Projects
Research and treatment of five objects. University of Antwerp
Down to the Ground: a historical, visual and scientific analysis of coloured grounds in Netherlandish paintings, 1550-1650 Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
Cultural diplomacy avant la lettre? The Circulation of Belgian art in the Southern Cone,1850-1914. KU Leuven
An overlooked fact in Belgium’s colonial history is that Belgian ambitions reached beyond Africa and Congo. Even less well known is the role played by art in these projects. Between 1850 and 1914 several 'colonies Belges' were established in the Southern cone (Argentine, Chile and Uruguay). These agricultural and industrial settlements were realized by entrepreneurs and private organizations and were motivated by on the one hand imperialist ...
When Art Turned DayGlo, Marking the Impact of Daylight Fluorescent Materials in New York Art from the 60s and 70s. University of Antwerp
Diva dry plates Sturbelle University of Antwerp
Conservation research and conservation-restoration of three 19th-century stained-glass panels in the side buildings of the Holy Family Church at Borgerhout (Antwerp). University of Antwerp
Research and treatment of two porcelain ornamental vases and a Guan-Yu on horse. University of Antwerp
Kairós, or the Right Moment. Nachleben & Iconology KU Leuven
From antiquity to the present day, the Greek term kairós, which expresses the complex idea of ‘grasping the right moment’, travelled through art and literature. This project explores the artistic reception of this complex notion in the visual arts by bringing insights from Classical Reception Studies and Iconology to bear on how we can understand processes of visual transformation through time. As such, it is the very first ...