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2025, pearwood
“Wij Waken” is a contemporary work created for ABBY Kortrijk in the form of a carved speculoos cookie mold. It is inspired by the archaeological discovery of two Roman guard dogs once buried on the site nearly 2,000 years ago. Cami links this history to ancient ritual traditions, where real offerings gradually evolved into symbolic ones.
This idea is translated into an edible biscuit that visitors are invited to break and share together. Through this simple act, the artwork becomes participatory, turning remembrance into a collective experience. In doing so, it blends folklore, local history, and social interaction into a living connection between past and present.

Pictures: copyright ABBY


ABOUT

In his interdisciplinary practice, Ignace Cami (°1986, BE) takes folk culture as a starting point to make objects, sculptures, installations and writings. He thereby activates the contemporary meaning of local history.



Trained as a printmaker and sculptor, Cami started moving towards more active and social ways of distributing his projects. Each project creates a new platform for social interaction. By emphasizing familiarity in his own tender and playful way, he pushes the boundaries of performativity and storytelling.

 

He also ran the artist run CRYING space with Ward Zwart and is a part of collaborative projects like Haas & Gaai, Boris & Kitchenknife and Nestvlieders.

+ CV & selected shows


CONTACT

ignace.cami(at)gmail(dot)com