Belinde De Bruyckere

A Belgian artist whose work I am going to investigate for elements of ' the uncanny ' in terms of visual art. Many of her work has been shown in Belgium, France and Germany. Her first solo exhibition in U.K. was held in 2006 at Hauser & Wirth London. The Saatchi gallery in London also has her horse sculptures in its collection.

Her work is, visually and conceptually, often focused on ' body ', which are placed in bizarre positions. Her figures usually have a body-case like look with "skin" that shapes the form of the human body. They may be seen as being decomposed or abandoned due to severely distorted shape, blueish colour of the skin or headless body hanging from wall/pillar. Her horse sculptures, a subject characteristic of her work, are life size casts covered with real horse skin.

There is a sense of the duality in her work, often paradoxical, of the emotional or physical conditions which she finds in the living bodies. Here is an article about the concept of her work.