Ann Veronica Janssens
May 16 - August 24, 2025 | Z33, Hassel, Belgium
Ann Veronica Janssens, 09.04.23, 2023 & 04.10.23 #2, 2023. Photo © Kobe Vanderzande
Pigments are everywhere. From paints to cosmetics and clothes, from everyday objects to your food and drinks, they literally add colour to life. Unfortunately, the pigment and dye industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. In the search for natural alternatives, Laboratorium – the biolab for art, design and biotechnology at KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent – went a long way. Here, melanin proved to be a fascinating track. In Z33, researchers, designers and artists present their results for the first time.
In the exhibition, Belgian artist Ann Veronica Janssens contributed Future Forms of Beauty, where she manipulates transparent ribbed glass with a thin layer of synthetic melanin.
Curated by Annelies Thoelen, Colour: Seeing Beyond Pigment is presented in collaboration with: KASK & Conservatory (HOGENT – Howest), VUB (Sustainable Engeneering Materials Research Group) and UGent (Evolution and Optics of Nanostructures).