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On this page, you will find an overview of exhibitions, personal projects, and commissions.

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In Bloom
UPCOMING

Solo exhibition at Rufus Gallery
25.10—23.11.2025

Everyone is warmly invited to the opening
on the 25th of october,
5-8pm.
Land Van Waaslaan 58
9040 Gent



︎︎︎More information on the gallery’s website
Torment of Hearts
Costume design for a dance performance in collaboration with Woche Jewelry.

Booklet design in collaboration with graphic designer Nick Mattan

Premiere 
23.01.2025 at Magdalenazaal Brugge

Femke Gyselinck / GRIP & B’Rock Orchestra

︎︎︎info and tour dates

Stage pictures by Robbrecht Desmet
ZAAIEN & OOGSTEN
film
Film by Loula Burnus and Nel Maertens

‘ZAAIEN & OOGSTEN’ (Eng: Sowing & Harvesting) is a contemplative documentary exploring flora and fauna on the urban fringe, such as flowers growing along the edge of a busy road. Set in the industrial zone of Buda, near Brussels, this short film reflects on the migration and vulnerability of floral species within a stressful patchwork of railway tracks, asphalt and vehicle emissions.

On view
29.05—22.06.2025 at group exhibition  ‘Shifting Scales’ as part of Antwerp Art Weekend
21.06—22.06.2025 at Border Buda festival
Karakuri
Costume design for a performance.

Premiere 
13.10.2024 at Concertgebouw Brugge

︎︎︎info and tour dates

performance | Aya Suzuki
choreography | Femke Gyselinck
set & sound installation | Toon Quanten
costumes | Nel Maertens
musical advice | Tom Pauwels
production | Zonzo Compagnie
co-production | Concertgebouw Brugge, Needcompany, STUK & Perpodium
in cooperation with Ictus Ensemble
with the support of the Belgian Federal Government's tax shelter through Cronos Invest

Pictures by Karolina Maruszak