Second location during Antwerp Art Weekend: LLS Paleis – Aan ’t water
Vlaamsekaai 47, 2000 Antwerp

Opening on Thursday the 29th of May from 4 until 9 PM.
Exhibition from the 29th of May until the 1st of June 2025.
Opening hours: 29/05 from 12 – 9 PM, 30/05 – 01/06 from 12 – 6 PM.

The Colour of Serendipity/A Critique of Everyday Life.

The serendipitist finds valuable things without looking for them. This notion beautifully captures an important dimension of Stephanie Rizaj’s work. Fragments of personal lives, elements from the everyday, found objects and fabrics, places… These are not just presented as readymades but carefully worked on, with a great sensitivity to colour and texture, combined with a sharp, critical eye. Engaging in this kind of exploration requires curiosity, an open mind, a willingness to embrace chance, and intuition. It takes time and patience, thus promoting a slower and more spontaneous practice — a breath of fresh air in this fast society where planning, decision-making and self-affirmation are the norm. This further results in a surprising variety of outputs. While Rizaj primarily focuses on installations, she has also created videos and performances, and has presented what we could call ‘made objects’ — objects that may appear ordinary but are distinct from found objects, given that the artist fabricates them. Through her works, Rizaj brings mystery to the commonalilties of the everyday and interrogates them. They are stills of a multifaceted process combining coincidence and deliberation, like signs hinting at complex, problematic realities that usually remain hidden.

Excerpt from a text by Julie Van der Wielen.

Artists: Stephanie Rizaj