Á la Belle Vue de l'Abattoir
Exhibition
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07 Mar 2026
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04 Oct 2026
Published: 25.02.2026

To mark 20 years of presence on the site of the former slaughterhouses of Mons, BeCraft presents a large-scale European group exhibition at the Grande Halle des Anciens Abattoirs in Mons (BE).
Artist list
Arina Antonova, Amélie Bassot, Ela Bauer, Cécile Bourdais, Denise Bresciani, Eva Burton, Isabelle Busnel, Isabelle Carpentier, Leonie Chauchat, Xiao Chen, Dr. Niki Collier, Clémentine Correzzola, Inge De Zutter, Marion Delarue, Diego d’Onofrio & Maxime Van Roy, Anja Eichler, Amandine Fabry, Lore Fasquel, Manon Fontaine, Frederic Frenay, Kinga Földi, Dolores Gossye, Yoshikazu Goulven Le Maître, Héléna Guy Lhomme, Thierry Hahn, Joséphine Hazard, Catarina Hällzon, Machteld Lambeets, Lore Langedries, Anne Marie Laureys, Claire Lavendhomme, Lena Lindahl, Lorena Madrazo Ciruelos, Hugo Meert, Carine Mertes, Olivia Mortier, Ruta Naujalyte, Yoann Piccardi, Alet Pilon, Romina Remmo, Juan Riusech, Rohan Graëffly & Christine Mawet, Annie St-Aubin, Katia Terpigoreva, Reinhilde Van Grieken, Justine Van Impe, Davey Verhaeghe, Charlotte Versnick, Astrid Wilk, Fabienne Withofs, Elodie Wysocki, Billie van Katwijk, Felieke van der Leest, Kristýna Španihelová
Bringing together around sixty artists from twelve European countries, the exhibition explores the theme “Abattoirs” through contemporary applied arts and crafts practices.
Whether through denunciation, memory, poetry, or critical analysis, the works invite visitors to adopt a sensitive and informed perspective on these transitional places — sites of passage, abandonment, production, transformation, and today, heritage. The exhibition opens a space for reflection on what slaughterhouses reveal about our societies: our relationship to living beings, to production gestures, to trace and disappearance.
The dialogue between artworks, archival documents, and life stories creates a fully immersive experience around a theme rarely explored within the field of applied arts. The exhibition pays tribute to the power of craftsmanship as a way of thinking about the world.
Opening reception: Saturday, 07 March 2026, 19:00
Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday: 12:00 – 18:00
Whether through denunciation, memory, poetry, or critical analysis, the works invite visitors to adopt a sensitive and informed perspective on these transitional places — sites of passage, abandonment, production, transformation, and today, heritage. The exhibition opens a space for reflection on what slaughterhouses reveal about our societies: our relationship to living beings, to production gestures, to trace and disappearance.
The dialogue between artworks, archival documents, and life stories creates a fully immersive experience around a theme rarely explored within the field of applied arts. The exhibition pays tribute to the power of craftsmanship as a way of thinking about the world.
Opening reception: Saturday, 07 March 2026, 19:00
Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday: 12:00 – 18:00
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