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The work of Chris Meulemans stems from a fascination with how humans seek to structure nature, and how nature resists that structure. Plants and flowers are recurring motifs—not decorative, but deeply symbolic—reflecting the tension between control and organic freedom.

These botanical elements allude to histories of classification, colonization, and domesticity, while simultaneously asserting their presence as unpredictable, living entities that defy rigid expectations.

Her paintings balance between figuration and abstraction, combining geometric structures with intuitive brushwork. The process is layered and open, creating compositions where forms and meanings are in constant flux. Viewers are invited into a space of uncertainty, where fixed interpretations give way to transformation and doubt. Her work is represented by Valerie Traan Gallery.

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At first glance, a plant appears to simply stand in a pot. But the longer you look, the more you notice how its leaves blend into the floral pattern of the background. The plant seems to dissolve into the wall—or is it the other way around?

This merging is not merely aesthetic. It raises questions about how we perceive nature and culture, and where we draw the line between the two. Is the plant still a separate entity, or has it been absorbed into the décor that normalizes and neutralizes it?

The work plays with the tension between control and surrender. What initially appears to be a domestic scene gradually reveals itself as a subtle subversion of that familiarity. As if nature isn’t just present, but slowly spreading, taking over, consuming.

This visual blurring reflects a deeper process of transformation—a metamorphosis in which nothing is fixed, and things constantly take on new forms. One thing devours another, without violence, but also without clear boundaries.

Still Live, Still Moving 2025 140x100cm

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