It’s gonna rain

The exhibition "It’s gonna rain" by Evariste Richer at Meessen, Brussels, explores political themes through optical detours and existential gravity. The show features "Apocalypse," a helicopter blade joined with a conductor's baton, setting a tone that juxtaposes mechanical and human movement, and referencing both military and cultural artifacts. The space is informed by texts from Sun Tzu and Hannah Arendt, discussing strategy, war, and the dangers of dehumanization and unthinking alienation.

Further works include "Abracadabra," a camouflage-patterned fabric concealing a survival blanket, and "L’Or," a gilded human skull. A photograph titled "Le Comptable" touches on the relationship between mass death and calculation, referencing modern technological advancements in warfare. The exhibition also incorporates virtual philosopher Jianwei Xun and Marcel Duchamp's Rotoreliefs, re-contextualized to warn against complacency and sleepwalking, with the space itself designed to envelop the visitor in a landscape of concentric illusions.