Abdelkader Benchamma
Landscape of the Fall – Netherlands
The Het Noordbrabants Museum dedicates its very first exhibition in the Netherlands to Abdelkader Benchamma from November 16, 2024. For the occasion, the artist connects some of his works with the tradition of Dutch masters such as Jheronimus Bosch and Pieter Bruegel.
With large, drawn installations, Abdelkader Benchamma (Mazamet, 1975) creates a connection with the time and works of Bruegel and followers of Jheronimus Bosch. Specifically for the museum, he is creating a new work on-site. The boundaries of time and space seem to disappear, transporting you to new, hidden worlds.
Benchamma’s large artworks transform the museum halls into a space that seems to evoke various memories. He uses ink to create the paintings directly on the walls, turning them into what feel like otherworldly realms.
Benchamma’s inspiration aligns with works from the museum’s collection, such as The Temptation of Saint Anthony, inspired by Jheronimus Bosch. Benchamma also selected a few black-and-white engravings by Bruegel for the exhibition. These works are also on display, allowing old and new to truly blend together. Additionally, other pieces, including drawings, animations, and lithographs, will also be on view.
Trees of miracles – Ecriture
The artist
Born in 1975 in Mazamet (France), Abdelkader Benchamma lives and works in Paris and Montpellier. Benchamma chooses to work in a sole medium: drawings. He adopts different approaches to the drawing process, sometimes moving across a sheet of paper with the meticulous strokes of an engraver, sometimes spreading over a wall with lavish gestures that appropriate the space. The matter escapes from the frame in a form of organic growth. Inspired by literature, philosophy, astrophysics and esoteric reflections, his works create visual scenarios that question our relationship to reality as they probe the frontiers of the invisible.
