Messieurs Delmotte is no greenhorn in the artistic field. The video productions, photographs and installations of this artist have been shown in solo and group exhibitions throughout the world and of course Belgium, where he is further more known for his mixed media parties. The deadpanning, Buster Keaton-like mystery artist poses as a real dandy: he is irresistibly charming and elusive as ether. His dedication gives way to what he cannot suppress. His actions are so blatantly topical, so banally urgent they can’t be postponed. They have to take place, here and now. He translates his unbridled naughtiness, his liking for danger, his sneering at the institutionalised art world into singular actions that result in one narrative image. Coarse and crude, his videos make a mockery of just about everything. They stand aloof from smooth perfection and are realised with the simplest of audio-visual means and a unity of time, place and action. Mimicking the world of animals and objects, Delmotte is a great pretender whose whimsical feats need no explanation--they're just absurdly cheerfully and dogged. He repeats his activities several times, so you get to see slight variations on him walking in fountains, putting buckets of water on his head and chasing cows. He's at his best when interacting with trees, butting heads with them or climbing a stepladder and leaping into them. The results are straightforward and rude but also pure and even poetic; the videos of Monsieur Delmotte are absurd one-acters.
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