‘Spilliaert was a symbolist and a great source of inspiration for a whole generation of artists – painters, but photographers and video artists too. Symbolism does not try to represent objects and figures as they are, but adds a meaning to them that can be read as symbolic, nourished by existential questions already raised by Kierkegaard in the nineteenth century. This attitude has returned since the 1990s, the era of the “neos”, in which photography is seen as an important intermediary, a continuation of hyperrealism.
Weidenbaum works constantly from photographs, which he may or may not edit on the computer. In this way he freezes moments that catch our attention and raise questions. Besides alluding to the spirit of our time, Weidenbaum also works on the form. “A painter has to paint” is his motto, and he does. It is fascinating to see what he can do with a few seemingly loose patches of paint. The intensity of his work keeps growing, and so does its complexity.’
— Willem Elias
