Info
Yonas Seyoum is a visual artist from Belgium. His work ranges from video to installations. Synthetic imagery and its deconstruction are at the heart of his artistic practice. Most of his work stems from the desire to capture the forever unattainable and to crystallize the ephemeral. In pursuit of that seeming impossibility, he mostly uses digital media. He is captivated by the melancholic poetry and illusionary nature of computer simulations. They flirt with the idea of immortality. Computer simulations can seemingly embalm moments, objects, places and people. In some of the more recent Hollywood movies, actors are brought back from the dead with the help of computer-generated clones. Although these digital doubles look hyperrealistic, they can’t hide that they are imposters. In a way they bear a stronger resemblance to Frankenstein’s monster or a ghost than to the late actors. Ironically, instead of bringing the actors back to life, the doubles emphasize their absence. Seyoum sees this contradiction as an essential characteristic of computer simulations. He is fascinated by their ability to evoke a presence that simultaneously reveals its absence. In his work he often explores the tension between the two. He likes to seduce the viewer with illusions that reveal themselves, comparable to hypnotizing advertising photos that are known to have been photoshopped. They leave behind a hunger for something that can never be.
Contact
info@yonasseyoum.com
Education
Master of Arts in Fine Arts
LUCA School of Arts - 2018
Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts
LUCA School of Arts - 2017
Exhibitions
2022
Jubileum Vlaams Parlement
Group show
Vlaams Parlement
Brussels, Belgium
2021
Young Colors
Group show
Institut pour la Photographie
Lille, France
2020
Enter Through The Void, Exit Through The Gift Shop
Group show
CAMPO victoria
Ghent, Belgium
2019
After Summer Residence
Group show
LUCA School of Arts
Ghent, Belgium
The Gift Of Surrender - Album Exhibition
Group show
Barbé Urbain gallery
Ghent, Belgium
A Sunday Afternoon with Atelier OFFoff
Screenings and performances
Kunsthal
Ghent, Belgium
2018
Plakboek Booklaunch
Publication in collaboration with Javier Indesteege
LUCA School of Arts
Ghent, Belgium
LUX LUCA Showcase 2018
Group show
Cas-co
Leuven, Belgium
These Resources Are Renewable
Group show
WARP
Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Out of the Studio #3
Group show
SANTO
Gentbrugge, Belgium
Mayday Mayday festival 2018
Group show
CAMPO victoria
Ghent, Belgium
Thans of nooit in de ruimte
Group show
In de ruimte
Gentbrugge, Belgium
A Spectacular view
Collaboration with Zeno Peeters
Lichtfestival Gent 2018
Ghent, Belgium
Het is roodgeelblauw en het klinkt als wauw!
Commissioned visuals for a family concert of the Flanders Symphony Orchestra
Concertgebouw (Bruges), Desingel (Antwerp), De Bijloke (Ghent)
Belgium
2017
Etcetera V
Group show
S.M.A.K.
Ghent, Belgium
Get Out of the Paté
Residency and group show during Documenta 14
KMMN Art Space Interim
Kassel, Germany
Stofwolk in Chinastraat
Group show
Bar Bricolage
Ghent, Belgium
Mayday Mayday festival 2017
Group show
CAMPO victoria
Ghent, Belgium
Out of the Studio #1
Group show
Waas
Ghent, Belgium
KASK meets LUCA
Group show – video screenings
Sphinx cinema
Ghent, Belgium
2016
TUMULTINGENT #4
Group show
LUCA School of Arts
Ghent, Belgium
A Performative Exhibition
Group show
Vooruit
Ghent, Belgium
2015
Sint-Implex
Group show
Electron
Breda, The Netherlands
Mayday Mayday festival 2015
Group show
CAMPO victoria
Ghent, Belgium