I am a Brussels-based artist, in my work I explore human traits and the aspects of human experience. My work reflects recurrent ideas such as embodiment, passing time/time passing, childhood, conformism, obsessiveness, nervousness, the need for storytelling, and mark-making. I am best known for my performative installations using robotic agents as stylized actors that make marks and for my exploration of the drawing practice using computational systems and robots.
In my late 30s, after working as a painter for 15 years, I attended Goldsmiths College, London, for a master’s degree and then an MPhil in arts and computational technologies. Aside from my artistic practice, in 2013, I was a senior visiting research fellow at Konstanz University, and I am currently an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Canberra. My past research work is referenced in more than a hundred academic publications in various fields (computational graphics, drawing, psychology, AI, robotics). Since 2017 I am also world economic forum, Davos, cultural leader.
Since 2011, my work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, including in association with major museums such as; The Pompidou Center (Paris), Prada Foundation (Milan), Tate Modern (London), V&A, MMCA (Seoul), The Grand Palais (Paris), BOZAR (Brussels), TAM (Beijing), Mcam (Shanghai), Mori Museum (Tokyo). There is a book about my work, Human Traits and the Art of Creative Machines, published by the Centre for Contemporary Art Laznia, edited by Ryszard W. Kluszczyńs (you can purchase it here as an NFT).
My robots’ drawings are in a large number of small private collections and in more significant ones, including the V&A (London), Guerlain Foundation (Paris), McaM (Shanghai) and Maison d’ailleurs (Yverdon, CH). My installations have been awarded prizes and distinctions (Lumens, Ars Electronica, NTAA, Japan Media festival). My works have featured in numerous media, including; Art press, Art review, Beaux art, Frieze, Arte, Form, Wired, Vice, BBC, DeWelle, Le monde, New York Times.
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