What is our relationship with nature? Do we prefer to escape into our dream world?
In the E.D.E.N series, Benny Luyckx explores the contrast between the natural and the artificial.
The dots are derived from the grids he uses in his large charcoal drawings, which refer to computer games. They are imaginary landscapes, wild nature, or an earthly paradise, with a nod to the romantic and idyllic vistas from art history.
The dreamy idyll is slightly disrupted by the grid, which changes the view, turning part of the landscape into a kind of cardboard backdrop, reflecting the impact of our digital world.
What is our relationship with nature? Do we prefer to escape into our dream world?
The series deals with universal themes such as evolution, religion, utopia, nature, and humanity, and aims to make us pause and ask questions rather than moralize.