From 1986 to 2018, Luxembourg artist Wil Lofy spent extended periods in the remote coastal region of Chilean Patagonia. A boat journey around Cape Horn in 1986 marked his discovery of Chile: the pristine, wild landscape became a central point of reference in his artistic reflection.
Around 1998, he acquired the islands of Toro and Mutri, which served both as a refuge and a source of inspiration. Through his experience of the space, silence and elemental nature of Patagonia, Lofy gradually moved away from narrative figures and developed a concentrated, pared-down pictorial language. His watercolours, more than 80 of which are on display, emerged from a direct engagement with the place. Alongside these, he created sculptures from driftwood, whose forms emerge directly from the material, retaining traces of water, wind and time.
© Les 2 Musées de la Ville de Luxembourg
23 Oct
Queer possibilities at Villa Vauban?
Friday, 19h00 (FR)
