seafaring textile artist - artisan
Based at sea, on board sailing vessel / floating studio and home called Zef (meaning 'gusty winds' in French nautical lingo).
When on land, to be found underneath the rooftops of my atelier in my hometown Antwerp (Belgium).
Fluent in Dutch (mother tongue), French, English and Spanish.
TEXTILE PROJECTS
(In progress) "Tali" Material research on seaweed species
(In progress) "BioKnit" Research on knitted garments with bio-sourced fibers
2020 "Dickey of the Sea" Knitted garment for sailors: neckwarmer
2020 Commission - "Crow's Nest" Exterior network for treehouse
2019 Commission - "Sheet Bend Wall" Interior network for city residence
2019 "Parure de Marin" A sailor's jewellery set
2016 - 2017 "A Marlinspike Voyage" Research on knot- and ropework & marlinspike seamanship
2016 "A Family Portrait" Design and manufacturing of an industrially knitted plaid, in collaboration with « Knitting Museum Sint-Niklaas » (BE)
2015 Performance « Final Countdown » at Salon de l’Astronautique de Plaisance (Les Halles, BE) in collaboration with Alexis Héroult and Les Halles de Schaerbeek.
2015 "Tension / Traction" Master project (Textile Design) Sampling research on the resistance, elasticity and compression of natural and synthetic fibres
2015 Freelance costume design for short film « Les Herbes Bruissent » by Marie Le F’Loch
2015 Freelance costume design for mini TV series « Le Petit Prince » by Jad Makki
2012 Costume & set assistant for short film « Châtiments » by Charlotte Mollet
EDUCATION / INTERNSHIP
2020 Creative Double-Knits / Whole Sweater Course by Annie Lee Larson (ALL Knitwear)
2014 - 2015 Internship with textile artist Marijs Boulogne (BE), working on « Big Smile » and « Workplace of the orgasm »
2014 MA CASO "Performance Art and Body Art" curated by Antoine Pickels (Brussels, BE)
2013 - 2016 Master in Textile Design at ENSAV La Cambre (Brussels, BE)
2012 Internship in Textile Design at ENSAV La Cambre (Brussels, BE)
2011 Internship in Fashion Design at ENSAV La Cambre (Brussels, BE)
2010 - 2013 Bachelor degree in Scenography at ENSAV La Cambre (Brussels, BE)
2010 AFS Exchange program, studies in « Diseño de Moda » at ITON (Piñas, Ecuador)
2009 Graduate Visual Arts at Maris Stella Institute (Oostmalle, BE)
WORKSHOP
2014 MA Workshop « Riverscape », resulting in performance « Tension, Chantier ! » at Albert Bridge (BE) i.c.w. ULB Architecture and Ecole du Paysage Gembloux
2013 Workshop « Object of(f) Stage » at Théâtre de La Crime (Marseille, FR)
2013 Workshop « Amongst » by Lotte van den Berg at Kaaitheater (Brussels, BE)
2011 Workshop « Soundscape » at Prague Quadriennal for Scenography (Prague, CZ)
2011 Workshop Smart Textiles (Eindhoven, NL)
NAUTICAL RESUME
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Since 2018 Freelance ropework / rigging
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Since 2018 First Mate, host and creative visuals on board S/Y ZEF, sailing over 25 000 nautical miles across the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, Mediterranean and Caribbean Sea
2022 Transatlantic Crossing (France - Martinique), First Mate on board Comet 50
2019 Transatlantic Crossing (Martinique - Morocco), First Mate on board Gib’Sea 442
2018 Transatlantic Crossing (Spain - Guadeloupe), First Mate on board Gib’Sea 442
2018 Transatlantic Crossing (Guadeloupe - Balearic Islands), deckhand on board Gib’Sea 442
2017 Transatlantic Crossing (Corsica - Guadeloupe), deckhand on board Gib’Sea 442
2017 - 2018 Sailing internship at Les Glénans (FR) on 5.7 and Salona 37
2016 Mediterranean Sea Convoyages on Kendo 44, Feeling 1090 and Gib Sea 442
VOLUNTEER
2017 - 2018 Volunteer at sailing school Les Glénans (Corsica, FR)
2016 Volunteer at Cold Comfort Farmers (La Guionie, FR), traditional limestone renovation & cold comfort farming
2016 Volunteer at NGO Earth Refugee camp in Sounio (GR), creating textile workshops for children
2015 Volunteer at refugee Parc Maximilien (Brussels, BE)
2011 Volunteer at VIA/VIA Festival, Théâtre Le Manege (Mons/Maubeuge BE)