24/04/2026
Art Brussels 2026, solo show by French artist Kwama Frigaux ( ), section Discovery, booth 5A-45
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On the occasion of , galerie Dix9 Hélène Lacharmoise is delighted to present Kwama Frigaux first solo show in Art Brussels.
Kwama Frigaux's works form intricate constellations, rich in color and meaning, made from small fragments of daily life. « Echoing the quilts and assemblages of Betye Saar and Annette Messager, her compositions reflect both intimate and societal portraits, engaging with themes of memory, care, and vulnerability.
Behind these luminous installations lies a long, meticulous process of collecting and cleaning materials— medicine blisters, plastic bottles, shards of glass » as described by Aby Gaye-Duparc, curator at Fondation Cartier.
In the works presented for Art Brussels, Frigaux continues her exploration of remains derived from pharmaceutical consumption, approaching them not as inert waste but as charged surfaces of symbolic and political inscription. Working with blister packs, the plastic envelopes designed to contain, protect, and regulate pills, she develops a reflection in which the medicated body appears simultaneously as a site of fragility and as a material archive of care. The project is grounded in research conducted during her 2025 residency at the Abbaye de Maubuisson () , where the artist focused on the foil seals of medication sheets, embedding them within silk organza embroideries.
