Galerie Zwart Huis is pleased to announce its new space in Antwerp. The opening in September 2026 marks both the gallery’s twenty-fifth anniversary and the beginning of a new phase in its activities. Since its foundation in 2001 in Knokke, the gallery has gradually expanded from Knokke to Brussels and now to Antwerp. With this expansion, Antwerp becomes a second base for new exhibitions, projects and collaborations.

The gallery inaugurates its new venue with the first solo exhibition by Antwerp-based artist Nils Verkaeren. 'El Pulso del Agua' brings together paintings created during the last three expeditions of his long-term Colombian project (2018–2026), along the Río Magdalena, Río La Miel and Río Cauca.

Verkaeren’s practice develops through direct engagement with the landscape, where painting becomes a physical and unpredictable act. Rather than depicting these environments, the works emerge from them: canvases are exposed to water, climate and time, allowing the landscape itself to leave its mark. The resulting paintings are not representations of place, but traces of lived experience and collaboration with natural forces.

Artists: Nils Verkaeren