As part of the exhibition The distorted party, Willehad Eilers has created an immersive installation in the historic courtyard of the Hospice Comtesse museum. This in situ work invites visitors to experience a vibrant, surreal world. Fusing contemporary chaos with the museum?s historic ambience, Willehad Eilers creates a space that echoes the spirit of festivity and distortion, offering an evocative exploration of celebration in all its forms.
Known for his raw, expressive style, Willehad Eilers takes a playful, critical look at the human condition. His work depicts a society in decline, guided by the blind satisfaction of its desires, and declines the themes of surrealist celebration and collective chaos that are at the heart of The distorted party exhibition. His works disrupt the familiar, turning everyday situations into the absurd and grotesque. With an anthropological perspective and a sense of humor, Eilers? works reveal the distortions of modern social mores. For The distorted party, his installation is inspired by the dancing epidemic of 1518, a historic event of collective mania that drove populations to dance to the point of exhaustion, and creates a visceral commentary on a society consumed by its desires and unaware of the impending consequences.
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**Installation on view in the Courtyard of the Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse as part of** _**Fiesta**_**, 7th edition of lille3000** _(access according to opening hours)_ _
Known for his raw, expressive style, Willehad Eilers takes a playful, critical look at the human condition. His work depicts a society in decline, guided by the blind satisfaction of its desires, and declines the themes of surrealist celebration and collective chaos that are at the heart of The distorted party exhibition. His works disrupt the familiar, turning everyday situations into the absurd and grotesque. With an anthropological perspective and a sense of humor, Eilers? works reveal the distortions of modern social mores. For The distorted party, his installation is inspired by the dancing epidemic of 1518, a historic event of collective mania that drove populations to dance to the point of exhaustion, and creates a visceral commentary on a society consumed by its desires and unaware of the impending consequences.
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**Installation on view in the Courtyard of the Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse as part of** _**Fiesta**_**, 7th edition of lille3000** _(access according to opening hours)_ _
Opening times
Opening times
On 26 April 2025
- 10:00 at 19:00
On 9 November 2025
- 10:00 at 19:00
