Modesties are the squares of fine embroidery which formerly adorned the bodices of elegant women – mesh lines and transparent tulle made from silk, cotton, linen; the extreme refinement of the knotted threads, the paths running over the skin, barely audible restraints and saliences suggesting reserved glory and the poetry of being alive.

Without affectation or artifice, André Wostijn (1966-2022) mapped out our wanderings. With smooth strokes and simple composition, his work is uneasy and joyful, restless and mischievous. André Wostijn engraved in a way that you would map out your route. His light or firm furrows represent the trace of our uncertainties, our hesitation or our evident progress, all of our side steps and our journeys – distant, nearby – and our returns.