Printed Shirts Vol.1 “Evidences”

The “Evidences” printed shirt series will be presented in conjunction with Kié Einzelgänger’s solo exhibition in Belgium.

Solo Exhibition — Kié Einzelgänger & Tommy Simoens Gallery

Opening: March 27, 2026
Duration: 8 days

The exhibition will take place in a contemporary fine arts gallery in Antwerp, Belgium, presenting 20 high-quality fine art prints & 5 printed objects positioned for sale alongside selected printed fashion items of AW26-27. All art sales and logistics will be managed by Tommy Simoens Gallery.

Reference:
https://www.kieeinzelganger.com/events-news/exhibition-a-s-m-l-which-size-is-your-bowl

https://tommysimoens.com/portfolio-2-portfolio/s-m-l/

Concept & Technique

All pattern-making, fabric prototyping, and print design are independently developed by Kié. The complete production process—including the execution of highly detailed printing techniques—is carried out and finished by specialized professionals at production sites in Japan. Through this process, two-dimensional prints are transformed into sculptural, wearable three-dimensional shirt forms. By positioning the garment itself as a sculptural medium, the language of fine art converges with fashion.

Rooted in concept-driven narrative scenarios titled Evidences, this body of work forms the conceptual backbone of the exhibition Which Size Is Your Bowl: S / M / L. Each piece emerges from a rigorously structured narrative framework, situating the garments as carriers of meaning rather than decorative objects.

Sourced/produced in Japan by specialized professionals, the printed works employ a rare rayon fabric seldom encountered within European fashion contexts. Precision, material integrity, and meticulous craftsmanship define the production process, reinforcing an ongoing dialogue between artistic expression and wearable form.

Moving beyond its earlier, strictly all-black visual language, Kié Einzelgänger introduces a narrative-led identity enriched with humor and emotional nuance, while maintaining intellectual rigor and formal discipline. Informed by over a decade of sustained research into Dadaism and Surrealism, the visual language operates at the intersection of fine art practice and fashion, framing clothing as a medium for conceptual inquiry rather than surface design.

Each piece functions simultaneously as artwork and garment, deliberately collapsing the boundary between exhibition space and everyday wear. All artworks and print techniques are entirely hand-dyed and uniquely developed by Kié Einzelgänger, ensuring that every piece remains singular, irreproducible, and conceptually autonomous.

Kié Einzelgänger and Tommy Simoens present S M L Which Size is your Bowl, an eight-day exhibition bringing together new visual artworks and selected fashion pieces by Kié Einzelgänger.

The presentation features hand-painted collages, sculptural objects, and garments, unified by a shared conceptual framework while maintaining a clear distinction between artistic and fashion practices. Central to the exhibition is the recurring question: “Which size is your bowl?”—a phrase that gestures toward psychological capacity, containment, and vulnerability in relation to personal trauma.

As a visual artist, Kié Einzelgänger presents new collage works and objects incorporating tape, broken coloured glass, and symbolic forms such as bowls, hands, keys, and bottles. New works from the ongoing series Yesterday Is Not Here, created in collaboration with Japanese digital artist Blue Phantom, are also shown.

Running in parallel, a curated selection of garments from Kié Einzelgänger’s AW26-27 highlights complex pattern-making and material precision. Designed in Belgium and produced in Japan, the garments emphasise craft, structure, and slow production.

S M L

WHICH SIZE IS 

YOUR BOWL?

Fri 27 March 1-6pm

Sat 28 March 1-9pm / reception 6pm RSVP HERE

Sun 29 March 1-6pm

Wed 1 April till Sun 5 April 1-6pm

Tommy Simoens 

Contemporary Art Gallery 

Falconplein 32

2000 Antwerp

+32 486 978 980

tommysimoens.com

info@tommysimoens.com

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