Where space moves and perception shifts: Segue in The Marnix Gallery
Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen - Segue | The Marnix Gallery, ING Belgium | until 30 October 2026
Brussels - The artist duo Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen are bringing a new exhibition to The Marnix Gallery. In dialogue with the architecture of the space, they blur the boundaries between interior and exterior. Through windows, reflections and overlapping patterns they create a visual game centred on movement and perception, inviting visitors to experience the space in a different way.
The work of Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen emerges in direct relation to its environment and takes on a different appearance each time. In Segue, this approach is fully extended: The Marnix Gallery itself becomes part of the work and plays an active role in how visitors experience the installation.
“We do not simply produce one work after another; rather, we respond to what is already present: forms, structures, architecture, imperfections,” say Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen.
"With Segue, we show how art is not just presented in a space but actively gives form to that space. The interaction between work, architecture and visitor is central, making each experience different and continuously evolving," says Kathleen Weyts, curator of the exhibition.
Segue can be seen until 30 October 2026 in The Marnix Gallery, which is usually open from Monday to Friday, from 9 am to 5 pm.
ING Belgium will announce future exhibitions in The Marnix Gallery at a later date.
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About Carla Arocha & Stéphane Schraenen
Carla Arocha (b. 1961, Caracas, Venezuela) and Stéphane Schraenen (b. 1971, Antwerp, Belgium) have been collaborating as an artist duo for two decades, following active individual careers. Arocha and Schraenen have gained international recognition for their sculptures, drawings, paintings, photography, and installations—particularly their signature large scale modular mirror curtains. Arocha and Schraenen challenge perceptions of space, reflection, and reality itself. Their work critically examines the illusions and complexities of contemporary visual culture.
Since 2006, their collaborative practice has been featured in major international exhibitions, including at: FRAC Auvergne, France (2006); The Wallace Collection, UK (2011); Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, USA (2013); CC Mechelen, Belgium (2014); Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, Belgium (2016); Fondazione Prada, Italy (2018); XIV Bienal de Cuenca, Ecuador (2018); Museum of Fine Arts Split, Croatia (2019); Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium (2024) and the Busan Biennale, Republic of Korea (2024).
Work by Carla Arocha and Stéphane Schraenen is held in the collections of MoMA, New York; Chicago Art Institute; Chicago Contemporary Art Museum; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, Miami, USA; Centro de Arte Caja de Burgos CAB, Burgos, Spain; FRAC Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, France and Museum of Contemporary Art Antwerp, Belgium. Their works are permanently installed in the Chicago Art Transit Center, USA; in Belgium at Hof Ter Leenen, Nevele; Tekbroek Nature Park, Puurs-Sint-Amands; and the Campus Coppens, Brasschaat.
About The Marnix Gallery
The Marnix Gallery is a brand-new space in our headquarters on Avenue Marnix, where art comes to life. Located on the ground floor and freely accessible to anyone entering the building, ING hosts temporary exhibitions in collaboration with artists and in dialogue with the building’s architecture.
With this space, the bank reaffirms its decades-long commitment to art and creativity, as well as its ambition to make culture accessible to a wider audience.
The Marnix Gallery embodies ING Belgium’s vision of an open and welcoming art space: a place where people come together to experience art, reflect, relax and exchange ideas. This vision is captured in the concept “Open Space, Open Mind”, which summarizes ING Belgium’s artistic philosophy.
Gianni De Muynck
About ING
ING Belgium is a universal bank that provides financial services for private individuals, businesses and institutional customers. ING Belgium S.A./N.V. is a subsidiary of ING Group N.V. via ING Bank N.V. (www.ing.com).
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