To Be Held at Both Ends
05.10.2026-11.10.2026 / 019 Ghent / Exhibition + booklaunchLeft foot high left, right hand to the bad sloper, bump right to the first shell and bump right once more to get a bit higher on that shell, match the shell and step the right foot through to the foothold, right arm fully around the second shell, come up high and close to the shell and step the left foot through behind to the good crimp, then rotate the right arm from the full wrap to holding it like a sloper while you bring the right foot wide to the second sloper, then left hand from the first shell to the crimp, then left hip to the wall and match the bad shell and with the right hand to the crimp, right foot into the first good shell and with the left to the top sloper, left foot wide on the volume and match.
INFINITIF & 019 present To Be Held at Both Ends, an exhibition and artist book by Klaas Vanhee. The exhibition brings together a series of works by Vanhee that enter into dialogue with Adrien Tirtiaux’s Das Trojanische Ding. Klaas Vanhee will create an installation featuring a small selection of drawings and objects, alongside a spray wall fitted with hand-sculpted climbing holds. Bring your climbing shoes!
About the publication:
In Klaas Vanhee’s artistic practice, drawing has always carried a dual meaning: it is both an act and a way of exploring the possibilities of reproduction, repetition, and translation. Through different drawing methods, he investigates how a line can circulate and transform. Each drawing thus forms part of a broader process in which notes, copies, scans, and variations are just as important as the final images. To Be Held at Both Ends, published by INFINITIF in an edition of 300 copies. €38. The publication was made possible with the support of Sabam for Culture, 019 & Silvestre Galeria.
About Klaas Vanhee:
Klaas Vanhee (1982) studied painting at LUCA School of Arts in Ghent, where he has lived and worked since 2000. His practice spans a range of media, including painting, sculpture, installation, video, printmaking and, in particular, drawing. Through his work, Klaas gives form and meaning to personal memories, stories and desires, developing a visual language in which intimacy and vulnerability coexist with formal strength.
Practical info:
Exhibition: Monday 5 October – Sunday 11 October, daily from 2 to 6 pm
Official opening and book launch: Friday 9 October from 6 to 9 pm, with the book launch at 8 pm.
Location: 019, Dok-Noord 5L, 9000 Ghent
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