LMNO presents Pep Vidal: an exhibition on the invisible forces shaping our world
From 22 April to 27 June, Brussels gallery LMNO presents Everything that sustains us, a new solo exhibition by Spanish artist Pep Vidal. Blending science, art and philosophy, Vidal explores the invisible systems that quietly hold our world together.
Rather than focusing on what we can see, Vidal turns to what usually escapes our attention: air, water, sediment, and the frameworks we rely on to understand them — from science and economics to belief. His work reveals how these systems overlap, support one another, and shape our perception of reality.
At the core of the exhibition is a simple but powerful idea: the world depends on fragile, interconnected structures — both material and conceptual. Science, painting, measurement, and belief are not opposed, but function as parallel systems of trust through which we make sense of the world.
The exhibition unfolds across three levels of the gallery, forming a vertical journey through different states of the territory:
- Ground level – Horizon & Relation
A space of connections, where land, water and air meet. Vidal presents altered landscape paintings, reducing them to their average colours above and below the horizon, alongside Rivers inside Rivers, a nested system of vessels containing water from interconnected rivers — a quiet metaphor for dependency.
- Basement – Belief & Depth
Here, science and tradition coexist. Works such as Golden Bubble and Cézanne’s Water examine how value, knowledge and belief are constructed, suggesting that
both science and faith rely on systems of trust.
- Upper level – Air & Atmosphere
The most intangible space of the exhibition. Air becomes the central subject: invisible, shared, and increasingly fragile. Mountains and clouds are approached as processes rather than images, shifting attention from representation to experience.
Across these layers, Vidal invites visitors to move up and down through matter, meaning and time. The result is a subtle but compelling reflection on how our world is sustained — temporarily, precariously, and always in flux.
Practical information
Everything that sustains us — Pep Vidal
Exhibition: 22 April – 27 June 2026
Opening: Sunday 19 April, 11:00–18:00
Preview with the artist: Saturday 18 April at 16:00 (RSVP: )
LMNO
544 Avenue Louise, 1000 Brussels
Wednesday–Saturday, 11:00–18:00 or by appointment
About Pep Vidal
Born in 1980, Pep Vidal lives and works in Barcelona. Trained as a mathematician and holding a PhD in physics, he moves fluidly between scientific inquiry and artistic practice. His work makes visible the subtle forces and processes that shape our environment — from shifting magnetic poles to the life cycle of clouds — translating complex phenomena into precise, poetic forms.
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