Working with MUS-E Belgium since 2013 is a fundamental pillar of my artistic practice, not a separate activity. I strongly believe that artists cannot stay confined to the professional art bubble. Art reaches far beyond gallery walls and institutions. Working across different social contexts keeps my practice porous, grounded, and connected to the real world. Working alongside children, youth, and adults from diverse backgrounds reconnects me with a playful, spontaneous way of thinking and creating.
This becomes tangible through my work with MUS-E, which gives me the opportunity to invite classes into my studio and exhibitions at Espace Vanhomwegen. It can be confronting, and that is precisely what makes it so nourishing.Their disarmingly honest and unconditioned gaze is pure gold. It cuts straight through clichés, challenges my own assumptions, and directly feeds what happens in my studio.
Since 2013, I have developed dozens of projects in schools, neighborhoods, and cultural institutions across Brussels and Flanders. Among them are the long term KUNST-TAAL immersive ateliers, Tafelen met Verbeelding and Kinderen van de Renaissance at Museum Hof van Busleyden, and projects with Centrale for Contemporary Art, Museum M Leuven, Les Brigittines, and Musée d’Ixelles.