Will take pla­ce on 8 December 2025 at Campo Nieuwpoorttheater in Ghent

The cover ​‘Niets is iets!’ was drawn for Dirk Pauwels’ first and last book.

At the book­pre­sen­ti­on ​‘Niets is iets’ orga­ni­sed by Walry book­shop, the per­for­man­ce ​‘ACT OF A CONATIVE VOID’ will be brought.

Niets is iets! by Dirk Pauwels

• Foreword Jean-Paul Van Bedegem
• Final reflec­ti­on Michiel Heyndrickx
• Graphic design Kabis Mathilde Geens
• Cover design Leen Van Tichelen

Practical infor­ma­ti­on

• Monday 8 December at 8.30 pm
• Campo Nieuwpoorttheater
• Nieuwpoort 31 – 35 Ghent

Programme

• Book pre­sen­ta­ti­on by Peter Van den Eede
• Musical inter­lu­de by Peter Vermeersch and Berlinde Deman
• A CONATIVE VOID by Leen Van Tichelen, fra­med with sound by Johan Pycke
• Maître de céré­mo­nie by Nassr Hannour

Took pla­ce from 1 July to 5 October 2025 at KIOSK, Ghent

Throughout the sum­mer months, KIOSK beco­mes the home of GROUND ZERO /51.04536/3.71609, a mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­na­ry resi­d­en­cy led by visu­al artist Leen Van Tichelen who invi­ted per­for­mer Fanny Vandesande, com­po­ser Esther Coorevits, and word artist Jonas Bruyneel. Over the cour­se of three months, the artists col­la­bo­ra­te across dis­ci­pli­nes — ima­ge, word, move­ment, and sound — mer­ging their prac­ti­ces into a fluid, site-res­pon­si­ve methodology.

While the gal­lery remains clo­sed to visi­tors, KIOSK itself is trans­for­med into a living stu­dio — part labo­ra­to­ry, part rehear­sal spa­ce — whe­re boun­da­ries are tested, unra­ve­led, and rewritten.

The tit­le, GROUND ZERO /51.04536/3.71609, marks both a begin­ning and a pla­ce. The geo­grap­hic coo­r­di­na­tes point to the exact site of the per­for­man­ce, groun­ding the inquiry in a spe­ci­fic rea­li­ty whi­le ope­ning spa­ce for new artis­tic tra­jec­to­ries to emerge.

MORE DATES SHOW MOMENTS WILL FOLLOW

23.08.2025 • 6pm • Bijloke Wonderland • KIOSK per­forms

17.09.2025 • 6 pm • Opening solo­show ​‘Onder Verzachtende Omstandigheden’

05.10.2025 • 4 pm • Finissage solo­show ​‘Onder Verzachtende Omstandigheden’

ORDER YOUR UNIQUE EDITION HERE • KIOSK sells

For the 2025 sum­mer quar­ter­ly resi­d­en­cy at KIOSK Ghent, Leen Van Tichelen pro­du­ced edi­ti­on DUAL ROLE, a col­lec­ti­on of 10 uni­que pieces. 

The small vari­ant REMNANTS OF DUAL ROLE will be pro­du­ced on request until 17.09.2025, the start of the exhi­bi­ti­on that con­clu­des the residency.

Your con­tri­bu­ti­on will help finan­ci­al­ly sup­port this mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­na­ry devel­op­ment pro­ject bet­ween four artists.

Trailer and pho­tos 1 to 7 ©Megan Briggs • 8 to 12 ©Sara Plantefève-Castryck

Partners GROUND ZERO /51.04536/3.71609 • KIOSK KASK&Conservatorium • Studio E • Uncle Wellington’s Wives vzw • Studio LVT • Go Atheneum Merelbeke • Bijloke Wonderland • BASE VZW

Took pla­ce on 31 October 2024 at De Krook libra­ry in Ghent

Rehearsal in VIERNULVIER Ghent from 29 to 30 October 2024

A col­la­bo­ra­ti­on bet­ween Jonas Bruyneel, Esther Coorevits, Lauryn Deruyck, Fanny Vandesande & Leen Van Tichelen

Partners GROUND ZERO • De Krook Library • Lebenshilfe Kunst und Kultur gGmbH & Lebenshilfe Westpfalz e.V. • Historische Huizen Gent • Stad Gent • Cultuur Gent • Danspunt • Platform‑K • VIERNULVIER • BASE VZW

GROUND ZERO, a pro­ject of BASE VZW, is an inves­ti­ga­ti­on that ques­ti­ons the defi­ni­ti­on of the art object and makes con­nec­ti­ons bet­ween body, spa­ce, sound and mate­ri­a­li­ty, making the nor­ma­ti­ve noti­ons of per­for­man­ce and instal­la­ti­on vague and inverted.

Took pla­ce on 19 October 2024 at Settantotto Gallery, Gentbrugge

A move­ment of 95 blocks from plinth A to plinth B

Took pla­ce from 20 to 21 July 2024 at Kaiserslautern, Germany

Four per­for­man­ces on ALLES MUSS RAUS Festival 

A col­la­bo­ra­ti­on bet­ween Amber Bosteels, Quinten Yeung, Lauryn Deruyck, Anna Dujardin, Zanne Boon, Gabria Vermeir, Lies Steyaert, Karlien De Cock, Kobe Boon, Betty Decampenaere, Fanny Vandesande & Leen Van Tichelen

Partners GROUND ZERO /49.46331/7.77111 • Lebenshilfe Kunst und Kultur gGmbH & Lebenshilfe Westpfalz e.V. • Stad Gent • Cultuur Gent • Platform K • BASE VZW

GROUND ZERO refers to the zero point from which a new spa­ce is intro­du­ced. The num­ber assig­ned to a GROUND ZERO pro­ject refers to the lon­gi­tu­de and lati­tu­de coo­r­di­na­tes of the res­pec­ti­ve spot whe­re it takes sha­pe. This zero point equals the begin­ning of a new inves­ti­ga­ti­on by the par­ti­ci­pa­ting artists.

Took pla­ce from 8 to 12 July 2024 at Sint-Pietersabdij, Ghent

Performance at Sint-Pietersplein Ghent

A col­la­bo­ra­ti­on bet­ween Amber Bosteels, Quinten Yeung, Lauryn Deruyck, Anna Dujardin, Zanne Boon, Gabria Vermeir, Lies Steyaert, Karlien De Cock, Kobe Boon, Betty Decampenaere, Fanny Vandesande & Leen Van Tichelen

Partners GROUND ZERO /51.04210/3.72660 • Historische Huizen Gent • Stad Gent • Cultuur Gent • Platform‑K • BASE VZW

GROUND ZERO refers to the zero point from which a new spa­ce is intro­du­ced. The num­ber assig­ned to a GROUND ZERO pro­ject refers to the lon­gi­tu­de and lati­tu­de coo­r­di­na­tes of the res­pec­ti­ve spot whe­re it takes sha­pe. This zero point equals the begin­ning of a new inves­ti­ga­ti­on by the par­ti­ci­pa­ting artists.

Took pla­ce from 5 to 7 June 2024 at Danspunt, Ghent

An inves­ti­ga­ti­on on the DOK Ghent site.

A col­la­bo­ra­ti­on bet­ween Amber Bosteels, Quinten Yeung, Lauryn Deruyck, Anna Dujardin, Zanne Boon, Gabria Vermeir, Lies Steyaert, Karlien De Cock, Kobe Boon, Betty Decampenaere, Fanny Vandesande & Leen Van Tichelen

Partners GROUND ZERO /51.06589/3.72953 • Danspunt • Platform‑K • BASE VZW

GROUND ZERO refers to the zero point from which a new spa­ce is intro­du­ced. The num­ber assig­ned to a GROUND ZERO pro­ject refers to the lon­gi­tu­de and lati­tu­de coo­r­di­na­tes of the res­pec­ti­ve spot whe­re it takes sha­pe. This zero point equals the begin­ning of a new inves­ti­ga­ti­on by the par­ti­ci­pa­ting artists.

Took pla­ce from 2 to 30 March 2024 at Art Academy, Eeklo

A per­for­man­ce at the invita­ti­on of wor­king group IN VITRO as part of the exhi­bi­ti­on T R O S

A col­la­bo­ra­ti­on bet­ween Anna Dujardin, Zanne Boon, Gabria Vermeir, Lies Steyaert, Karlien De Cock, Fanny Vandesande & Leen Van Tichelen

Video ©Pieter Verbiest 

Partners GROUND ZERO /51.18708/3.56340 • Platform‑K • VIERNULVIER • BASE VZW

GROUND ZERO refers to the zero point from which a new spa­ce is intro­du­ced. The num­ber assig­ned to a GROUND ZERO pro­ject refers to the lon­gi­tu­de and lati­tu­de coo­r­di­na­tes of the res­pec­ti­ve spot whe­re it takes sha­pe. This zero point equals the begin­ning of a new inves­ti­ga­ti­on by the par­ti­ci­pa­ting artists.

Took pla­ce from 14 to 16 January 2024 at VIERNULVIER, Ghent

Rehearsal for the per­for­man­ce at the exhi­bi­ti­on T R O S

A col­la­bo­ra­ti­on bet­ween Anna Dujardin, Zanne Boon, Gabria Vermeir, Lies Steyaert, Karlien De Cock, Fanny Vandesande & Leen Van Tichelen

Video ©Pieter Verbiest

Partners GROUND ZERO /51.04769/3.72746 • Platform‑K • VIERNULVIER • BASE VZW

GROUND ZERO refers to the zero point from which a new spa­ce is intro­du­ced. The num­ber assig­ned to a GROUND ZERO pro­ject refers to the lon­gi­tu­de and lati­tu­de coo­r­di­na­tes of the res­pec­ti­ve spot whe­re it takes sha­pe. This zero point equals the begin­ning of a new inves­ti­ga­ti­on by the par­ti­ci­pa­ting artists.

Took pla­ce from 8 to 12 January 2024 at VIERNULVIER, Ghent

A col­la­bo­ra­ti­on bet­ween Fanny Vandesande & Leen Van Tichelen

Partner TRANS’FORM • VIERNULVIER 

Took pla­ce on 28 October 2023 at Zebrastraat, Ghent

A pro­ject bet­ween Leen Van Tichelen, Bart Janssen and Bart Maris

At the pre­mie­re of the exhi­bi­ti­on A Gorgeous Lie, the per­for­man­ce ​‘ACT OF A CONATIVE SEQUENCE BASE BLOCK I’ was brought.

Bart Janssen wro­te five poems ​‘Narrative — Textures’ in res­pon­se to the book ​‘res­ten van res­ten’ by Leen Van Tichelen. He asked Bart Maris to musi­cally trans­po­se the poems. In the pro­cess, Leen simul­ta­neous­ly drew five dra­wings in spa­ce using 28 blocks.

The epo­ny­mous book ​‘A Gorgeous Lie’ inclu­ded the poems, the sco­re of the musi­cal pie­ce and a let­ter, link in his ​‘Letters to Artists’, by Philippe Van Cauteren. At the pre­mie­re, a sound clip was play­ed fol­lo­wing the per­for­man­ce, with Renee Van Dorpe, daugh­ter of Leen Van Tichelen, rea­ding out Philippe’s letter.

Took pla­ce on 22 and 23 October 2022 at stu­dio LVT, Ghent

- STOK en BLOK doen 4 STOKKEN en 10 STENEN ont­staan, waar­mee of waar­door een actie plaatsvindt -

A ques­ti­on-and-ans­wer pro­cess bet­ween Maria Blondeel, Ben Benaouisse and Leen Van Tichelen 

DIALOOG is a pro­ject of BASE VZW, whe­re food by invita­ti­on is the begin­ning, part of or com­ple­ti­on of the who­le. Exploring how the pro­cess of cre­a­ti­on in a ques­ti­on-and-ans­wer rela­ti­ons­hip can be visi­bly inhe­rent in new work and in its presentation.

Took pla­ce on 18, 22, 31 May and 5 June 2021 at Lindenlei, Ghent

In the midd­le of the coro­na pan­de­mic, Isabel Devos and Sara Vanderieck asked a few artists to bring a per­for­man­ce for a mini­mum of 1 per­son and a maxi­mum of 5 peo­p­le of their choi­ce, based on their fas­ci­na­ti­on for ero­ti­cism in the arts. Afterwards, the­re had to be a resi­due that was given as a gift to one of the audien­ce mem­bers. Their pro­ject was named ​‘I would like to say, I don’t know the road to paradise…’.

The per­for­man­ce was regis­tered each time by Isabel Devos. 

One of the regi­stra­ti­ons was shown at the exhi­bi­ti­on B‑SIDES AND RARITIES at Fred&Ferry Gallery from 8 to 29 April 2023.