Espace Vanhomwegen is honoured to present Matt Boyle (Manchester, UK) for his solo exhibition, 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅.

At the invitation of independent curator Louise Bernatowiez, he will present a completely new body of work, never before exhibited. 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 will be Boyle’s first solo exhibition of paintings outside of the UK.

We are so excited to welcome him to Brussels and warmly invite you to join us for the opening on Saturday, November 8th.

Facebook invitation link for this event (let’s share!) : https://fb.me/e/ceLCwxxlr

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Exhibition 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 by Matt Boyle
9.11 - 22.11.2025
Opening 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟖.𝟏𝟏.𝟐𝟓 / 𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎 - 𝟐𝟐:𝟎𝟎

Visits by appointment :
 info@espacevanhomwegen.be
𖡡 Espace Vanhomwegen
Rue de Russie 31, 1060 Saint-Gilles

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About the artist :

Boyle’s multidisciplinary practice incorporates investigative image making, walking, field recordings, drawing, painting, printmaking, installation, performance, exhibition making, filmmaking, writing and teaching.

𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒚 𝑰𝒔𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 is a series of paintings, drawings and collages that attempt to infiltrate and accelerate the untrustworthy representations and narratives that are often preserved in archived imagery, notes and ephemera. The paintings surface, gesture, structure aim to mobilise the agitated and fevered transactions that saturated and underpinned his experience of moving through the city, walking daily, for hours at a time. Washes of colour build in an effort to allow architectural fragments, flailing limbs, abandoned clothing, faded vegetation, halloween paraphernalia, reflections to be woven together, figures are supplanted or overrun by shadows, faces are distracted, unavailable or lost, voyeuristic observation combined with edges of strange conversation are presented like a slow motion blinking.