Manifeste

The exhibition 'Manifeste' at Whitehouse Gallery, Brussels, features works by Caroline Le Méhauté that explore the relationship between humans and living environments within an industrialised world. The show juxtaposes materials like earth and wax with concrete and metal, examining their interactions and the search for balance. Notably, earth sourced from the UNESCO World Heritage site 'the Cradle of Humankind' in South Africa is used, carrying symbolic weight about human origins and our connection to the land.

Le Méhauté's practice engages with materials that resist complete control, highlighting a negotiation between the artist and the medium. Works include layered wax structures resembling beehives, fabric impregnated with symbolic earth, and a plumb line piece using clay and metal to explore equilibrium. The exhibition also incorporates imprints on paper, found objects, and plaster panels inscribed with excerpts from the 1972 Meadows Report, reflecting on environmental limits and the fragility of important messages.