Our Daily Bread
16.05 — 19.05.2024

On the occasion of Antwerp Art Weekend 2024, The Oracle wants to function as a ‘bakery’ and will ask participating artists of AAW24 to bake a bread which will be presented, some in a performative way, in the gallery space. Visitors can stop by for their ‘daily bread’ during the weekend. A fine line is created and one does not know if one enters a gallery space presenting bread or a bakery portraying art. And what does art taste like? How does it influence one’s daily experience? Bread has always been synonymous with wealth, destitution, God and the mundane. The bakery can be seen as a political and spiritual foundation for society... The artistic and cultural relevance of bread is as strong today as it has always been. Bread has appeared in art throughout history. The importance of bread for survival meant that it also symbolised spiritual sustenance. A great example is The Last Supper as portrayed by Da Vinci, where the bread symbolises the body of Christ, symbol of eternal life. Vermeer, Van Gogh, Magritte, Velasquez, Dalì, Caravaggio and others have all included bread in their paintings. Bread created the structure of our modern-day society and our way of living. Our daily bread will be delivered at Het Orakel during the AAW24 as a festive experience.
Baguette! Now!

Opening 16.05
12 - 21h

Bread on picture: Laura Geurten, Groot Rogge Tarwe, 38 x 40 cm, 2021

Artists delivering bread: Sigurrós G. Björnsdóttir, Machteld Bernaert, Tine Colen, Hadas Cnaani, Huiskamer, Ksanoshka Fyodorovna, Laura Geurten, Kiara Govaert, Liesbet Grupping, Albert Pepermans, Guy Rombouts, Lieven Segers, Bruno Silva, Johanna Trudzinski, Roberta Dos Santos, Joke Van Canneyt, Janine Vandebosch, Tom Vansant, Mieke Verbijlen, Benjamin Verdonck, Liesbet Waegemans

For this occasion Het Orakel brings together one Art Collective and 10 contemporary artists, who balance on the cord (with slippers!) between visual art and performance. Whether their work came into existence through a performative act, or the work itself leads up to a performance (even only in your head), both of these experiences are fascinating for the artists. The expression 'GLUK GLUK GLUK' is both an onomatopoeia which fonetically imitates the sound one makes drinking water in community on a hot summer's day from selfmade clay cups, dreaming up a society without violence and on the other hand a wish of 'geluk' for the spectator. Every artist and their work in this exhibition represents a form of 'geluk' for curator Fyodorovna. There will be a handfelted rug which can be used to wrap, to sing, to pray, to love, to dream... a book crafted in a way that one wonders forever in circles, two violins inspired by Einstein on the beach, Händel and Midori play the sound of a carpet , a woman enters the space with a little red book and looks mysteriously into the far distance... while another woman is rooting in the ground and digging into her soul, one man brings eternal happyning vinyls to the table and another man brings cosmic sounds, there is a frivolous vase, a painting that is an exquisite festive of colors, red poppies! and a picture that mesmerizes in it's meticulous colorplay. Did I mention a painting of a cat? One knows that being unhappy in the approximity of a cat is impossible. Ask Hemingway! This exhibition will be constructed in a way where theatre and exhibition meet, where craftmanship is valued and Human interaction at the core of the experience. Every viewer will be part of the GLUK experience though which is ultimate contentment and Happy Days by Beckett will never be far away...We come to disperse dark clouds and to tame the fates!
GLUK!


OPENING 09.03.2024
15 - 19h

exhibition from 09.03 - 07.04.2024
open: friday - sunday 14 - 18h

by appointment:
hetorakel.theoracle.gallery@gmail.com


Het Orakel / The Oracle Gallery
Isabella Brantstraat 11
2018 Antwerpen
theoraclegallery.be

with works by
Jojo R. Zinski
Dr. Atrebor Alimac Sotnas Sod Iksnizdurt
Clara Lissens
Emily Kelly
Yasmin Van der Rauwelaert
BB Céline
Ottillia Rubinstein

'Video performance' Dr. Atrebor Alimac Sotnas Sod Iksnizdurt
'Temple of Ra No.1' Annea Lyvv Dreisz

with work by
Fabienne Audéoud
Delphine Deguislage
Maartje Folkeringa
Victoria Parvanova
Lisa Jeannin
Marie Sophie Beinke
Annea Lyvv Dreisz
Zinobie Dobbelstein

with work by
Fabienne Audéoud
Delphine Deguislage
Maartje Folkeringa
Victoria Parvanova
Lisa Jeannin
Marie Sophie Beinke
Annea Lyvv Dreisz
Zinobie Dobbelstein

On the occasion of the exhibition 'I AM A GOLDMINE / YOU ARE A GOLDMINE' at Het Orakel / The Oracle Gallery the screening of A.T.I.A. (All Titles in Azart) by Guy Rombouts, bringing together all the works/ artists participating the exhibition, like the credits of a mind boggling Godard movie. The screening will be a direct yet surreal communication of the futuristic, shiny, flamboyant golden 'Temple of Ra No.1' by Annea Lyvv Dreisz and the interstellar, ever circulating, societal transforming Azart alphabet of Guy Rombouts. Call it a love song. A love song for the Artist as the Highest Golden Standard in Society.

'Einweihung des Goldenen Dreiecks'
aluminium gallery nameplate by Idris Sevenans
22 x 15 x 15 cm
2021

with
Fabienne Audéoud
Delphine Deguislage
Maartje Folkeringa
Victoria Parvanova
Lisa Jeannin
Marie-Sophie Beinke
Annea Lyvv Dreisz
Zinobie Dobbelstein

I AM A GOLDMINE / YOU ARE A GOLDMINE ___ VERNISSAGE#1___ 10.01

14h: Performance "Sundisk"___
14h: "Doorbell Peace"/ Yoko Ono & John Lennon / Wedding Album
14h: Einweihung des Goldenen Dreiecks

14 - 18h: Performance Guy Rombouts "A.T.I.A."

"I AM A GOLDMINE / YOU ARE A GOLDMINE", an exhibition introducing the Golden Age
10.01 - 20.02.2021
open woe - zon 11 - 18h
enkel op afspraak / only by appointment

hetorakel.theoracle.gallery@gmail.com

In het midden van deze transitie op wereldschaal, wil Het Orakel / The Oracle gallery een politiek/ poëtisch standpunt innemen en het Gouden Tijdperk introduceren met haar tweede expo “I AM A GOLDMINE / YOU ARE A GOLDMINE“. Het Orakel / The Oracle Gallery wordt in goud gepakt door galerist / kunstenaar Annea Lyvv Dreisz. Zij gaat op deze manier een communicatie aan met hedendaagse kunstenaars van verschillende generaties. “Ik wil een gouden realiteit binnen een bestaande realiteit creeëren waarin de tentoonstelling kan plaatsvinden en zo een platform geven aan een nieuwe manier van communicatie. Elke participerende kunstenaar toont een gouden werk. Er is een gouden clownsneus, een gouden horloge, een gouden das, een gouden baksteen en zelfs een boek met de titel “The Golden Ass”. Er zullen 4 vernissages zijn, telkens met een performance “SUNDISK I”, "SUNDISK II", "SUNDISK III", "SUNDISK IV". Het zwaartepunt van de tentoonstelling ligt op de “Gouden Ervaring”, het samenkomen van kunstenaars/ kunstwerken in deze gouden tempel "Temple of Aten No. 1" waarbij elke kunstenaar de waarde van de schat verhoogt. Voor de bouw van de tempel werkte Annea Lyvv Dreisz samen met gerenommeerd architecte Ezma Vetz. Elke toeschouwer betreedt de ruimte individueel. Welke impact heeft een met gouden emergency / space blankets ingepakte ruimte met gouden werken op de hedendaagse geest, op het lichaam, op de ziel. Goud representeerde het levende symbool van RA, de Zon in het Oude Egypte en werd gezien als een goddelijk materiaal en symbool van koninklijke waardigheid. “Het samenkomen van kunstenaars/ kunstwerken in een gouden tempel waar de buitenwereld niet binnendringt, is een manier om de royale plaats van de kunstenaar te herstellen.” Laten we vrijelijk balanceren op het fijne koord tussen realiteit en fantasie. Een realiteit in een realiteit. Een feest van de geest. Een desorientatie waar de dingen op een nieuwe manier aanschouwd en ervaren kunnen worden.

“By extension, "Golden Age" denotes a period of primordial peace, harmony, stability, and prosperity. During this age, peace and harmony prevailed in that people did not have to work to feed themselves for the earth provided food in abundance. They lived to a very old age with a youthful appearance, eventually dying peacefully, with spirits living on as "guardians". Plato in "Cratylus" recounts the golden race of humans who came first. He clarifies that Hesiod did not mean literally made of gold, but good and noble.“



"I AM A GOLDMINE / YOU ARE A GOLDMINE", an exhibition introducing the Golden Age
10.01 - 20.02.2021
open woe - zon 11 - 18h
enkel op afspraak / only by appointment

hetorakel.theoracle.gallery@gmail.com

Het Orakel / The Oracle Gallery
Isabella Brantstraat 11
2018 Antwerpen
+32 (0)489643993
theoraclegallery.be




English

In the midst of this worldly transtion, intergalactic warfare and therefore a most important moment in history Het Orakel / The Oracle gallery is excited to announce the second show “I AM A GOLDMINE / YOU ARE A GOLDMINE“. Het Orakel /The Oracle will be wrapped in gold by galerist / artist Het Orakel herself, Annea Lyvv Dreisz, who in this way starts a communication with different contemporary artists. "I want to create a new reality inside an existing reality in which the exhibition can take place and thus giving a platform for a new way of communication. Yes both James Lee Byars and Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been huge inspirations for me." (Annea Lyvv Dreisz) Every participating artist will bring a golden work. This can be a an existing work, new work, found object, guilded ceramics, sculpture, performance, video etc. which represents gold for each individual artist in their present life. There will be 4 openings. Every opening with a different performance "SUNDISK I", "SUNDISK II", "SUNDISK III" and "SUNDISK IV". The emphasis lies on the golden Experience, the coming together of artists in this Golden Temple of the Sun, each artist adding value to the treasure. What impact will a fully wrapped golden space with golden works in it, have on the contemporary mind, on the body, on the soul. Gold represented the living symbol of RA, the Sun in ancient Egypt. Gold is a divine material that communicates and honors the Golden god of the Sun. It is the symbol of Royal Dignity.
The gallery will be constructed along laws as rigorous as those for building ancient temples and therefore Annea Lyvv Dreisz works with one of the finest Architects in the field of Temple building, Ezma Vetz. The outside must not come in. The Space is Holy. Walls are covered in gold. The ceiling becomes a source of light. The art and the artist will be free, to take on its own life.

“By extension, "Golden Age" denotes a period of primordial peace, harmony, stability, and prosperity. During this age, peace and harmony prevailed in that people did not have to work to feed themselves for the earth provided food in abundance. They lived to a very old age with a youthful appearance, eventually dying peacefully, with spirits living on as "guardians". Plato in "Cratylus" recounts the golden race of humans who came first. He clarifies that Hesiod did not mean literally made of gold, but good and noble.“

"I AM A GOLDMINE / YOU ARE A GOLDMINE", an exhibition introducing the Golden Age
12.12.2020 - 20.02.2021

with

Fabienne Audéoud Dr. Atrebor Alimac Sotnas Sod Iksnizdur Marie Sophie Beinke James Lee Byars Pierre Coric Delphine Deguislage Annea Lyvv Dreisz Zinobie Dobbelstein Maartje Folkeringa Lisa Jeannin Emily Kelly Clara Lissens Simon Masschelein Victoria Parvanova Guy Rombouts Ottillia Rubenstein Idris Sevenans Jelle Spruyt Clara Van Campenhout Fran Van Coppenolle Zena Van den Block Raphael Vandeputte Yasmin Van de Rauwelaert Jojo R. Zinski

In the midst of this worldly transtion, intergalactic biological warfare and therefore a most important moment in history Het Orakel / The Oracle gallery is excited to announce the second show “I AM A GOLDMINE / YOU ARE A GOLDMINE“ (the wedding).
Het Orakel /The Oracle will be wrapped in gold by Het Orakel herself, Annea Lyvv Dreisz, who in this way starts a communication with different contemporary artists. "I want to create a new reality inside an existing reality in which the exhibition can take place and gives a platform for a new way of communication." (Annea Lyvv Dreisz) Every participating artist will bring a golden work. This can be a an existing work, new work, found object, guilded ceramics, sculpture, performance, video etc. which represents gold for each individual artist in their present life.
There will be 4 (or more) openings. Every opening with a different performance "SUNDISK I", "SUNDISK II", "SUNDISK III" and "SUNDISK IV". The emphasis lies on the golden Experience, the coming together of artists in this Golden Cave / Temple , each artist adding value to the treasure.
What impact will a fully wrapped golden space with golden works in it, have on the contemporary mind, on the body, on the soul. Gold represented the living symbol of RA, the Sun in ancient Egypt. Gold is a divine material that communicates and honors the Golden god of the Sun. It is the symbol of Royal Dignity.
The gallery will be constructed along laws as rigorous as those for building ancient temples and therefore Annea Lyvv Dreisz works with one of the finest Architects in the field of Temple building, Hilde Vets. The outside must not come in. The Space is Holy. Walls are covered in gold. The ceiling becomes a source of light. The art and the artist will be free, to take on its own life.

Het Orakel / The Oracle
Isabella Brantstraat 11
2018 Antwerpen
hetorakel.theoracle.gallery@gmail.com
+32 0489643993

Inside the gallery you will be able to view "MÄSTERVERKET / THE MASTER‘S WORK", a book by Lisa Jeannin which gives you a view inside the magical mind of Jeannin. She wrote it with one foot on Pluto and one on Venus.


Mästerverket / The Master's Work
Graphic Design: Leo Norgren
Edition: 333
copyright 2020 / Lisa Jeannin

Het Orakel / The Oracle gallery is very excited to announce that “INTERGALACTIC NEWS“ by Lisa Jeannin (SWE) and “WAS IS OVER“ by Annea Lyvv Dreisz (BE) will be up on the window of the gallery from Thursday 25.06.2020 untill 08.08.2020. Both artists claim to have come from the Future to present a more exciting world view than the current view contemporary politicians, religious leaders and the one percent tech / multibillionaires wants you to believe. This makes their work instantly political and highly explosive. Dreisz uses the power of the word as to halt the undeniable crimes against humanity at the highest echelons of the power station. She clearly states the end of all current crimes and behaviours that makes a free world in her humanistic view impossible, heavily digging in the so called conspiracy theorie field, making a direct reference to the message of John Lennon & Yoko Ono, “WAR IS OVER“ in 1968. The full manifest will soon be available at the gallery. Jeannin is an artist and an alchemist living and working in Sweden. Something truely magical happened during this undeniably historical year 2020, where light and dark fight for their right. Dreisz and Jeannin meet. When Dreisz read Jeannin’s “INTERGALACTIC NEWS“ she recognised another artist/ human being from the Future, recognised her language and invites Jeannin to start an interplanetary communication on the vitrine of Het Or a k e l / T h e Or a c l e g a l l e r y . J e a n n i n ’s INTERGALACTIC NEWS is not time bound. She travels from past over present to the future and back. The intergalactic
laws are different then the current laws on earth. She uses astrology as her teacher and her imagination as her muse. Dream and reality intertwine without notice as if both states are equally important to Jeannin, thus aligning the spirit with the universe, bringing insights in the current situation, looking beyond what was meant for us to see. It is the New Page of the Great Story of Earth and the Beginning of the Great Adventure, as she calls it. We expect fireworks!
Inside the gallery you will be able to view "MÄSTERVERKET / THE MASTER‘S WORK", a book by Lisa Jeannin which gives you a view inside the magical mind of Jeannin. She wrote it with one foot on Pluto and one on Venus.

A Holy Cat will read your future

By appointment only

theoraclegallery.be

annealyvvdreisz@theoraclegallery.be

"WAS IS OVER", a Manifest by Annea Lyvv Dreisz has been hanging in the vitrine of Het Orakel / The Oracle gallery since the Lock Down on 13.03.2020. The poster was part of Dreisz's costume when she opened the gallery on 10.01.2020. This message of Dreisz which she calls the Galerists statement, directly referring to John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s message from 1968 "WAR IS OVER". The “war” referred to the Vietnam War, with a clear implication: if enough people mobilized influence on politicians and war profiteers, then the war could end. "I feel we are in this moment in history we have to raise our voice once again."

WAS IS OVER
is an Artist Manifest recorded and spoken by Antwerp based artist Annea Lyvv
Dreisz, directly referring to John Lennon & Yoko Ono’s message from 1968 "WAR IS OVER". The “war” referred to the Vietnam War, with a clear implication: if enough
people mobilized influence on politicians and war profiteers, then the war could end.
"I feel we are in this moment in history we have to raise our voice.

"HOLY! HOLY! HOLY!" / 14.05.2020 - 06.06.2020 / Postponed to 2021

"This is How it Feels to Be Free" was the inaugural exhibition of Het Orakel / The Oracle gallery.

Participating Artists

Julia Wlodkowski
Zena Van den Block
Idris Sevenans
Valgerdur Sigurdardóttir
Guy Rombouts
Michaela Michaelis
Emily Kelly
Baldvin Einarsson
Annea Lyvv Dreisz
Delphine Deguislage
Pierre Coric

performance by

Annette De Keyser
Cathérine Claeyé
ALD
Floor Wyns