Objects With Narratives

KRJST Studio, a Belgian artist duo founded in 2012, transitioned from fashion to art and design in 2015 to refocus on creativity and artistic expression. Since then, they have become known for creating large-scale, hand-embroidered tapestries that blend storytelling, emotion, and technical mastery. The pieces, intended for architectural settings and art collectors, are rich in narrative and serve as emotional landscapes woven in color and texture. In 2020, they expanded into collectible design with Simon Tentoon, using their textiles in new ways. The studio, made up of Justine de Moriamé, Erika Schillebeeckx, and their art, functions as a unified force exploring memory, time, and transformation through weaving. Their work fuses classical and modern art influences with advanced technologies, embodying a dialogue between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary experimentation.

Terra Atlas is a poetic mapping of what lies beneath. Middernacht & Alexander unearth forgotten materials—buried oil tanks, corroded metals, remnants of earth and tar - and lift them into the light. What was once discarded and contaminated is not erased, but transformed: preserved in translucent layers of epoxy, reshaped into functional objects that are also sculptural relics. Each piece carries its own soul. The rawness of the material is never hidden; it speaks. It tells stories of time, neglect, and transformation. The result is not just design, but a dialogue - between past and present, decay and renewal, utility and beauty. In embracing imperfection, the duo reveals a deeper emotional resonance: a reverence for what we usually overlook. Terra Atlas is part of How I Got Over, Middernacht & Alexander’s ongoing body of work that explores themes of memory, material, and soulful sustainability. The exhibition invites viewers into a self-contained universe where design becomes archaeology, and every object becomes a vessel for history and care. This is a quiet resistance against erasure. A tactile mythology of earth, substance, and transformation.