At the outset of his artistic practice, Ief Spincemaille began developing instruments of perception, investigating alienation and derealization. In the aftermath of the 2008 economic crisis, his work gradually shifted toward an extra muros approach—creating objects, methods, and participatory frameworks aimed at re-establishing a connection with reality and the surrounding environment. Since 2010, Spincemaille's practice has increasingly become an exploration of the celestial, engaging with the infinite dimensions of time and space.
This trinity forms the conceptual foundation of his practice: celestial observations, perception devices, and correspondence projects.
As a post-media artist, the identity of Spincemaille’s work is not confined by one specific style, material palette, or aesthetic language. Instead, it is driven by a commitment to content and research, prioritizing conceptual inquiry over material or formal consistency. Within the framework of the three central domains of his practice, all are driven by a shared conceptual core: an inquiry into passages and liminal spaces — places of insecurity and instability, where something shifts from one form to another.
When something material transforms into something immaterial.
When the I — the artistic self — is confronted with the non-artistic other.
And when familiar perceptions of reality become strange and alienated.
Spincemaille operates at the intersection of (media) art, philosophy, technology, design, and everyday life. It is not merely a contemplative practice for museums or a specialized public, but a lived experience connected to broader social communities, for better living and a deeper understanding of life itself.
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