An invitation to travel a sculpture trail in the Bois de La Cambre

 An invitation to travel, a sculpture trail in the Bois de La Cambre.

The Boghossian Foundation, the Brussels-Capital Region and the City of Brussels present An invitation to travel, sculpture trail at Bois de la Cambre. This joint initiative of the Boghossian Foundation, the Brussels-Capital Region and the City of Brussels is part of a common desire to make art accessible to all.

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The inauguration of the route takes place in the presence of Jean Boghossian, President of the Boghossian Foundation, Pascal Smet, Secretary of State for the Brussels-Capital Region in charge of Town Planning and Heritage, Ans Persoons, Alderman for Town Planning and Public Spaces, Delphine Houba, Alderman for Culture, and Zoubida Jellab, Alderman for Green Spaces and Public Cleanliness.

The itinerary presents the works of Ara Alekyan (Armenia), Thierry Bontridder (Belgium), Jiana Kim (Korea), Samar Mogharbel (Lebanon), Leopoldine Roux (France) and Kaz Shirane (Japan). The promenade summons archaic, universal, simple architectural forms, like the arch or the circle. Pansies for being affected, crossings, photographed, the works, made of distinct materials, have been designed to be integrated into their respective environment.

A route that invites you to walk in the Bois de la Cambre.

The course entitled " An invitation to travel " is a invitation to walk, contemplation and interaction with contemporary works of art. Located a few steps from the Villa Empain, the installation of six monumental works in a reduced perimeter of the Wood of the Cambre was designed to offer a journey that invites the public, over the course of a year, to discover the many ways in which artists reinvent the landscape.

Faithful to its tradition of presenting a dialogue between the cultures of the East and the West and reflecting its artistic programming, the Boghossian Foundation brings together Belgian and international artists, from East and West and from all generations. around this project.

This proposal operates a gender balance in its selection of artists in order to emphasize the Foundation's commitment to respect for the egalitarian values ​​that are dear to it. The selection of Belgian artists or artists working in Belgium evokes the Foundation's unfailing support for national artists and the choice of a Lebanese artist and an Armenian artist recalls its vocation for dialogue with Eastern cultures.

Testimonials on the exhibition in the Bois de la Cambre

Here are the first impressions collected during the inauguration on Thursday, December 14,

John Boghossian

President of the Boghossia Foundation

“We are proud and happy of this large-scale cooperation with Brussels institutions, which allows us to spread our humanist message in the Bois de la Cambre, an invaluable green heritage. Art is the answer. Through art, we want to promote better mutual understanding and possible dialogues.

Pascal Smet,

(Secretary of State for the Brussels-Capital Region, in charge of Town Planning and Heritage)

“One of my priorities as Secretary of State in charge of Town Planning and Heritage is to develop an artistic policy in public spaces, parks and gardens. So when Jean Boghossian offered me his sculpture garden project in the Bois de la Cambre, I understood that we
We had a unique opportunity to connect culture and nature. Thus, we issued a planning permit authorizing the presence of sculptures in a listed park. We thus confirm that a listed property is not fixed and can actively participate in today's cultural life. This initiative will contribute to the international cultural influence of Brussels and is the natural extension of the exceptional work carried out and the success encountered by the Foundation since its installation in the Villa Empain. »

Delphine Houba,

Alderman for Culture at the City of Brussels:
“For the space of a year, the Bois de la Cambre will be transformed into an open-air artistic promenade. It is with great pleasure that the City of Brussels joins in this project accessible free of charge and at any time in this green setting. A stroll to discover six monumental works of art, created by artists from Belgium and elsewhere, three
women and three men… which will perhaps make you want to walk through the doors
of Villa Empain. »