Artists

Angélique Aubrit, Ludovic Beillard

Press release

BASEMENT ANGÉLIQUE AUBRIT & LUDOVIC BEILLARD Juckreiz In Cooperation with Gallery Wouters, Brussels Opening during DC OPEN 2026: Friday, September 4th, 6-9 PM Saturday, September 5th, 1-7 PM Sunday, September 6th, 1-5 PM Angélique Aubrit & Ludovic Beillard - Besser ein gesunder Esel als ein krankes Pferd (Claudia) - Steirischerherbst 25’ (2025), Graz, Austria As the capitalist system collapses on the surface of the Earth, four martens gather in a basement to imagine a new system. CLAUDIA: If you place a unit here, it will slowly descend but it cannot go back up. RACHIDA: And then? CLAUDIA: You must be patient. CLAUDIA: It slowly rolls to the other side, and there, it goes back up by itself. RACHIDA: That’s impossible. SERGE: It’s the reversed tension. CLAUDIA: He’s right: the subject gets frustrated… SERGE: Let me explain to her. SERGE: The subject races downhill; it first attempts to struggle against the fall, then falls in such a state of disappointment that…that it falls asleep while falling. RACHIDA: And then? SERGE: The speed of the fall triggers the activation of the subject’s internal system. RACHIDA: I don’t see it. CLAUDIA: The system is running, but the subject holds against it so the system produces a very powerful electrical signal. RACHIDA: It’s impressive, indeed. CLAUDIA: When the unit reaches the other side of the slope, it can no longer be stopped. RACHIDA: And how many units can circulate in the same generator? CLAUDIA: For now, if we drop them eight seconds apart, we can get nine units for thirty-six minutes. But it’s still very dangerous. Angélique Aubrit & Ludovic Beillard - Besser ein gesunder Esel als ein krankes Pferd (Serge & Rachida) - Steirischerherbst 25’ (2025), Graz, Austria