Being-seen-being: an Exhibition by Yolandé Gouws
We are pleased to announce the opening of Being-seen-being, an exhibition of site-specific works by Yolandé Gouws.
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Thursday, December 4
6:00 PM – Welcome drinks, courtesy of Sublime Wine & Emily Harman
7:00 PM – Artist talk with Yolandé Gouws, moderated by Tom Harrisson
Public Opening
Friday, December 5
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
On View by Appointment through February 2026
For appointments please contact: [email protected]
About the Exhibition
Step into a fleeting moment of encounter. In Being-seen-being, Yolandé Gouws explores the reciprocal gaze between human and forest, where both exist in the same state of present, and witnessed.
Through works forged from the chestnut woods of Tailhos, France, she captures the quiet geometry of branches at the point of meeting. Cherry stems rest within chestnut frames, bound by silk; the forest itself holds agency, offering its presence in relation to yours.
Each piece is a captured crossing at a point where two evolving systems meet, acknowledge one another, and continue. The same reciprocity exists between you and the artwork: you witness it, as it witnesses you.
Kindly sponsored by Sublime Wine: https://sublime.wine
About Yolandé Gouws
Yolandé Gouws is a South African artist and curator based in Berlin. Her work, rooted in a deep belief in interconnectedness, transforms materials like wood and silk into poetic encounters that reference weaving, architecture, and the origins of culture in craft.
With a background in architecture and experience producing exhibitions for artists like Olafur Eliasson and Alicja Kwade, she channels a lineage of making—from her French Huguenot ancestors to residencies in rural Japan—into site-responsive works that explore moments of mutual presence.
About Tom Harrisson
Tom Harrisson is Associate Director at Konrad Fischer Galerie Berlin. With a career spanning major art centers in Europe and the United States, he brings two decades of transatlantic experience in gallery and institutional work, specializing in fundraising, production, and digital innovation.