31/10/2024
n a world marked by destruction, inequality, and chaos, we often hold to the belief that control could restore order. Yet beneath the surface lies an ever-present force—constant change, resisting all attempts at taming; inertia.
The Parable of the Sower, as recounted in the Gospels (Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, and Luke 8:4-15), serves as an allegory for how life unfolds beyond our control. It tells the story of a Sower scattering seeds on various soils—a metaphor for how the human heart responds to the teachings it encounters. Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower extends this idea, as her protagonist navigates a world steeped in chaos and inequality, illustrating the necessity of resilience and ethical reciprocity: “Whatever you touch you change, whatever you change, changes you.” The earth and all life within it are shaped by human context, molded by social, geopolitical, and economic power systems. Any sower, like each of us, acts in an unpredictable landscape. So we are, collectively, resilient and vulnerable, bound by communion.
SO WE R presents two solo exhibitions and one collaborative piece by Lieve Shukrani Simoens and Felix Fasolt, organized around themes of purpose and struggle. It seeks a deeper sense of agency and symbols of collectivity, paradigms of alternative structures, and ultimately, the sacred. Through struggle, we thrive; we lift each other, finding kinship.
At the heart of SO WE R is a temple—a receptive space where transformation, connection, and renewal are nurtured. Here, our discourse converge. Variables are the spice of life. With the help of
