Hippocampus

ELDERS collective presents Hippocampus, a site-specific exhibition exploring memory and spatial orientation through the deconstruction of recollection at the abandoned industrial LandMarck site in Kortrijk. The location carries a rich history: from Mesolithic habitation, to the production of the renowned Pottelberg roof tiles, to Van Marcke and the internationally active Kunstwerkstede De Coene. De Coene collaborated with figures such as Van de Velde, Breuer, Perriand, Prouvé, and Saarinen, and built pavilions for Expo ’58.

The buildings on the site reflect various periods of construction. The blue seahorse logo, designed by Octave Landuyt in 1950, emerges as a symbol and guide through the labyrinth of abandoned factories and offices. The seahorse (hippocampus) refers to the brain region crucial for memory and orientation — just as the site itself reveals traces of the past and leads visitors through forgotten spaces.

The exhibition features works by, among others, Elsemarijn Bruys, Arnaud Eubelen, Zoro Feigl, Geert Goiris, Aglaia Konrad, Lawrence Lek, Brigitte Louter, Shervin/e Sheikh Rezaei, and Lennart Lahuis.

Hippocampus opens on Saturday 13 September and runs until Sunday 2 November 2025. During this period, it is open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 10 AM to 6 PM.