Animals

The ANIMALS exhibition invites you to dive into an extraordinary bestiary inspired by Animal Books, a work by Lous Martens (Roma Publications, 2017). Lous Martens (NL, 1940-2023) had five grandchildren for whom he created illustrated animal books. His approach began with the birth of the first baby in 2000 and continued until his death in 2023. Made up of animal images cut from various media (newspapers, magazines, stamps, photographs, advertisements, etc.), these fascinating notebooks were published in 2017 by Roma publishing in a single volume: Animal Books - For Jaap, Zeno, Anna, Julian, Luca… The book has since enjoyed immense success and has been reprinted several times. Come and discover the very first immersive exhibition drawn from this abundant and moving work that will dazzle young and old alike. Mediation events not to be missed: - Sun. Nov. 8 and 22: the little beasts creative daycares - Thu. Dec. 3 at 18:00: a conference starting from the work of Lous Martens, by the A.T.I. Activities and guided tours are also organized throughout the exhibition period. Info: www.chiroux.be