As part of the Cosmic Body – First Incision exhibition at M HKA

17 May from 15.00 - 18.00

A new durational performance, OPUS III by Stef Van Looveren unfolds slowly during the final hours of the exhibition, allowing the body, materials, and time once more to reshape the work in real time. The performance explores the idea of transformation using repetition and subtle gestures to blur the boundaries between ritual, endurance, and sculpture. Visitors encounter the piece at different stages, making each viewing a unique moment within an ongoing process rather than a fixed event.

Stef Van Looveren is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist working across performance, video, photography, sculpture and installation. Their practice explores the politics of embodiment, sexuality and the constructed nature of identity, often employing humour and prosthetic objects to reveal how identities are formed, constrained and liberated. Van Looveren’s performances and installations blur the boundaries between theatrical spectacle, ritual and bodily exploration. Drawing on influences from religious iconography, technology, popular culture and subcultures such as BDSM, their work creates an immersive and charged visual language that questions normative expectations of the body while inviting viewers into a transformative experience.

Artists: Stef Van Looveren