The heart of the matter is the first retrospective exhibition in Belgium of the influential American artist Carrie Mae Weems (1953). Through her poignant photographs and video installations, she explores themes such as race, gender, power and memory. Weems is often the subject, guide and muse in her photographs.

​Her experiences as a black woman are the starting point for her research into “forgotten” histories. She shows places that often remain out of sight: from intimate kitchen tables to film sets, from African-American churches to former plantations. Weems weaves personal stories into her work to highlight the complexity and injustice in today's world.

​The exhibition comprises more than a hundred photographs and videos, including well-known series such as Museums (2006) and Kitchen table series (1990). Weems created the series Preach (2024), about the importance of faith, especially for this exhibition. Art and spirituality demonstrate their power as forms of resistance.

​Carrie Mae Weems' work has been collected and/or exhibited worldwide, including at MoMA, Guggenheim (New York), Tate, Barbican (London), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Luma (Arles) and the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam). ​