The collective exhibition “Uncharted”, which navigates the realms of art, science, and geological imagination, is set to arrive in the capital next autumn.
Running from 19 September to 6 December 2025, the public will have the opportunity to admire the multidisciplinary works of twelve international artists. Curated by the platform Ohme, the exhibition will be hosted at the Institute for the Advanced Study of Visual Arts (Iselp).
“During an era marked by climate disturbances, geopolitical shifts, and scientific advancements, Uncharted questions our relationship with the Earth’s materiality and the visible and invisible boundaries that comprise it,” states Iselp. The exhibition’s title refers to the unexplored, those uncharted areas—liminal zones on our planet that elude measurement, control, and representation.
Participating artists include Belgians Lola Daels, Stefan Peters, Sebastiaan Willemen, Els Viaene, and Barbara Salomé Felgenhauer, as well as Danish-Icelandic Olafur Eliasson, the French artists Noémie Goudal, Pierre Malphettes, Capucine Vandebrouck, Dutch Nanno Simonis, Italian design agency Studio Folder, and Italian Giuditta Vendrame.
Through installations, videos, maps, sounds, sculptures, and research data, the exhibition aims to create a “sensory journey through contemporary Earth,” claims Iselp. Mediation texts accompanying the artworks, written in collaboration with geoscience, philosophy, and psychology researchers from the Free University of Brussels (ULB), will offer diverse perspectives and enrich interpretations through multiple approaches to life.
The exhibition will feature a public programme, including a partnership with the Brussels Art Film Festival (BAFF), performances with the ULB and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), and a series of talks with international experts such as geographer Nathalie Blanc, environmental historian Grégory Quenet, and glaciologists and polar explorers from the ULB’s glaciology laboratory.
