24/10/2026
Upcoming exhibition 📌
KEN'ICHIRO TANIGUCHI
Hecomi Study #54 – Antwerp Hecomi Map
Opening during Borger Nocturne
Friday 30 October at 18:00
Come by, meet the artist and discover his work. We look forward to seeing you!
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The first solo exhibition in Belgium by Japanese artist Ken’ichiro Taniguchi.
A crack in a wall. A dent in a surface. A small irregularity in the city.
Ken’ichiro Taniguchi calls these traces Hecomi. By carefully tracing their contours, he gives form to details that might otherwise go unnoticed.
Through cutting, folding and joining, the traced shapes become three-dimensional sculptures — each retaining a connection to the place where it was found.
A shift in scale, and a different way of looking at our surroundings.
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For his Antwerp project, Taniguchi transforms cracks, dents and depressions found at the city’s former fortifications into a series of vivid yellow sculptures. Each sculpture originates from a Hecomi discovered at a specific site, translating an often-overlooked trace into a new, three-dimensional form.
Presented together, the sculptures reveal a surprising dialogue between the city’s material history and Taniguchi’s distinctive artistic practice. 'The Antwerp Hecomi Map' connects each work to the place from which its form originated.
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The exhibition is endorsed by the 160 Years of Friendship between Japan and Belgium.
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Ken’ichiro Taniguchi
Fort VII - Wilrijk, Antwerp, Belgium
Compressed PVC, Steel, Hinges, Brass
2026, 30 x 30 x 3 cm
Hecomi Tracing Year: 2024
Hecomi Size: 68 x 37
Ken’ichiro Taniguchi Studio
BORGER nocturnes
Antwerp Art
Kunst kopen begint op GalleryViewer
160th anniversary between Japan and Belgium
Stad Antwerpen