Charlotte Koenen: Lavoirs
16 June to 25 October 2026
In the Atrium of SCHUNCK, artist Charlotte Koenen presents a new installation from her ongoing research into lavoirs: nineteenth-century washhouses in the French countryside.
Where
SCHUNCK Glaspaleis
Price
Toegankelijk met museumticket
In her spatial work, Koenen examines the architecture of these places. She focuses on the elements that shape the spaces in between: the opening of the water basin, the impluvium roof and the worn traces in the stone floor tiles. These marks were created by the repeated movements and kneeling posture of the washerwomen who once worked there.
Koenen makes this wear visible through clay impressions. In this way, time is literally captured as relief. She also explores the space between the roof and the water basin. Using light-sensitive material, she gives this immaterial in-between space a tangible form.
The work moves between documentation and abstraction. At the same time, Koenen investigates how matter, space and history are interconnected.
About Charlotte Koenen
Charlotte Koenen (1992) lives and works in Maastricht. She grew up in Belgium and France. In 2014, she graduated from the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design. From 2015 to 2016, she was a participant at the Jan van Eyck Academie. In 2022, she received the O-68 Award, an incentive prize from Art Gallery O-68 for artists at an important stage in their careers.
Kleiafdruk van handen in natte klei, onderdeel van het artistieke proces van Charlotte Koenen.