Art Brussels 2026

For its fifth participation in Art Brussels, the Sator Gallery will present a solo show by visual artist Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia for the 2026 edition.

For Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, art is developed as a space for attention. A space where matter is never inert, but imbued with memories, forces, and multiple temporalities. Art does not appear as an autonomous object, but as an active relationship with the earth, gestures, bodies, and places.

Born in Togo, the artist grew up between several worlds: that of the city and that of the village, that of a Christian education and that, more underground, of animist practices observed without always being explained. Very early on, he understood that certain things cannot be said but must be experienced. The imposed silences, the slow movements, the attention paid to the ground, the trees, and objects shaped a keen perception of space. "Space became something that takes hold of you inside, something you can't detach yourself from," he explains. These formative experiences have since shaped the way he inhabits the world.