E S T H E R V E R H A E G H E - art concepts

Episode 1 — « Qu’est ce qui te touche le plus dans le travail de Daniel Enkaoua ? » À travers ses mots et son ressenti, Esther partage ce qui la touche profondément dans le travail de Daniel Enkaoua. Une peinture silencieuse et habitée, qui invite à ralentir, observer et ressentir. Ne manquez pas l’occasion de venir découvrir cette magnifique exposition, visible jusqu’au 4 juillet chez Esther Verhaeghe - Art Concepts 🤍 La galerie est ouverte tous les vendredis et samedis de 14h30 à 18h. 📍 Avenue Guillaume Macau 3, 1050 Ixelles @stella_von_strudel @esthersartytrail @caracas_com

FR Merci à tous d’être venus au vernissage de « Silent Conversations »✨ Un immense merci pour votre présence, vos échanges et votre enthousiasme autour de notre exposition représentant le travail de Daniel Enkaoua et d’Atsushi Mannami. L’exposition se déroule jusqu’au 4 juillet inclus. Vous pouvez venir la visiter tous les vendredis et samedis de 14h30 à 18h à la galerie ! 📍 Avenue Guillaume Macau 3, 1050 Ixelles — EN Thank you all for joining us for the opening of « Silent Conversations » ✨ We are deeply grateful for your presence, your conversations, and your enthusiasm around the exhibition. The exhibition continues until July 4 at Esther Verhaeghe Art Concepts. The gallery is open every Friday and Saturday from 2:30 PM to 6 PM. Feel free to stop by and discover the exhibition! 📍 Avenue Guillaume Macau 3, 1050 Ixelles @stella_von_strudel @esthersartytrail @atsushi_man_nami #danielenkaoua @caracas_com

« Silent Conversations » à travers les mots d’Esther ✨ Une exposition réunissant les œuvres introspectives de Daniel Enkaoua et les sculptures architecturales d’Atsushi Mannami, dans un dialogue silencieux entre présence, matière et espace. Voici en exclu un premier aperçu de l’exposition ! ⭐️ Le vernissage a lieu ce soir de 17h à 20h30 à la galerie Esther Verhaeghe – Art Concepts. 3 Av. Guillaume Macau. 1050 Ixelles. On vous attend 🤍 EN Discover « Silent Conversations » through Esther’s words ✨ An exhibition bringing together the introspective paintings of Daniel Enkaoua and the architectural sculptures of Atsushi Mannami, creating a silent dialogue between presence, material, and space. Here is a first glimpse of the exhibition ⭐️ Opening tonight : 5 PM — 8:30 PM At the gallery : Esther Verhaeghe – Art Concepts 3 Av. Guillaume Macau, 1050 Ixelles We look forward to welcoming you 🤍 @atsushi_man_nami #danielenkaoua @stella_von_strudel @caracas_com Filmed & edited by @dorianelorimier

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Atsushi Mannami @atsushi_man_nami Silent Conversations Les œuvres d’Atsushi Mannami semblent naître dans un souffle. Des formes fragiles, presque en suspens, comme des architectures sans fonction, ouvertes à l’inattendu. Dans cette « nutzlose Architektur », la matière devient silencieuse, habitée d’une lumière discrète, d’une présence à peine révélée. Céramique, papier, fragments, équilibres précaires… Ses constructions évoquent des paysages intérieurs, des espaces en devenir, où le temps semble ralentir, où quelque chose apparaît puis s’efface. Dans Silent Conversations, ces formes entrent en résonance avec une nouvelle sélection d’œuvres de Daniel Enkaoua. Des peintures plus intimes, plus ouvertes, où la lumière émerge doucement, où le regard s’attarde, où le silence devient langage. Un dialogue presque invisible, entre matière et présence. Un espace à habiter lentement. Vernissage 7 mai, 17h à 20h30 Exposition jusqu’au 4 juillet Ouverture vendredi et samedi 14h30 à 18h00 Esther Verhaeghe – art concepts 3 avenue Guillaume Macau, Ixelles ⸻ EN Silent Conversations Atsushi Mannami’s works seem to emerge from a breath. Fragile forms, suspended in space, like architectures without function, open to the unexpected. In this “useless architecture”, matter becomes quiet, carrying a subtle light, a presence that gently reveals itself. Ceramic, paper, fragments, precarious balances… His constructions evoke inner landscapes, spaces in transition, where time slows down, where something appears and fades at once. In Silent Conversations, these forms resonate with a new selection of works by Daniel Enkaoua. More intimate paintings, more open, where light slowly unfolds, where the gaze lingers, where silence becomes a language. A nearly invisible dialogue, between matter and presence. A space to inhabit, slowly. #slowart #contemporaryceramics #poeticart #artbrussels

« SILENT CONVERSATION » Daniel ENKAOUA & Atsushi MANNAMI Where art speaks without needing words. An exhibition shaped by nuance: fragility, presence, what appears and what quietly fades. Between painting and ceramics, the works enter into a subtle dialogue, balancing tension and softness. Here, looking becomes almost meditative a space where forms seem to both hold and gently fall apart. Esther Verhaeghe – art concepts 3 Av. G Macau, 1050 Brussels May 7 – July 4, 2026 Vernissage May 7 - 17:00 - 20:30 #danielenkaoua @atsushi_man_nami @stella_von_strudel @caracas_com

« Silent conversations » Daniel Enkaoua & Atsushi Mannami May 7 – July 4, 2026 OPENING Thu 7.5 from 5-8.30pm Esther Verhaeghe – art concepts, Brussels, Belgium - 3 av G. Macau - 1050 IXL @atsushi_man_nami #danielenkaoua #estherverhaegheartconcepts Daniel Enkaoua and Atsushi Mannami are brought together in “silent conversations”, an exhibition where painting and ceramics engage in a dialogue around fragility, presence, and forms in transition. Between interiority and construction, their works open a shared space where the gaze moves between appearance and disappearance, stability and imbalance. Following its participation in Art Brussels, Esther Verhaeghe – art concepts presents “Silent conversations”, an exhibition that extends and shifts the gaze. Daniel Enkaoua’s paintings, markedly different from those shown at the fair, unfold here on a more intimate scale. Still lifes, fragments, quiet presences: the works draw closer, condense, as if painting were moving toward a more interior and restrained space. Light does not impose itself,it emerges. It becomes a breath, a place of slow perception where the gaze can settle. In dialogue, Atsushi Mannami’s ceramic works, recently presented at Ceramic Brussels, introduce another form of presence. Rooted in a reflection on architecture and its residual forms, anonymous or functionless structures, his works appear as fragments of constructions, abandoned or reassembled. Between painting, sculpture, and architecture, they propose unstable and provisional spaces, where form seems both to hold and to collapse. The exhibition brings together two distinct gestures. In Enkaoua’s work, a form of attention in which the visible dissolves, a painting that approaches the threshold of silence. In Mannami’s work, a construction that falters, an architecture without function that resists stability. “Between them, a shared attention to fragility emerges, to what persists despite instability, to what remains open within forms.” (EVN) The exhibition unfolds as a space of perception, where looking becomes a slow experience, where each work questions what it means to hold, to hold a form, a gaze, a presence. #brusselsgallery

SILENT CONVERSATIONS - VERNISSAGE MAY 7 - 17:00 - 20:30 🤍 -Daniel Enkaoua- Rooted in figurative painting, Daniel Enkaoua’s work captures quiet, intimate moments where time feels suspended. Through layered brushstrokes, he reveals both the physical presence and inner stillness of his subjects. His paintings explore vulnerability, presence, and the passage of time. With a restrained palette and subtle light, Enkaoua invites the viewer into a deeply contemplative space. -Atsushi Mannami- Born in Hyogo, Japan, Atsushi Mannami creates sculptural works inspired by urban and architectural forms. Working primarily with ceramics, he builds modular structures that echo fragments of the built environment. His practice reflects on overlooked details and the poetry of imperfection, balancing fragility and structure while questioning how we perceive space. Exhibition Information : Esther Verhaeghe – Art Concept 3 Av. G. Macau - 1050 Brussels May 7 - July 4 @esthersartytrail @atsushi_man_nami #danielenkaoua @caracas_com

Art Brussels Thank you 🤍 The fair has come to an end, and what a beautiful experience it has been. Thank you for your presence, your kind words, your enthusiasm, and for sharing these moments with us. We are deeply grateful. Art Brussels, see you next year ! ✨ But before that we look forward to welcoming you on May 7 at the gallery for the opening of Silent Conversations a dialogue between the introspective paintings of Daniel Enkaoua and the sculptural, architectural works of Atsushi Mannami. @esthersartytrail @stella_von_strudel @caracas_com @artbrussels

Art Brussels - LAST HOUR 🔥 Esther Verhaeghe art concepts booth 5E-06 presenting DANIEL ENKAOUA solo show “Lumen” . Only one hour left to see our beautiful booth ! ✨✨ @artbrussels @caracas_com @stella_von_strudel Filmed & edited by @dorianelorimier

Art Brussels - LAST DAY - Esther Verhaeghe art concepts booth 5E-06 presenting DANIEL ENKAOUA solo show “Lumen” . Happy to see you there 🎉🍀💥✨🎊 @artbrussels @caracas_com @stella_von_strudel Photo credit @sarah_duby_

LUMEN | Art Brussels - Day 2 Fragments of the booth. Light, textures, presences. A space to slow down, to look closer, to feel what quietly emerges. Daniel Enkaoua’s paintings unfold in silence. Intimate, layered, and deeply human. Come to see us ! We are booth 5E - 06 ♥️ @artbrussels - Brussels Expo - Entrance hall 5 Place de la Belgique 1 - 1020 Brussels Fri–Sat — 11:00–19:00 Sunday — 11:00–18:00 #danielenkaoua @stella_von_strudel @caracas_com @artbrussels @esthersartytrail