A DOMESTIC ART FAIR

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THURSDAY 19.09

Exhibition : 18h-23h

Grand Café & Salle de Café : 18h-02h

FRIDAY 20.09

Exhibition : 18h-22h

Grand Café & Salle de Café : 18-00h

SATURDAY 21.09

Exhibition : 12h-22h

Grand Café & Salle de Café : 18h-00h

SUNDAY 22.09

Exhibition : 12h-22h

Grand Café & Salle de Café : 12h-22h

MONDAY 23.09

Grand Café & Salle de Café : 12-22h

Exhibition : 12h-20h

TUESDAY 24.09

Exhibition : 12h-22h

Grand Café & Salle de Café : 12h-00h

WEDNESDAY 25.09

Exhibition : 12h-22h

Grand Café & Salle de Café : 18-02h

THURSDAY 26.09

Exhibition : 12h-23h

Grand Café & Salle de Café : 12h-02h

@GRAND CAFE & SALLE DE CAFE : FREE ACCESS | FOOD & MUSIC & DRINKS EVERYDAY

ADAF — A Domestic Art Fair, is an unconventional annual fair, with the primary goal of translating artistic practices into functional ones through creation and experimentation. By doing so, ADAF aims to question the boundaries between art and design, aesthetics and function. Each edition seeks to build upon the previous, exploring new angles of domesticity. Hence, a new scenography is put forward every year, where participating artists are assigned to the creation of specific domestic objects for an atypical ephemeral exhibition.

“The psychology of living has not changed since someone came up with the clever idea of making themselves comfortable in a cave. The simple logic is: First the people shape their home, then the home shapes the people. The one determines the other, and the other the one.”Markus Peichl, September 2014.

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ADAF 2024

A Domestic Art Fair 2024 seeks to reinterpret the concept of the Maison du Peuple through the artistic creations of Belgium-based artists. The Maison du Peuple, also known as the Volkshuis, originated in Belgium in the early 1900s. These buildings were constructed for and used by the working class, a concept that later resonated in many other nations. ADAF 2024 will feature a scenography inspired by this historical idea where 138 artists will present unique pieces to rejuvenate 22 selected rooms of Victor Horta’s ‘Maison du Peuple’ in Brussels.

LOCATION

19-26 September 2024

Paramour
Rue d’Arlon 104
1040 Brussels
Belgium

DOCS

>ADAF24_Invitation

>ADAF24_Rooms & Artists & Objects

>ADAF24_Press Release

ROOMS

ARTISTS

Abel Jallais . Adam Eder Saiti . Adrien Cavallin . Alice Janne . Alice Nataf . Alice Pandolfo . Anna Van Durme . Anne Van . Antoine Grenez . Antoine Moulinard . Arthur Badets . Arthur Desportes . Arthur Halbique . Arthur Sitoze . Aymeric Tarrade . Benjamin Durenne . Benjamin Jaubert . Bruno Brazete . Bruno Hellenbosch . Camille Corleone . Camille Gardeux . Carla Otero . Carole Mousset . Cécile Massou . Cecilia Ripesi . Cee Füllemann . Charlotte Guerlus . Charlotte Stuby & Susanne Fischer . Christina Moschou . Christophe Ferin . Claire Lezier . Clara Thomine . Clémentine Blaison Vandenhende . Cleo Chrome . Cléo Totti . David Evrard . Davide Franca . Deborah Bowmann . Dora Van Der Tak & Lenz Adriaens . Earthstone Project . Edouard Devriendt . Edouard Jattiot . Elisabeth Terrisse de Botton & Matthieu Brasebin . Élise Draux & Florent Valmassoni . Elize Charcosset & Marine Kaiser . Ella Yanez . Emil Schiegnitz . Emma Lassaigne . Emma Raymaekers . Eric Bruyneel & Pauline Marmilou . Floriana Da Silva . Franck Rausch . François Bousquet . Giammarco Falcone . Giovanni Fortenio . Giulia Vetri . Harold Cuellar & Pierrick Odaert & Rubén Aranda . Hélène Drénou . Hélène Moreau . Hhoaxx . Hugo Boutry . Ian Watson . Irina Favero-Longo . Isis Lherm . Jean Casanova Castell . Jente Fleerackers . Juliet Merie . Justine Court . Kamilė Krasauskaitė . La morsure . Lancelot Michel . Laetitia Bica . Laure Winderickx . Leitmotif BV . Lindert Steegen & Niels Raoul Boone . Lithic Alliance . L’Inconnue de la Senne . Louis Danjou & Jonnathan Marti . Louise De Buck . Louise Guerraud . Lucas Roman . Lukas Tanghe . MAASH & Coppi . Manuel Sajn . Marie Sardin . Marion Henry . Mathilde du Camp d’Orgas . Mélanie Payen . Melisa Gammarota . Mia Wallace Von Dal’z . Michael Debatty & Lisa Dellugat . Miguel Gonçalves-Alver . Miles Suarez-Piedra . Morgan Dulong . Morgane Griffoul . Nicolas Stolarczyk . Nina De Angelis . Nina Dee . Nina Petitot Mestdagh . Noa Verborgh . Paula Swinnen . Quentin Caillaud . Rémi Lambert . Rémy Tith . Robin Beauvais . Rokko Miyoshi . Romain Zacchi . Salomé Delfosse . Samuel Martial . Sandrine Astier . Sara Villa . Sarah Kerloveou . Sarah Margnetti . Sukrii Kural . Suzanne Corcessin . Sybille Deligne . Tango . Thiel E. Man . Thomas Schellenberger . Ugo Masciave . Valentin Souquet . Victor Delestre . Victoria Parvanova . Willy Le Nalbaut . Wissel Architectuur Studio . Yesul Kim

Team 2024

Curation	Miguel Gonçalves-Alver
Graphic Design	Ash Lizzies Anna Penso Caterina Dubini Doras Alver Kaatje Lemaire
Editorial Design	Anna Penso Caterina Dubini Doras Alver
Photography	Antoine Grenez
Scenography	Caterina Dubini Doras Alver Kaatje Lemaire Miguel Gonçalves-Alver
Communication	Ash Lizzies Maria Figueira
Video	Emma Lassaigne
Partnerships	Ash Lizzies Maria Figueira
Production Management	Thomas Schellenberger
Collaboration	Morgan Dulong
Location	StamEuropa Paramour

ADAF 2023

A Domestic Art Fair 2023 featured a scenography with “Common” as the theme.

Common living experiences were one of the first instances of a design towards an inclusive society in domestic environment. ADAF 2023 aimed to explore domestic design and its role in gender equality through the pieces created by 105 Belgium-based artists.

“The history of cohousing started over two thousand years ago, when Pythagoras founded Homakoeion, a vegetarian commune, based on intellectualism, mysticism and the equality of the sexes.” (Meltzer, 2006)

LOCATION

15-18 June 2023

Studio CityGate
Rue des Goujons 152
1070 Anderlecht
Brussels

DOCS

>adaf 2023-posters
>adaf 2023-program
>adaf 2023-artists & objects

LINKS

>Feminism And Interior Design In The 1960s, 2015. Manli Zarandian
>Design For Gender Equality – The History Of Cohousing Ideas And Realities2012. Vestbro, Dick Urban & Horelli, Liisa

ARTISTS & OBJECTS

Arthur Halbique | Bedside table
Aurèle His Belliard | Lounge chair

Aymeric Tarrade | Pendant light
Benjamin Jaubert | Bathrobe
Benjamin Volckaerts | Big couch

Diego Thielemans

Florent Valmassoni | Vase
Floriana Da Silva | Book holder
Franck Rausch | Ashtray
François Bousquet | Reading light

François De Jonge | Bed
Giammarco Falcone | Mirror
Giovanni Fortenio | Vase
Giulia Vetri | Vase
Grou Serra

& Milosz Martyniak | Vanity station
Harold Lechien | Shelf
Hélène Moreau | Lounge chair
Ian Watson | Chair

& Niels Raoul Boone | Ashtray & Cabinet & Vase
Lithic Alliance | Planter
Louis Danjou

& Nina Dee | Heater
Miguel Gonçalves-Alver

& Wissel Architectuur Studio | Bar counter
Miles Suarez-Piedra | Pendant light

Sara Villa | Long bench

Sarah & Charles | Fountain
Sarah Margnetti | Mattress

Shankar Lestréhan | Light

ROOMS

Team 2023

Scenography	ADAF 2023 Team
Graphic Design	Angelo Dorasoglu Marseille & Candice Witpas
Editorial Design	Anna Penso & Caterina Dubini
Photography	Antoine Grenez
Coordination	Ash Lizzies & Doras Alver & Miguel Gonçalves-Alver
Communication	Ash Lizzies & Maria Figueira
Video	Emma Lassaigne
Beer	La Jungle
Production Management	Maria Figueira & Thomas Schellenberger
Curation	Miguel Gonçalves-Alver
Collaboration	Morgan Dulong & Kaatje Lemaire
Location	Studio CityGate
Talk	Moussa Cheniguel & Lydia Karagiannaki
Web	Théo Boissonade

ADAF 2022

A Domestic Art Fair 2022 took place at LaVallée (Brussels, Belgium) from 2 to 5 June 2022. The exhibition featured the works of 74 Belgian-based artists, who were asked to create a domestic object specifically for the occasion.

DOCS

>adaf 2022-activity report

>adaf 2022-opening-letter
>adaf 2022-LaVallée-MAP
>adaf 2022-program
>adaf 2022-radio interview with BX1

ARTISTS

ROOMS

PIECES

Bar
Bed sheets
Beds
Bedside lamps
Benches
Bookcase
Cabinet
Candlestick
Carpets
Chairs
Chandelier
Clocks
Clothes rack
Coat hanger
Coffee table
Consoles
Curtains
Cushions
Cutlery set
Floor lamp
Front door
Fruit basket
Hangers
Huge pillow
Keyring

Lamps
Mirrors
Nesting tables
Nightstands
Peeling knife
Pendant lamps
Tables
Screen
Shelves
Shower curtain
Sink
Soap dish
Sofa
Speakers
Stools
Table
Toilet brush
Toilet paper holder
Tray
Vases
Vide-poches
Wall lights
Wall mat
Wall shelf
Watering can

TEAM 2022

AD Communication	Alliage & Clément Horard
Graphic designer	Angelo Dorasoglu
Photo	Antoine Grenez
Texte	Coraline Guilbeau
Food	Dindins Club
Scenography	M. Doras Alver & Caterina Dubini & Antonin Kremer
Talk	Giulia Ricci and David Evrard
Beer	La Jungle
Place	LaVallée
Curation	Miguel Gonçalves-Alver & Morgan Dulong
Collaboration	Nicolas Zanoni
Vidéo	Esteph
Web	Théo Boissonade

ABOUT

ADAF — A DOMESTIC ART FAIR

ADAF is the brainchild of Miguel Gonçalves-Alver, Morgan Dulong and Doras Alver, two artists and an architect whose respective concerns and practices navigate between the fields of art and design. The artists selected for each edition are largely from a wide circle of shared acquaintances or interests. The practices are varied, and it is this heterogeneity of approaches that allows to support the sensitivity of a look at a particular object.

A general idea is tend to define design as the conception of objects characterized by their utility, their function. This precision is important because one of the requests formulated by ADAF to the invited artists is precisely that the designed object must be “functional”, and thus respond to the use that is presupposed and expected of it. A condition (a challenge?) that a majority of the artists are not in the habit of taking into account when it comes to creating their own works.

Each piece created by featuring artists for the fair remains unique. An object speaks, it charms, it is a system of signs. We choose an object for personal, emotional, cultural reasons. The emotional bond that is thus established between the user and the object gives it a form of value, a value of esteem. With annual events, ADAF would like to question these different values (commercial, symbolic, emotional) that we give to the objects exhibited and to the spaces that stage them. Will visitors come to see art works or design objects? An exhibition or a market? What happens to an art object when it is “used” in the first degree, in everyday, purely functional use? It is about opening up possibilities, playing on several perspectives, digging into different depths.

CONTACT

Curator

Miguel Gonçalves-Alver

info@adomesticartfair.com

Communication

Ash Lizzies

communication@adomesticartfair.com