Mother Marilène Coolens photographed her daughter Lisa De Boeck from 1990 to 2003, while playing improvised theatrical sketches. On the bed, at the table or between the curtains in their house in Brussels, we watch the five-year-old girl growing up. De Brakke Grond presents the first ever exhibition of this analogue archive, which has been hidden away for years.
The Umbilical Vein deals with identity, metamorphosis and familial relationships. It reveals both the foundations of the close mother-daughter bond and the professional career of this artistic duo, who have worked together under the name Memymom since 2004.
Memymom: Marilène Coolens & Lisa De Boeck, The Umbilical Vein
2013-09-20 / 2013-11-03
The Flemish Arts Center ‘De Brakke Grond’
Nes 45, Amsterdam
Netherlands
