Karl Van Welden is an artist whose work is centered upon his cycle United Planets. Using the planets in our solar system as anchor points he questions the relationship between small humankind and the universe. So far he has created a diverse, but consistent body of artwork and performance art. This exhibition gives an insight in the work that surrounds the MARS-series, such as A Fall. In this installation/performance he stages a disaster scenario for a single object. A self-made vinyl record is turning on a turntable in a closed room. A rain of ash slowly descends. The whole scene gradually turns dark grey, until the music and movement come to a halt. What remains is a fragile, purposeless object in a monochrome landscape.

The exhibition ‘The volcano notes’ is also the occasion to release his double vinyl ‘MARS II’, which contains the music composed for ‘MARS II’, the performance. Van Welden explores the impact of volcanic ash on the performance of pianist Frederik Croene and the sound he produces, playing on an automated piano. At the same time Timo van Luijk & Frederik Croene present their new album ‘Fortune de Mer’ (La Scie Dorée LP ), a sequel to their previous album ‘Voile au Vent’, that crystallizes the core of their language into sparse instrumentation and dramatic plot points.