Ief Spincemaille                                                                                                       Separation         Liminality         Incorporation                                                                                                               About                                                                             Text       
                      

Spincemaille’s work explores the immaterial and the limits of perception. His practice engages with sublime natural phenomena, abstract notions such as infinity, as well as encounters with other people and worlds.

His work unfolds along three paths: through objects that bring the immaterial into proximity or form; through perceptual instruments that reveal how such contact unsettles our sense of the real; and through processes, objects, and games that seek to repair and renew the fragile bond between self, other, and world. 

His works often invite active participation and personal sensory experience; they can be worn, used, or directly experienced. Spincemaille works both within and beyond the museum context, moving freely between public space and institutional frameworks. He operates at the intersection of art, technology, philosophy, and society.

His work has been exhibited internationally, including at Wiels (Belgium), Kasteel van Gaasbeek (Belgium), Guangzhou Biennale (China), Biennale des Arts Numériques (France), Nova Biennial (Brazil), Ars Electronica (Austria and Tokyo), Boxes Art Museum (China), OK Center (Linz), De Brakke Grond (Amsterdam), Felix De Boeck Museum (Belgium), Opéra de Paris (France), and the Festival de Marseille (France), among others.

His atelier is based in Leuven (Ateliers Minnoye) and Brussels (OWN Ateliers). 

In 2010, Kurt D'Haeseleer and Spincemaille founded Werktank, an organization dedicated to new and old media art.  www.werktank.org