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Exhibition: The Failure of Order
The Failure of Order

Nicolás Lamas

Start 10 Sep 2026
End 31 Oct 2026

Bringing together sculptures, photographs, assemblages, and installations, The Failure of Order investigates themes of entropy, cognition, material transformation, and the instability of meaning.

The exhibition proposes that uncertainty is not a flaw to be overcome, but an intrinsic condition of our relationship with the world; revealing that what escapes classification, measurement, and representation is not beyond our systems of knowledge, but constitutes a hidden dimension within every structure we create.

Rather than depicting the collapse of systems, the exhibition focuses on the inherent limits of representation and knowledge. It examines the gap between reality and the models we construct to comprehend it, revealing how each attempt to impose order simultaneously exposes new layers of complexity

About the venue
Meessen

Uptown - Gallery
Rue de l'Abbaye 2A, 1000 Bruxelles
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Meessen is a contemporary art gallery that brings a group of strong, international artists. The gallery occupies three floors in a house built in 1911, including a “Wunderkammer”, offering a particular look on the theatre of the world. The gallery also publishes catalogues and editions in close collaboration with the represented artists, in order to promote and distribute their work. Meessen looks forward to welcoming you at the gallery.