Joris van de Moortel

Joris Van de Moortel is aware of the tension and subliminal power of destruction, of smashing up a guitar, of imploding definitions and expectations. God may save the Queen, but the artist saves neither. The artist Joris Van de Moortel suffuses the viewer?s gaze with discomfort. In times when rituals are being replaced by indifference, the artist orchestrates new rituals in the form of condensed actions imbued with meaning. ?A sacrament is valid if the proper form, substance and intention are present in its operation.? These words were written by Joris Van de Moortel himself on the back of the vinyl record ?A Sunday Mess, Les sept sacrement par Joris Van de Moortel?. As though the artist is speaking about his own work, describing the conditions of the experience of a work of art or an artistic event. Form, substance and intention." - Philippe Van Cauteren, Brasschaat, 11 November 201900Exhibition: Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris, France (28.11.2019-25.01.2020).