Delcy Morelos (1967, Colombia) is a leading contemporary artist whose practice has become rooted in Europe in recent years, with exhibitions in for example Germany (Hamburger Bahnhof, 2025), Spain (CAAC, 2024), Belgium (Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, 2024) and her participation in the Venice Biennale, prompting extended periods of work on the continent for various projects. Since 2023, she has also been represented by the Marian Goodman Gallery in Paris with whom she collaborates closely through regular exhibitions in Europe.

For Bozar Monumental 2026 within Studiotopia project, Delcy Morelos will build an installation, which is a dialogue between art, architecture, and the living matter of earth itself.

In summer 2026, Bozar’s Horta Hall will host a new large-scale installation by Delcy Morelos, developed with Bozar, BC Materials/Studies, studio ASPJ (Mexico), and STUDIOTOPIA. The project captures the spirit of Studiotopia: creating encounters between art and science that expand how we imagine and engage with our environment.

From soil to knowledge

Morelos’ research on earth and spirituality has evolved alongside the Faculty of Architecture at RWTH Aachen University, through the “Act of Building” course led by Jasper Van den Linden (BC Studies).

During the spring semester, 18 international architecture students explored bio-based and locally sourced materials, guided by BC’s expertise in sustainable building materials. Their experiments resulted in a Library of Materials — a tactile archive that will inform and inspire Morelos’ work.

In June 2025, students presented their findings to Delcy Morelos, her collaborator Emiliano García (studio ASPJ), and the BC Studies team. Mixing loam from the Brussels areas with Japanese knotweed, cattail, flax, meadow grass, nettle, and reed, they revealed the qualities of these local fibres.

The expressive potential 

For Jasper Van den Linden, the collaboration has offered a new way of seeing familiar materials. Working with an artist, he explains, encouraged the BC team to shift their focus — from only technical performance to more sensorial experiences as well.

“Instead of asking only how materials function,” Jasper reflects, “we began to ask how they feel, smell, and evoke memory. Natural materials like earth and fibres are central to both our practices and exploring them together helped us rediscover their emotional and narrative dimensions.”

This sensitivity to material presence, he says, is vital for connecting with the public — transforming building matter into something that speaks to both the mind and the senses.

Towards Bozar Monumental 2026

The collaboration continues to grow. In the coming months, Bozar and UCLouvain’s Faculty of Architecture will expand the process through workshops and exchanges with students, further grounding the project in the region.

By spring 2026, the research phase will conclude, paving the way for the unveiling of Delcy Morelos’ monumental installation in June 2026 at Bozar’s Horta Hall.

Morelos’ Bozar Monumental will not only present a work of art but also the material traces of a collective journey — one that bridges disciplines, generations, and territories through the expressive power of earth.