fascination with abandoned objects in the urban landscape led me to stray umbrellas. I began to collect them. Stray umbrellas, listening to the wind instead of to humans. I brought the feathers togetherMeer lezen over “Bird (work in progress)”
The unwanted video series (2024)
“The Unwanted video series” is a video series that utilizes accidentally taken photos and sounds from 65 individuals who responded to an open call via social media. These spontaneous snapshots provide an authentic and unfiltered glimpse into the behind-the-scenes of these individuals’ lives. The series combines all these raw images with pocket calls, resulting inMeer lezen over “The unwanted video series (2024)”
MOVING ON (2024)
A DIY video series consisting of 8 short movies emerges from the wreckage after the end of a long-term romantic relationship. Justine navigates through the dating scene for two years post-breakup, relying on intuition as her compass, with an iPhone and shaky hand camera as her witnesses. In chance encounters with various men, she discoversMeer lezen over “MOVING ON (2024)”
Painted by the cough (2024)
Saliva with coughing techniques 4 x (25 x 30) cm 1 x (55 x 73) cm *video making process available on request *This work was shown as a performance in an old swing club ‘Hectolitre’. In this performance I had a first date with a person. As a date we did the performance where weMeer lezen over “Painted by the cough (2024)”
BUTTERFLY (2023)
Found shell in Ostend. The idea was to fly the butterfly via mail to the person who needs it. *Shown on beach cabin in Sint-Idesbald
KISSES WITH LIPSTICK (2023)
V1: Kisses with lipstick of vagina & mouth, mixed V2: Kisses with lipstick of vagina * *Exhibition: Road to nowhere (Ghent)The works were shown along with a video showing the process of making the works. You could not enter the space itself and had to look through a mailbox slot to see inside. Also shownMeer lezen over “KISSES WITH LIPSTICK (2023)”
CHEESY ART (2023)
Cheesy art + broken frame
Shitty art in NYC (2023)
Chalked sewer covers in Nyc The intention is to lay this work on the ground, this is an ground work. 3 pieces / green – blue – red NYC SEWER, 2 x RTS (Return to sewer) NYC
PIZZA ART (2023)
The imprint of a sliced pizza Mozzarella on pizza box.
The license plate tales (2022-…)
The license plate tales is a concept where I take pictures of license plates. They are license plates that form words. They are plates that coincidentally form words. They are not personalized plates and the numbers around the words are erased for privacy reasons. The more license photos you collect, the more or bigger sentencesMeer lezen over “The license plate tales (2022-…)”
Piffy, styling singer (2022)
The lost sail (2022)
The Lost Sail is dealing around the incompetence to show something based on a conversation I had with Zao Wang, a director born in China. Because of the censorship in China he was not able to tell the story he wanted with a particular film. The Lost Sail tells what should have been seen whileMeer lezen over “The lost sail (2022)”
Portrait of humanity (2020)
Portrait of humanity is a of catalog of man-made objects that are currently in space. The objects on it variate from bags of shit to an advertisement for Doritos. The work was set up as a sound installation. The visitor had to take a seat at the typewriter and use headphones to communicate with someoneMeer lezen over “Portrait of humanity (2020)”
Painted by the sea (2021)
Fascinated by the drawings that the sea leaves on the beach as the water recedes, I searched for a way to capture these forms. *Exhibition: Solo expo at K.L.8 (Brussels)
MODERN TIME TRAVEL IN THE MINDSCAPE (2021)
A diptych of videos that are an attempt to manage and control time by using Google Streetview. Pt. 1, 9′ Constructs a childish memory of the bicycle trips to school. This is done by taking the same route again with Google Street view in the landscape of the past. The ride to school is anMeer lezen over “MODERN TIME TRAVEL IN THE MINDSCAPE (2021)”
Over The Top (2020)
Documentary 26′ How can you find and deserve your place in the world’s history, without killing people or even worse, going into politics? Maybe by putting an artwork on top of the Giza Pyramid? Over the top is a fast food style documentary about the hunt of a young person to find meaning and fulfillmentMeer lezen over “Over The Top (2020)”
Sensitive (2020)
Sensitive is a blanket with a print of one of my bruises. It materializes my fragility and the things I’d rather keep hidden under a cover. It’s my intention that the abstract term ‘vulnerability’ becomes tangible. You can touch the blanket and feel it.Do you want to feel it? Or does it evoke resistance? Do youMeer lezen over “Sensitive (2020)”
Silhouette (work in progress)
Documentary 52′ Temporary pitch: What does the world look like through the eyes of technology? In modern times, technology is less and less visible. Domotics, bluetooth, wifi, behind- the-scenes robots, data analytics, artificial intelligence. Silhouette is a visual dance in search of the infrastructures behind the ubiquitous invisible technology. What would what we accept lookMeer lezen over “Silhouette (work in progress)”
Modern cave paintings (2020)
For this I used authentic cave paintings. Some assume that the reason for depicting the animals was fear of them. To allay this fear, a drawer of the tribe was asked to draw the animal on a rock with charcoal or dyes. In these times the exorcism of the terrifying and surrounding animals found formMeer lezen over “Modern cave paintings (2020)”
Self-portrait – Aging (2019)
Custom made aging-app *Exhibition: Mu.ZEE (Oostende), De ambassadeurs (Roeselare)
Dear family (2020)
Dear Family’ is a video made on the occasion of the theatre performance Family. It’s a short video that addresses the shamed attitude towards family problems by using the family portrait as the central theme. How a family wants to look like and what should such a family portrait reflect, or just hide to theMeer lezen over “Dear family (2020)”
Make over (2021)
Every night I clean my face with a make-up remover wipe. The wipe is then smeared with colors by my daily layer of makeup. It uncovers the mask I use to get out of the house. Not a single day goes by and the wipe stays white. A year – 366 days because this yearMeer lezen over “Make over (2021)”
Seeing the sea (2020)
During the Corona crisis, I am again intensely confronted with the greatness of the overwhelming nature and how powerful it is to kill so many people. * All coastal municipalities have called for no more going to sea. No dike walks, no fresh sea air, no crazy seagulls. No splashing waves. No low tide andMeer lezen over “Seeing the sea (2020)”
Collage (2018)
Mix of all the hairstyles I once had. *Exhibition: De ambassadeurs (Roeselare)
Atelier 34zero Muzeum
Workshop – An imprint of the city made with sandpaper. A portrait of Brussels made on the basis of rubbing the city. Rubbing on lost feathers, poo, floor tiles, gates, nuts, an exploded balloon and other waste, …
Atelier 34zero Muzeum
Workshop with children – Photographing figures in the clouds, what stories do those figures tell us?
I love Icarus
I love Icarus Visual translation of a poem by Tjitske Jansen. The visualisation of the desire for freedom shown as a drone image that depicts the point of view of Icarus flying to the sun while knowing that his wings will melt. With a naked woman as the embodiment of Icarus who literally grabs theMeer lezen over “I love Icarus”
Maregrave (2017)
Documentary 25′ An impressionist portrait of a threatening North Sea, depicted as a collection of -perpetually growing- human decay. The coastline forms the border between water and land. This line is constantly moving. The sea takes along everything that comes on its path, slowly changing into a graveyard of sunken souls and a collection ofMeer lezen over “Maregrave (2017)”
Eikona (2016)
Documentary 11′ A documentary that questions the actual beauty ideal by placing the contemporary beauty ideal and the statue of Venus from Milo in front of each other in the black box.