Moving with the Shape of an Eight

Alexis Gautier’s work is often created in dialogue with other people. Starting from an interest in cultural transactions, he focuses on exchange, coincidence and the thin line between fact and fiction. Encounters, discoveries or misunderstandings thus form a creative space within which his work emerges in a collective context. The research process is documented in sculptures, video, textiles and performances, all reflecting on the notion of exchange and value, as well as on authorship and the protocols of exhibition-making.

This book is published on the occasion of the exhibition ‘Alexis Gautier. L’Heure de la Soupe’ at M Leuven (2021) curated by Eva Wittocx, and at CIAP (2022) curated by Alicja Melzacka & Maaike Orlando Gouwberg.