{"id":107848,"date":"2026-08-05T19:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/?p=107848"},"modified":"2026-08-05T19:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:34:19","slug":"chemistry-of-light-photosynthesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/en\/blog\/2026\/08\/05\/chemistry-of-light-photosynthesis\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemistry of Light: Photosynthesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2026, the Cultuurvuur Biennale will have a central theme for the first time: <strong>The Chemistry of Light: Photosynthesis<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I took as the starting point for my paintings the magical moment when photosynthesis takes place: when CO\u2082 and water, under the influence of light, are converted into oxygen and glucose. I translated that reaction into a simple visual language that can be recognised in the works: the hexagon refers to glucose, the circles to oxygen.<br \/>\nThe coal I work with is the result of photosynthesis that took place millions of years ago: literally, fossilised light.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cultuurvuur Biennale<\/strong> untill August 31 \u2013 daily from 10am to 6pm<br \/>\nWebsite Cultuurvuur Biennial : https:\/\/cultuurvuur.be\/<br \/>\nWebsite Meise Botanical Garden : https:\/\/www.plantentuinmeise.be\/<\/p>\n<section id=\"web_pace_portfolio_content_23\"\r\n         class=\"photo-gallery-content \"\r\n         data-portfolio-id=\"23\">\r\n\t<div id=\"web-pace-container-loading-overlay_23\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"web_pace_portfolio_container_23\"\r\n\t     class=\"web_pace_portfolio_container super-list variable-sizes clearfix view-full-height\"\r\n\t     data-show-loading=\"on\"\r\n\t     data-show-center=\"off\" >\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"portelement portelement_23 colorbox_grouping  \" data-symbol=\"Bi\u00ebnnale Cultuurvuur 2026\" data-category=\"alkaline-earth\">\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"load_date\">2026-08-05 18:57:18<\/p>\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"number\">192<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"default-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"no-border image-block_23 add-H-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_kasteel-boechout-e1785949833859.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\" portfolio-group1-23 \"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Bi\u00ebnnale Cultuurvuur 2026\"\r\n                                       data-description=\" 1 mei &gt; 31 augustus 2026\r\nPlantentuin Meise \r\n\r\nLocatie An Vanderlinden: Kasteel van Boechout, bovenaan in de linker toren, \r\n\"\r\n                                       data-groupID=\"1-23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Bi\u00ebnnale Cultuurvuur 2026\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     id=\"wd-cl-img0\"\r\n                                             data-title=\" \"\r\n                                             src=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_kasteel-boechout-e1785949833859.jpg\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title name\" >Bi\u00ebnnale Cultuurvuur 2026<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-portfolio-panel_23\" id=\"panel0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>1 mei &gt; 31 augustus 2026\r\nPlantentuin Meise \r\n\r\nLocatie An Vanderlinden: Kasteel van Boechout, bovenaan in de linker toren, \r\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"portelement portelement_23 colorbox_grouping  \" data-symbol=\"Overview\" data-category=\"alkaline-earth\">\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"load_date\">2026-08-05 18:45:07<\/p>\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"number\">185<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"default-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" image-block_23 add-H-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_cultuurvuur26_overview.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\" portfolio-group2-23 \"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Overview\"\r\n                                       data-description=\" \"\r\n                                       data-groupID=\"2-23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Overview\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     id=\"wd-cl-img1\"\r\n                                             data-title=\" anv_cultuurvuur26_overview\"\r\n                                             src=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_cultuurvuur26_overview-1024x768.jpg\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title name\" >Overview<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"portelement portelement_23 colorbox_grouping  \" data-symbol=\"Versteend Licht \/ Petrified Light: installation view\" data-category=\"alkaline-earth\">\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"load_date\">2026-08-05 18:44:51<\/p>\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"number\">184<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"default-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" image-block_23 add-H-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_petrified-light_c-scaled.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\" portfolio-group3-23 \"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Versteend Licht \/ Petrified Light: installation view\"\r\n                                       data-description=\" \"\r\n                                       data-groupID=\"3-23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Versteend Licht \/ Petrified Light: installation view\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     id=\"wd-cl-img2\"\r\n                                             data-title=\" \"\r\n                                             src=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_petrified-light_c-scaled.jpg\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title name\" >Versteend Licht \/ Petrified Light: installation view<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"portelement portelement_23 colorbox_grouping  \" data-symbol=\"Versteend Licht \/ Petrified Light\" data-category=\"alkaline-earth\">\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"load_date\">2026-08-05 18:38:23<\/p>\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"number\">183<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"default-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"no-border image-block_23 add-H-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anv_versteend-licht_100x120cm_128px.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\" portfolio-group4-23 \"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Versteend Licht \/ Petrified Light\"\r\n                                       data-description=\" Coalpaint &amp; coal on canvas, 100x120 cm, 2026\"\r\n                                       data-groupID=\"4-23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Versteend Licht \/ Petrified Light\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     id=\"wd-cl-img3\"\r\n                                             data-title=\" anv_versteend-licht_100x120cm_128px\"\r\n                                             src=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/anv_versteend-licht_100x120cm_128px-853x1024.jpg\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title name\" >Versteend Licht \/ Petrified Light<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-portfolio-panel_23\" id=\"panel3\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coalpaint &amp; coal on canvas, 100x120 cm, 2026<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"portelement portelement_23 colorbox_grouping  \" data-symbol=\"Overview work 2 &amp; 3\" data-category=\"alkaline-earth\">\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"load_date\">2026-08-05 18:46:15<\/p>\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"number\">188<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"default-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" image-block_23 add-H-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_cultuurvuur26_2.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\" portfolio-group5-23 \"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Overview work 2 &amp; 3\"\r\n                                       data-description=\" \"\r\n                                       data-groupID=\"5-23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Overview work 2 &amp; 3\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     id=\"wd-cl-img4\"\r\n                                             data-title=\" anv_cultuurvuur26_2\"\r\n                                             src=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_cultuurvuur26_2-768x1024.jpg\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title name\" >Overview work 2 &amp; 3<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"portelement portelement_23 colorbox_grouping  \" data-symbol=\"Wat ontstaat : installation view\" data-category=\"alkaline-earth\">\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"load_date\">2026-08-05 18:48:01<\/p>\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"number\">190<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"default-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"no-border image-block_23 add-H-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_what-arisis_c_1.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\" portfolio-group6-23 \"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Wat ontstaat : installation view\"\r\n                                       data-description=\" \"\r\n                                       data-groupID=\"6-23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wat ontstaat : installation view\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     id=\"wd-cl-img5\"\r\n                                             data-title=\" anv_what-arisis_c_1\"\r\n                                             src=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_what-arisis_c_1-768x1024.jpg\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title name\" >Wat ontstaat : installation view<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-portfolio-panel_23\" id=\"panel5\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"thumbs-list_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_what-arisis_c_3.jpg\"\r\n                                                   data-description=\" \"\r\n                                                   class=\" portfolio-group6-23 \" data-groupID=\"6-23\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wat ontstaat : installation view\"\r\n                                                         data-title=\" anv_what-arisis_c_3\"\r\n                                                         src=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_what-arisis_c_3-113x150.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_what-arisis_c_2.jpg\"\r\n                                                   data-description=\" \"\r\n                                                   class=\" portfolio-group6-23 \" data-groupID=\"6-23\">\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wat ontstaat : installation view\"\r\n                                                         data-title=\" anv_what-arisis_c_2\"\r\n                                                         src=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_what-arisis_c_2-113x150.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"portelement portelement_23 colorbox_grouping  \" data-symbol=\"Wat ontstaat \/ What Arises\" data-category=\"alkaline-earth\">\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"load_date\">2026-08-05 18:52:53<\/p>\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"number\">191<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"default-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"no-border image-block_23 add-H-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_wat-ontstaat_60x80cm_1280px.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\" portfolio-group7-23 \"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Wat ontstaat \/ What Arises\"\r\n                                       data-description=\" Coalpaint on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, 2026\"\r\n                                       data-groupID=\"7-23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wat ontstaat \/ What Arises\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     id=\"wd-cl-img6\"\r\n                                             data-title=\" anv_wat-ontstaat_60x80cm_1280px\"\r\n                                             src=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_wat-ontstaat_60x80cm_1280px-768x1024.jpg\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title name\" >Wat ontstaat \/ What Arises<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-portfolio-panel_23\" id=\"panel6\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Coalpaint on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, 2026<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"portelement portelement_23 colorbox_grouping  \" data-symbol=\"Fragment : installation view\" data-category=\"alkaline-earth\">\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"load_date\">2026-08-05 18:46:01<\/p>\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"number\">187<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"default-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" image-block_23 add-H-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_detail.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\" portfolio-group8-23 \"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Fragment : installation view\"\r\n                                       data-description=\" \"\r\n                                       data-groupID=\"8-23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fragment : installation view\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t     id=\"wd-cl-img7\"\r\n                                             data-title=\" anv_detail\"\r\n                                             src=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_detail-768x1024.jpg\"\/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title name\" >Fragment : installation view<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"portelement portelement_23 colorbox_grouping  \" data-symbol=\"Fragment\" data-category=\"alkaline-earth\">\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"load_date\">2026-08-05 18:46:34<\/p>\r\n                <p style=\"display:none;\" class=\"number\">189<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"default-block_23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" image-block_23 add-H-relative\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.anv.be\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/anv_fragment.jpg\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\" portfolio-group9-23 \"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t   title=\"Fragment\"\r\n                                       data-description=\" \"\r\n                                       data-groupID=\"9-23\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fragment\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    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