• Television, theatre and book creator
• Profound and creative thinker
• Homo ludens who loves language and emotion
• Does not shy away from social debate

The man

"I dream of telling primordial stories. By staying close to myself, by searching my subconscious, I want to try to be universal. By getting under my skin, I want to get under the skin of others. By turning inwards, I want to express myself. With humour as a lubricant, poetry as vinegar, fantasy as maltodextrin and sincerity as a muscle relaxant."

The plan

"I hope to get the KMSKA to tour Flanders via theatre. In this way, I would like to inspire a new audience to visit the museum. I want to pass on the love for the fine arts through a theatre performance."

The realisation

“A museum is a dream. Images alternate, themes repeat themselves. Desires, sadness, frustrations, love, death... In the silence between the shuffling, you can hear the artist speak. I want to show a confusing parade of images full of beauty, poetry, humour, paint and marble. Framed nocturnal thoughts. A voice of turpentine that dances illusions. The restorer who restores his soul by disappearing into masterpieces. I would love to do one big project to put this dream on stage. And possibly some other smaller projects. Above all, I would like to work with the other Artists in Residence.

Inspiration in melancholy

"Artists who inspire me? I don't really have an idol. I can appreciate a tree wrapped in bandages just as much as a Rubens. A saddle with a handlebar on top confuses me just as much as a Rothko. Within the KMSKA? Alfred Stevens! His work exudes a yearning, as does his Sphinx. A melancholy for better things. I recognise that in our generation, which has everything and yet seems to be lacking something.

Collaboration

"I would love to work with Koen Van Mechelen one day. His LABIOMISTA is a dream world in which I could or would like to live. And if that is not possible: to work with him.

Lortchersyndroom

"My biggest creative milestone was my novel. Het Lortchersyndroom. The writing of it has become a work that has taken so much time and so much heart that I can only hope to make a lot of people happy. Touch them. Relax them. Make them think, feel, tremble."

Life motto

"Everything is change. But then again, maybe not anymore."