Leo Gabin (Lieven Deconinck, Gaëtan Begerem and Robin De Vooght) is a Belgian artist collective established in the early 2000s. From their studio in Ghent, Belgium, they create paintings and videos that draw both inspiration and materials from amateur online content. They also teach as a collective at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Ghent, Belgium.
Their art explores and addresses the preponderance of media images, through videos and layered silk-screen paintings. These display a combination of street art influences, online video stills, chaotic and collaged, in an attempt to reflect our everyday cultural experience, as we ourselves represent it online.
“Especially with an abundance of amateurish made ‘private’ imagery put readily available online, the idea of authorship becomes even more questionable. But raising this question can be seen as the essence of the work.”
— Leo Gabin, Contemporary Art Daily
Read MoreOne of Gabin’s most recent videos is a reinterpretation of Harmony Korine’s 1998 novel A Crackup At The Race Riots, in the form of YouTube videos. Leo Gabin had previously collaborated with Harmony Korine on his 2012 film Spring Breakers.
