biography
Born in Geel, Belgium. 13 January 1975.
Lives and works in Antwerp, Belgium
* EDUCATION *
2000-2001: Master in art, Post Sint Joost, Breda. (NL)
1996-2000: Master Degree Arts, photography, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp (B).
1993-1996: SHIVKV, audio visual art, Genk, (B).
* PRESENTATIONS / EXHIBITIONS / PROJECTS / PERFORMANCES *
Solo’s -- Collaborations -- Screenings:
2010:
- SHAKEN NOT DISTURBED: expo, Secondroom, Antwerp.
2009:
- FROM THE SAFRAN HOUSE, duo expo with Bart Van Dijck, White Rabbit gallery, Berlin.
- WE'VE GOT A DATE WITH THE NIGHT, Maes & Matthys gallery, Antwerp.
- ART & HUMOR, Les Bains Connective, project about humor, Brussels.
2008:
- VARIOUS COLOUR CONCENTRATED VISITS, expo, 1646, The Hague, (NL).
- CAKEHOUSE IN A SMURPH HOLL, expo, Conflictroom, Antwerp.(B)
- DIAMANT, (w/ Dries Otten) temporary shop, gallery ’85, Antwerp (B).
- FORTSETTELSE(w/ Pol Matthé & Vaast Colson) interventions in a dance festival, Les Halles , Brussels (B).
- THE CASA LINA DRAWING SESSION, expo, Second Room, Brussels (B).
2007:
- BLOW-UPS AND OTHER THINGS, expo, Base-Alpha gallery, Antwerp (B).
- A VIDEO FOR YOUTUBE, (w/ Pol Matthé , Vaast Colson, Stefan Dreher, Hans Theys) Les Halles, Brussels (B).
- FRED IN ZIJN EEUWIGE STORM, docu about Fred Bervoets, screenings at MuHKA and MuHKA-media, Antwerp (B).
- DRAWINGS FROM THE SAFRAN HOUSE, duo expo w/ Bart Van Dijck, Gallery ’85, Antwerp (B).
2006:
- JUKE-BOX, project / intervention, Homey, Antwerp (B).
- JE DEMANDE LA SAUSICE, documentary screening, Maes & Matthys gallery / Stella Lohaus gallery, Antwerp (B).
- SEGERMATTHELSON, (w/ Pol Matthé & Vaast Colson) 24h performance, Jour Fixe 31 May, Factor 44, Antwerp (B).
2005:
- TOP 10, project / expo, Take Out, Antwerp (B).
- SEVEN DAYS & SEVEN NIGHTS IN MY STUDIO, drawing action, 24-30 januari, Antwerp (B).
2004:
- DEUREN NAAR GENE ZIJDE, intervention & movie, SMAK, Gent (B).
- TUFFI, film screening, Elzenveld, Antwerp (B).
- MODE D’EMPLOI, project / expo / performance, Lokaal01, Antwerp(B) and Breda (NL).
2003:
- TUFFI, screening, KONTRA, Antwerp (B).
2002:
- DER HÖHENWEG, (w/ Vaast Colson) screening, temporary space/ Maes & Matthys gallery, Antwerp (B).
Group expositions -- Screenings -- Miscellanious:
2010:
- IN THE EYE OF THE MAKER, groepsexpo, Herman Teirlinckhuis, Beersel.
- POP ART, groepsexpo, NICC, Antwerpen.
- GROUP SHOW, groepsexpo, Maes & Matthys gallery, Antwerpen.
- KAOZ LILY, groepsexpo, Antwerpen.
- The Destroyed room II, groepsexpo, perron 58, Tilburg, Nederland.
- The Destroyed room I, groepsexpo, The Forgotten Bar Gallery, Berlijn, Duitsland.
- Changez, een belgenshow, groepsexpo, museum 21rozendaal, Enschede, Nederland.
2009:
- LABDO EXPO #4, groepsexpo, Laboratoir Dondes, Antwerpen
- 7000 Cakehouse posters, groepsexpo, cc ter dilft, Bornem.
- Exhibition in a matchbox, groepsexpo, Middelheimmuseum op locatie, Antwerpen.
- mixed party, groepsexpo, Antwerpen.- ISOMOPOLIS, établissement d'en face, Brussels (B)
- GRAFIEK+, Heilig Graf, Turnhout. (B)
- PENCIL TOWERS, STONE FISH, RISING SUNS, GHOSTS, AURAS AND OTHER DELICIOUSLY EMERGING ENTITIES, Rossi Contemporary, Brussels. (B)
2008:
- VICTIM DESIGN, groupexpo, Martin van Blerk galerij, Antwerp. (B)
- G58-G59 MASS-AKKER, groupexpo, Verbeke Foundation, Kemzeke. (B)
- HONORONS HONORE, groupexpo, De Garage, Mechelen. (B)
- HET VELD HEEFT OGEN, HET WOUD HEEFT OREN, groupexpo, Scheld’apen, Antwerp. (B)
- OVER THE HEDGE 2, groupexpo, Verbeke Foundation, Kemzeke. (B)
2007:
- OVER THE HEDGE / 5 ARTISTS RELOCATED, expo & project, Tianjin, China.
- THE MOSS GATHERING TUMBLEWEED EXPERIENCE, THE BREDA BREAK, groupexpo, lokaal01,Breda (NL)
- A CAKEHOUSE PRESENT: 12 PIEDESTALS, groupexpo, Scheld’apen, Antwerp (B).
- SMALL STUFF THREE (MEETING BERND LOHAUS), groupexpo, Herman Teirlinckhuis, Beersel (B).
- PAULO POST FUTURUM, groupexpo, 25 years Lokaal01, Breda’s Museum, Breda (N).
- TUMBLEWEED SPIN OFF, groupexpo, Kleckx Gallery, Milan, (IT).
- FRONT FOR YOU, screening ‘Seven Days & Seven Nights’, MuHKA Media, Antwerp (B).
- THE MOSS GATHERING TUMBLEWEED EXPERIENCE, groupexpo, nicc, Antwerp (B).
2006:
- EXTRA (SIC), groupexpo, Factor 44 at the extra city building, Antwerp (B).
- CLOTHING BY, group clothing expo, Gallery ‘85, Antwerp (B).
- VIEWING PROGRAM, selected for the viewing program, The Drawing Center, New York. (USA)
- NARCIST, groupexpo, KOP, Breda (N).
- DECADE, release video dvd / screening, Rotterdam (N).
2005:
- PLACENTA, groupexpo, Antwerp (B).
- LES GAZELLES, T-shirt design.
- HACKY PAC SAC SAC, soundperformance, factor44, Antwerp (B).
2004:
- UNIQUE SENSATIONELLE, group expo, factor 44, Antwerp (B)
- HEIMSHEIM, (w/ Vaast Colson) film screening, Roxi, Frankfurt, (Ger).
- HEIMSHEIM, (wi/ Vaast Colson) film screening with live soundtrack by Murmansk, KONTRA, Antwerp (B).
- DIALECT01, group expo, Wagenhalle, Stuttgart, (Ger).
- ARENA, group expo, Elzenveld, Antwerp (B).
2003:
- THE ECHO OF A DUCK’S QUACK, group expo curated by FRIGO, Antwerp (B).
- BREAD & CIRCUS, image & sound manifestation, Lokaal 01, Bred (NL).
- ZOMERVRIENDEN, expo of Photography with, KULAK, Kortrijk (B).
2002:
- SPRING 2002, group expo, Koningin Fabiolazaal, Antwerp (B).
- OVERGANGSLOCATIES, group expo, Sint-Lucas gallery, Brussels (B).
2001:
- BUGATTI – VERLAT 2001, group expo, Antwerpse Zoo, Antwerp (B).
- PRÊT-A TELE PORTER, performance “a happy bird day part II” Extrapool, Nijmegen (NL).
- PEEPING, groupexpo / screening ”Neo Nomads in Club Med” Dordrech (NL).
- FULL COLOR, group expo / photography, M&M gallery, Bornem (B).
- ACT-TENTION, performance “a happy bird-day” ARTIS, s’-Hertogenbosch (NL).
* CAKEHOUSE *
see the website here
First activities:
- realisation and release of ‘Fred in zijn eeuwige storm’ documentary about Fred Bervoets, 2007.
- realisation of the project/expo ‘A Cakehouse Present: 12 Piédestals’ with Anton Cotteleer, Bart Van Dijck, Benjamin Verdonck, Dennis Tyfus, Guillaume Bijl, Guy Rombouts, Kati Heck, Lieven Segers, Lisa Jeannin, Michèle Matyn, Reinaart Vanhoe, Sven ‘t Jolle. Scheld’apen, Antwerp, 2007.
- structural realisation of the ‘5 Artists Relocated’ project, Tianjin, China, 2007.
- participation ‘Kopstoot’, expo about artists collectives from Antwerp, Brakke grond, Amsterdam (N), 2007.
- TheCakehouseSweaters, original and limited edition of sweaters. / DIAMANT-store, Gallery ’85, Antwerp 2008.
- Frans Masereel Centrum, Artist in residence, Kasterlee, 2008.
- CAKEHOUSE IN A SMURPH HOLL, Conflictroom, Antwerp. 2008.
- HET VELD HEEFT OGEN HET WOUD HEEFT OREN, expo at Scheld’apen, Antwerp. 2008.
- A MEETING BETWEEN THE TRAGIC AND THE FUNNY, expo at Hessenhuis, Antwerp. 2008.
- OH MY GOD (nobody knows how fabulous I am in a group exposition), expo, The Hague, (NL) 2009.
* FRIGO *
FRIGO was an Antwerp based artist collective, 2000-2005. FRIGO aimed to examine new forms of collective production and presentation in contemporary art. Main Participants: Geert Saman, Dimitri Janssens, Lieven Segers, Vaast Colson, Leen De Waele, Emma Thyssen, Anton Cotteleer, Ben Meewis and others.
- KOPSTOOT, expo, De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (N), 2007.
- Lecture, Sint.Lucas hogeschool, Antwerp, 2005.
- LECTURE, lecture, DE BOGAARD, Sint-Truiden, 2004.
- PAUVRE NOUS, group expo, factor44, Antwerpen,2004.
- KUNSTVLAAI5, group expo amsterdam, 2004.
- MODE D’EMPLOI - frigo- Project at Lokaal01, Antwerp and Breda, 2004.
- HET EINDE VAN DE ACTIE, Presentation of the project “De Acties”, Antwerp, 2003.
- FRIGO EXPO 02, theater Zuidpool, Antwerp, 2001.
- FRIGO EXPO 01, De Bottelarij, Brussels, 2000.
* AWARDS *
- Provinciale Prijs Beeldende Kunst, 2009
- Bugatti Verlat - award, 2° laureat, 2001.
- Mathilde Horlait-Dapsens – award, 2000.
* FILMOGRAPHY *
- Fred in zijn eeuwige storm, (58min) artists documentary about Fred Bervoets, 2007.
- Je demande la saucisse, (52min.) musical art tour documentary, 2006.
- Heimsheim, (13min) short fiction, 2004.
- Deuren naar gene zijde, (28 min.) docu about an action, 2004.
- Tuffi, (29min.) documentary, 2003.
- Der Höhenweg, (33min) documentary, 2002.
- Neo-nomads in Club Med, (18min) roadmovie/ documentary, 2001.
