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On this page, you will find an overview of exhibitions, personal projects, and commissions.
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Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin
Artwork for the cover of German magazine Süddeutsche Zeitung.
25.09.2026
Thank you to Studio Anna Sullivan
Pictures by Elias Derboven
Location: firma Vilvoorde
25.09.2026
Thank you to Studio Anna Sullivan
Pictures by Elias Derboven
Location: firma Vilvoorde
Raising Statues
Horst Arts and Music Festival
Horst Arts and Music Festival
An installation of eight flags at Asiat Park, Vilvoorde.
Made in collaboration with artist Marilou Dejans
14.05—06.09.2026
Positioned on top of the park’s recurring concrete sewer columns, these flags rise high, inviting us to engage in the debate about women in public space. It redresses the balance of representation by bringing femininity into the traditionally male-dominated environment of Asiat Park, rooted in its history as a military base.
Raising Statues came into being during an intensive trajectory through a collaboration between Campus De Brug with a group of secondary school students in Vilvoorde and BiLT, a project of TheWorkshop.
Curators: Louise Goegebeur & Margot Bossy
Production: Onkruid vzw
Pictures by Alies Torfs, Elias Derboven, Angelina Nikolayeva, Femke Appeltans and Kristina Railaite.
︎︎︎Website Horst Festival
Made in collaboration with artist Marilou Dejans
14.05—06.09.2026
Positioned on top of the park’s recurring concrete sewer columns, these flags rise high, inviting us to engage in the debate about women in public space. It redresses the balance of representation by bringing femininity into the traditionally male-dominated environment of Asiat Park, rooted in its history as a military base.
Raising Statues came into being during an intensive trajectory through a collaboration between Campus De Brug with a group of secondary school students in Vilvoorde and BiLT, a project of TheWorkshop.
Curators: Louise Goegebeur & Margot Bossy
Production: Onkruid vzw
Pictures by Alies Torfs, Elias Derboven, Angelina Nikolayeva, Femke Appeltans and Kristina Railaite.
︎︎︎Website Horst Festival
Serving Spring
for Serax
for Serax
Serving plate in collaboration with Belgian design label Serax and Knack Weekend.
Handpainted stoneware:
L 35 W 35 H 3.7 CM2,18 KG
You can use the plate to serve food, or hang it on the wall (hanging system included).
Pictures in my studio in Antwerp by Anneke D’Hollander
︎︎︎Website Serax
︎︎︎Article in Knack Weekend
Handpainted stoneware:
L 35 W 35 H 3.7 CM2,18 KG
You can use the plate to serve food, or hang it on the wall (hanging system included).
Pictures in my studio in Antwerp by Anneke D’Hollander
︎︎︎Website Serax
︎︎︎Article in Knack Weekend
MA Festival
Zaaien en Oogsten
Zaaien en Oogsten
Installation at the Belfry of Bruges
31.07.2026—09.08.2026
In the Middle Ages, Bruges played a crucial role in the production of luxurious manuscripts, including the famous books of hours. Floral motifs, mythical creatures, and gold leaf adorned the edges of the paper. This installation is inspired by those miniatures.
Various performances took place in this installation during the festival.
Thank you to Ronan Kernoa, Utopia Ensemble and Femke Gyselinck.
Pictures by Laïa Van den Borre and Nel Maertens.
︎︎︎Website MA Festival
31.07.2026—09.08.2026
In the Middle Ages, Bruges played a crucial role in the production of luxurious manuscripts, including the famous books of hours. Floral motifs, mythical creatures, and gold leaf adorned the edges of the paper. This installation is inspired by those miniatures.
Various performances took place in this installation during the festival.
Thank you to Ronan Kernoa, Utopia Ensemble and Femke Gyselinck.
Pictures by Laïa Van den Borre and Nel Maertens.
︎︎︎Website MA Festival
