In-Dependance Gallery

Startpagina
België
Antwerp
In-Dependance Gallery

IN-DEPENDANCE is a new gallery founded by Martijn van Pieterson and Annemarie Zethof, owners of IBASHO gallery.

Situated at the Waalse Kaai in Antwerp, the gallery will mainly focus on photography, but will also present other visual arts, where materialit

07/06/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances the gallery will open at 3 pm today!!

06/06/2026

Currently on view: ‘Bittersweet’ by Christopher Thomas

For his decades-long project ‘Bittersweet’, Thomas has been photographing desolate places and objects across various countries and continents, including the United States, Ukraine, Germany and Tenerife. His photographic practice is rooted in a documentary approach, incorporating subtle elements of staging while remaining largely faithful to the sites he encounters. His visual worlds revolve around themes of decay and transience, focusing on places where something once existed but no longer does, and where the passage of time and change have left their mark.

“This series is about feelings: sad ones, happy ones and everything in between. It is melancholic and warm. It is about joy and fear, it is about gain and loss, it is about the beginning and the end of life and the whole time in between. It is about time and how everything changes within it. As we do, too.” — Christopher Thomas

1. Bittersweet 21, 2018
Archival pigment print on cotton rag paper
60 x 80 cm

2. Bittersweet 04, 2016
Archival pigment print on cotton rag paper
60 x 80 cm

3. Bittersweet 79, 2006
Archival pigment print on cotton rag paper
60 x 80 cm

4. Bittersweet 125, 2024
Archival pigment print on cotton rag paper
90 x 120 cm

__

Christopher Thomas - Bittersweet
On view until 2 August 2026

Opening hours: thu - sun 2-6 pm
or by appointment: Waalsekaai 59, 2000 Antwerp

For inquiries, please contact
[email protected].

04/06/2026

#06 Impromptu: 5 questions to… Christopher Thomas

Discover another edition of our short, improvised interview series with artists exhibiting at IN-DEPENDANCE.

In this episode we speak with Christopher Thomas, currently presenting his series ‘Bittersweet’, on view until 2 August.

29/05/2026

Currently on view: ‘Bittersweet’ by Christopher Thomas

The exhibition presents a selection of colour photographs by Thomas (1961) who is best known for his city portraits. ‘Bittersweet’ juxtaposes dreamlike, nostalgic imagery with the harsher realities of transience. Thomas explores two seemingly opposing and contradictory notions. Yet when viewing the works, it becomes clear that this pairing offers a compelling way of expressing the inexpressible.

Bittersweet 04, 2016
Archival pigment print on cotton rag paper
60 x 80 cm
__

Bittersweet
On view 14.05 — 02.08.2026

Opening hours: Thu-Sun 2-6 PM
or by appointment: Waalsekaai 59, 2000 Antwerp

For inquiries, please contact
[email protected].

16/05/2026

Today at 2 pm will talk about his work ‘Bittersweet’. A rare chance to meet the artist!

15/05/2026

Artist talk with Christopher Thomas

Join us today, Friday 15 May, at 2 pm for an artist talk by Christopher Thomas, who will speak about his work.

Tomorrow 16 May, Thomas will hold a second talk, also at 2 pm.

Image:
Christopher Thomas, Bittersweet 124, 2016

14/05/2026

The exhibition ‘Bittersweet’ by is officially opening today from 16 to 18 o’clock. The artist will be present. The exhibition will run from the 14th of May till the 2nd of August. We are looking forward to seeing you.

14/05/2026

Together with our new exhibition ‘Bittersweet’ by Christopher Thomas, we present ‘Brussels’ by Jan Kempenaers. A work we present to stand and protest together with against the plans of our government. Together with other galleries in and around Antwerp, we partake in M HKA On the spot, fighting against the plans of our government to degrade the museum to a cultural centrum.

08/05/2026

IN-DEPENDANCE by IBASHO presents a solo exhibition by Munich-based artist Christopher Thomas starting at the opening of Antwerp Art Weekend. ‘Bittersweet’ juxtaposes dreamlike, nostalgic imagery with the harsher realities of transience.

The exhibition presents a selection of colour photographs by Thomas (1961) who is best known for his city portraits. In Bittersweet, he explores two seemingly opposing and contradictory notions. Yet when viewing the works, it becomes clear that this pairing offers a compelling way of expressing the inexpressible. Thomas created the photographs in the decades-long project Bittersweet, across various countries and continents. His visual worlds revolve around themes of decay and finitude, focusing on places where something once existed but no longer does, where change has taken hold.

Vernissage in the presence of the artist on Thursday 14 May, from 12 — 9pm, coinciding with the start of Antwerp Art Weekend (14–17 May).
Antwerp Art Weekend opening hours: 15, 16 and 17 May, 12:00 — 18 pm.

On 15 and 16 May at 14:00, an artist talk with Christopher Thomas will take place, followed by a signing of his book Bittersweet.

Image:
Christopher Thomas, Bittersweet 01, 2013

01/05/2026

We’re open today at Labour Day! The last 3 days of ‘Le Rêve Circulaire’ by !!
Come and enjoy Millet’s creative universe. Our opening hours are from 2 - 6 pm.

Adres

Waalse Kaai
Antwerp

Telefoon

+32473139329

Website

http://in-dependancegallery.com/

Meldingen

Wees de eerste die het weet en laat ons u een e-mail sturen wanneer In-Dependance Gallery nieuws en promoties plaatst. Uw e-mailadres wordt niet voor andere doeleinden gebruikt en u kunt zich op elk gewenst moment afmelden.