Michel François in conversation with Thierry de Duve

Extract from the film Situation hypothétique à la contre nature by Jean-Paul Jacquet and Loïc Vanderstichelen, filmed on the occasion of Michel François' exhibition Contre nature at Bozar, Brussels.

Michel François is known for shaking up reality, questioning it, and breathing new life into its relationship with art. He transforms seemingly simple objects and materials into bearers of meaning. How can a gesture change the status of an object? What is the influence of the artist's hand? And what is the role of coincidence?