We first encountered Bram Ellens through his exhibition ‘Robots in Captivity’, a stirring and sometimes outright frightening collection of installations exploring the complex and shifting relationship between humans and machines in the age of technology. It was in many ways a fitting introduction to Ellens, a Jekyll and Hyde-type artist who has built a reputation for his theatrical sculptures. Ellens doesn’t shy away from the big gesture, but that doesn’t mean there’s no deeper layer to his work. It arouses curiosity and invites contact, but there’s always a sense of jeopardy as well. Ellens relishes displaying his installations in unconventional settings, having presented his work at Lowlands, the Concertgebouw and even Paleis Soestdijk. At Freaky Dancing, Ellens will present a prototype of his newest creature. Building on ‘Robots in Captivity’, the new experiment ‘Under my skin’ will bring the beast even closer, pondering if we’ll ever draw a line on where we allow technology to go in our lives, bodies and souls.

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