Z33 presents: CURE (the Work) by Sam Lewitt
Channel: Z33be
Date: 2020-10-21

The American artist Sam Lewitt investigates the circulation of matter and capital in the global economy. His exhibition at Z33 departs from the recent closure and demolition of Ford Genk, formerly a major employer in the region.

As Ford Genk was undergoing demolition, the new wing of Z33 was under construction in the nearby city of Hasselt. Lewitt retools this economic transition in his exhibition. He uses elements of the demolished factory, as well as soil from the Ford site, to set up a production line for compressed earth blocks, a low-cost building material. Inside the galleries, the stages of the production process – compressing, curing, and stacking – are separated by doors and tarps from the former factory. This dispersed presentation raises the question of where we locate the ‘work’, as an activity and as a product.

Curator Tim Roerig

CURE (the Work) 
Sam Lewitt 
04.10.20 - 03.01.21 
www.z33.be 

Video by Atelier Lattrez