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UPB series
ongoing since 2019
Manuel Abendroth, Jérôme Decock, Els Vermang
Size: different formats and proportions
Technique: lead, uranium ore
![UPB, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_58f548174d014f25b940d792f1bb006a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_951,h_432,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_58f548174d014f25b940d792f1bb006a~mv2.jpg)
![UPB, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_8bb4a0bde529447f8c9f47132674a618~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1439,h_962,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_8bb4a0bde529447f8c9f47132674a618~mv2.jpg)
![UPB, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_577717adfcd24115be3fbcc5165b25aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1439,h_962,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_577717adfcd24115be3fbcc5165b25aa~mv2.jpg)
![UPB, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_61c3a323b34a4f5e99bab34c1e33b478~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_960,h_639,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_61c3a323b34a4f5e99bab34c1e33b478~mv2.jpg)
![UPB series, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_4405db6a8c474a62a475de0d253d235d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1325,h_1079,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_4405db6a8c474a62a475de0d253d235d~mv2.jpg)
![UPB series, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_1ede36e673d1485e8d21523d4b558f76~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_2430,h_2000,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_1ede36e673d1485e8d21523d4b558f76~mv2.jpg)
![UPB series, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_1504c68ffa3947f99aaaafb68967c3c9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_2430,h_2000,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_1504c68ffa3947f99aaaafb68967c3c9~mv2.jpg)
![UPB series, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_e21ee527498f4085a178d868d9ef98c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1500,h_2000,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_e21ee527498f4085a178d868d9ef98c2~mv2.jpg)
Abstract
Juxtaposing uranium ore and lead, two stages of the same material separated by millions of years, the work evokes deep time. As yellow and grey darken, a latent black monochrome reveals the invisible.
Information
These paintings exit in squared format: 40x40cm , 60x60cm, 100x100cm
Proportion of double squares: 70x130cm, 90x170cm, special format: 560x200cm
![UPB 480x200cm, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_1b1a4e5a253e46d8a36447f8b88cfa81~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1599,h_1200,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_1b1a4e5a253e46d8a36447f8b88cfa81~mv2.jpg)
![UPB 480x200cm, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_a1d6d200b1e042d18230f345bb91ba1d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_791,h_615,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_a1d6d200b1e042d18230f345bb91ba1d~mv2.jpg)
![UPB 480x200cm, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_36919b1e561c4dbf832ef27d908f6f80~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1200,h_1600,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_36919b1e561c4dbf832ef27d908f6f80~mv2.jpg)
![UPB 480x200cm, LAb[au]](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fb1d51_ae3bef370f204386881870ece226d67b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_2665,h_2000,q_90,enc_avif,quality_auto/fb1d51_ae3bef370f204386881870ece226d67b~mv2.jpg)
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timeline
2019 ___ If Then Else, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg City
2021 ___ Ce mouvement..., La Patinoire/Galerie Valérie Bach, Brussels
2022 ___ AXIOM#1, TOPO?, Brussels
2022 / 23 On the Lookout, Fondation CAB, Brussels
2023 ___ BRAFA, Group Booth with La Patinoire/Galerie Valérie Bach , Brussels
2022 / 23 Zeit Zeichen Zeichen Zeit, Kunstmuseum, Heidenheim
Collection
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painting, LAb[au]'s artistic practice is organised in different sections: painting, writing, calculating, transcoding and in artworks, installations and site-specific projects
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