Screening– Soft Dissection

Soft Dissection is presented for the first time as part of Hisae Ikenaga’s solo exhibition Anatomies of Use (04.04 – 07.06.2026) at KIOSK.

Soft Dissection is a short fiction film - a collaboration between visual artist Hisae Ikenaga and filmmaker Paula Onet - created with non-professional performers. The film explores the layered memories of the former anatomical theatre at the KASK School of Arts in Ghent, a site historically situated at the intersection of medical education and artistic practice.

Within this setting, enigmatic ceramic objects resembling internal organs are produced, examined, and meticulously drawn. These acts function as a form of documentation, echoing historical methods of anatomical study and observation, and unfold within what appears to be a pedagogical environment. Through repetition, the gestures performed by the participants become ritualized, contributing to an atmosphere that is both quietly mysterious and resolutely ordinary.

The film was shot in the Cirque Auditorium of the KASK School of Arts, a space that mirrors KIOSK’s exhibition venue.

Title: Soft Dissection
Genre: Fiction
Duration: 7’35
Year: 2026
Format: Digital, Colour, sound
Country: Belgium, Luxembourg
Directors: Hisae Ikenaga, Paula Onet
Scriptwriter: Hisae Ikenaga
Cinematographer: Paula Onet
Sound Engineer: Helle Huisman
Assistant Director: Lender Vandevelde
Producer: Simon Delobel, Charlotte Masse Sara Plantefève-Castryck
Cast: Ozan Can, Wannes Cools, Quinten Declercq, Amandine Desmet, Loïse Devriendt, Rafael Ferreira de Proença, Vicente Fuenzalida Lafourcade, Aileen Kim, Gwendelyn Korevaar, Jacob Lambrecht, Marthe Merckx, Noor Phlips, Febe Piessens, Tine Roets, Rosalie Tytgat, Fay-Lynn Van Dillen, Nora Van Sande

The film was produced with the support of KIOSK and the Schleich-Lentz Foundation, under the aegis of the Luxembourg Foundation, in collaboration with the Konschthal Esch.

In collaboration with the KIOSK.

In the presence of the artist Hisae Ikenaga and the curator Charlotte Masse.

Continuously from 11am until 6pm..

Free of charge | No booking required.