SECONDroom is an artist-run off-space which organizes one day exhibitions. Christophe Floré initiated the project in his private residence in Brussel in 2006, where a spare room mutated into an exhibition space. Every Saturday evening, another contemporary artist was invited. The limitation to one single evening gives the exhibition the impact of a special event, but also gives the artist a certain freedom to take risks and sometimes fail. This is still at the core of SECONDroom, a space for experiment and exchange with a focus on artistic freedom, currently located in Antwerp.
SECONDroom is een artist-run kunstruimte die ééndaagse tentoonstellingen organiseert. Christophe Floré startte dit project in zijn privéwoning in Brussel in 2006, waar hij een leegstaande kamer transformeerde tot tentoonstellingsruimte. Elke zaterdagavond werd een nieuwe kunstenaars uitgenodigd. De beperking tot één enkele avond geeft elke tentoonstelling de impact van een speciaal evenement, maar geeft de kunstenaar ook vrijheid om risico’s te nemen en eventueel te ‘falen’. Dit is nog steeds de kern van SECONDroom, dat zich nu in Antwerpen bevindt, en een ruimte voor experiment en uitwisseling wil zijn, met een belangrijke focus op artistieke vrijheid.
On a regular basis, SECONDroom sends out 30 postcards created and signed by an artist. Originated during the first lockdown as a way to keep in touch between SECONDroom, the artists and the public.
By embracing the benefits of collaboration, SECONDream aims to create more engagement among its audience and other interested parties. The aim is to encourage new ideas and collaborations between artists and other platforms, contributing not only to increasing the platform's support base, but also to strengthening a community as a whole.
