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(EN) Ontomateria (n., neologism) is an exhibition curated by Stephan Balleux. The word Ontomateria, invented by the painter, refers to a form of matter inherently bound to the question of being. The term combines the Greek ontos (being) and the Latin materia (matter), designating not inert substance but a dynamic, structured field through which existence is thought, experienced, and manifested.
Rather than positing a separation between abstract thought and material conditions, ontomateria affirms that existence is always mediated by material forms, whether cognitive, symbolic, technological, or sensory. It describes a mode of matter that is both formative and reflective, capable of conditioning thought while being shaped by it in return.
As a philosophical construct, ontomateria challenges dualistic ontologies. It resists any notion of a pure, detached subjectivity or ideality and instead foregrounds the entangl…
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(EN) Ontomateria (n., neologism) is an exhibition curated by Stephan Balleux. The word Ontomateria, invented by the painter, refers to a form of matter inherently bound to the question of being. The term combines the Greek ontos (being) and the Latin materia (matter), designating not inert substance but a dynamic, structured field through which existence is thought, experienced, and manifested.
Rather than positing a separation between abstract thought and material conditions, ontomateria affirms that existence is always mediated by material forms, whether cognitive, symbolic, technological, or sensory. It describes a mode of matter that is both formative and reflective, capable of conditioning thought while being shaped by it in return.
As a philosophical construct, ontomateria challenges dualistic ontologies. It resists any notion of a pure, detached subjectivity or ideality and instead foregrounds the entangl…
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