ABOUT

For this 11th edition, KIKK festival plunges us into the heart of what brings us together as human beings. The exhibition KIKK in Town, a journey of more than 60 works scattered throughout the city, highlights the universal languages that allow us to communicate and share across linguistic borders, cultural differences, origins and gender. According to certain mythological or religious traditions, there was once a unique and universal language spoken by all, shared by humans and supernatural beings. This universal language persists today, in another form, or rather, in multiple forms.

We exchange through our emotions, our empathy, our bodily expression. A love song, a frenzied rhythm, a sensual dance, a sad music, or simply a hand that touches you, are all elements that bring us together and allow us to share very strong feelings. It enable us develop a sense of belonging to a community. Empathy can not only transform our personal relationships, but also help to address societal challenges. This year’s festival celebrates diversity, universality, individuality and coexistence between human and non-human beings. “Man is a social animal”, this famous quote from Aristotle reminds us that it is human nature to come together with others to survive. Humans have created societies just like bees for this very reason. These links of coexistence with non-human beings can be discovered in the Biotopia exhibition at Le Pavillon, our new exhibition space perched on the hill overlooking Namur.