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Gallery Sofie Van de Velde proudly presents "An Angel, Kissing Spring," the second solo exhibition by Belgian artist Dirk Van Saene (b. 1959, Leuven) at the gallery.

Spring, a season of renewal and rebirth in many cultures, takes on a melancholic tone in this exhibition as Van Saene looks back wistfully at his youth, anxiously towards the future, and fears aging and disconnection from the world.

Our perception of time is shaped by personal experiences and emotions that make the experience of it more fluid than linear. The premise is inevitability - the uncomfortable realization that …