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"We did not expect it would ever happen there", by Erik Pevernagie,(60 x 80 cm) Oil and metal on canvas. .xxx

Philosopher Jacques Derrida, a disciple of Martin Heidegger and Edmund Husserl, takes a distinct approach to deconstruction. Unlike his predecessors, he doesn't limit his deconstructive efforts to written texts but extends them to visual representations. In doing so, he forges connections to the events and problems that people encounter in their daily lives, making his work highly relatable.

Reality is a starting point, not a purpose. We deconstruct reality, transform it into a puzzle, and show a particular interest in details. The truth is in the details, and even the devil is in the details. We create an artistic world that hides a "hinterland" of interpretations. Everything is converted so that the viewer looks for clarification. However, to give explanations, we need definitions.

Definitions and meanings change repeatedly. We know that truth and reality are volatile, indefinite, multi-layered, and sometimes paradoxical. We can understand that it is very tricky to emit a preset definition or a fixed denotation for the phenomena in our daily lives.

In the spirit and view of Jacques Derrida, the visual world is deconstructed and translated on canvas. Topics or subjects are placed in a specific context and given ambiguous and equivocal contents. As life itself is often indistinct and confusing, there is no univocal, single way to proceed. So the spectator can engage in interpretations. The passive viewer turns into an active participant and becomes an accomplice of the painter's deconstruction.

The deconstructed countryside, with its house and red roof, is not just an abstract setting. It draws its inspiration from a press release about a horrific murder that took place in a seemingly peaceful dwelling. This visual deconstruction is a mental interpretation of a story, a narrative about hidden skeletons tumbling out of the cupboards, adding a layer of intrigue and mystery to the artwork.

Many cannot stand a no man's land of dubiousness, skeletons, and wariness. In a world of misfits clobbered by unresponsiveness and indifference, people who feel imprisoned in a pen of alienation and ambiguousness may find release by ring-fencing a mental space to reflect on their mindset and recover their true selves.

No hemming or hawing, no hinting or manipulation, no sledgehammer–subtlety may hold us back from claiming a climate of transparency and capturing an untainted and luminescent skyline when the boldness of the truth is coming defiantly to the fore.

Each new timeframe will conjure new conditions for deconstructing and interpreting changing circumstances.

Our daily lives repeatedly testify to an intricate dance between perception and meaning. We overlook that reality is only a launching pad for deeper understanding and insight. Life's confusing nature mirrors the complexity of our awareness and demands continual re-examination and deeper engagement with the world around us.

Phenomenon: Deconstruction, perception,meaning,detail,re-examination