The Body’s Perception of Space, Time and Form
Brussels-based artist Ann Veronica Janssens brings her first Japan solo exhibition to the iconic Ginza Maison Hermès Le Forum, transforming the glass-walled space through light, air and subtle disorientation. Working with elements like mist, sound and projected color alongside industrial materials, Janssens crafts environments that question how the body perceives space, time and form.
Named directly after the gallery’s physical location, the show features around ten works designed in dialogue with the building’s architecture and shifting light conditions. Highlights include “Rose” (2007), which projects beams through dense mist to create the illusion of a solid, glowing light-sculpture; “Swings” (2000–2023), which applies heat-reactive film to suspended seats; “Untitled (blue glitter),” light-reflecting microparticles that compose an iridescent puddle on the gallery floor; and “Donut,” a new work made for the show.
Ann Veronica Janssens, “Donut” (2003). Photo: Florian Hölzherr, courtesy of CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco
