"There's a kind of wonder hidden in that mechanism. If only you could pry it loose…" That single sentence seems to encapsulate the oeuvre of Panamarenko. His life's work felt like a game without boundaries, where experimentation took precedence over the final result. Or did it? For Panamarenko's 85th birthday, KMSKA gathers his most playful objects and works on paper.
Panamarenko. Infinite Imagination celebrates the playful and curious spirit of this unique Belgian artist. Panamarenko saw art as an adventure, a search for the unexpected and unknown. His inventions and creations challenge us to look at the world with different eyes. Albert Einstein once said that play is the highest form of investigation, a quote that perfectly fits Panamarenko's thinking. The artist used the laws of science as rules of play, creating a parallel, alternative universe. Not completely detached from reality, but out of a curiosity. We show how he was always looking for magic, wonder and poetry.

For him, art was not a pastime, but a way to explore new worlds and reveal the magic of the everyday. Immerse yourself in Panamarenko's inventive and playful world, his sketches and original objects, drawn from both private and public collections.

Panamarenko. Infinite Imagination falls under the project Panamarenko85. An initiative of the Panamarenko Foundation which brings together exhibitions at M HKA, KMSKA, Port House — Port of Antwerp-Bruges and Cultural centre Knokke-Heist.

Artists: Panamarenko