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“The idea was generated from years of experience with summers on the Mediterranean. Family, friends and acquaintances often see their holidays severely hampered by the different winds that can sometimes last for more than a week. Sunbathing at the pool out of the wind is not possible in many places without structural interventions.
The existence of the different winds from different directions (tramontane, mistral, vent de l’Est, …) created for me the need to design a movable wind screen that is anchored to itself. You cannot make holes everywhere to place poles on terraces and around swimming pools. In addition, the wheels in the base can be replaced by pneumatic tires if desired for the lawn. The challenge is to create a screen at the pool that can be moved according to the wind direction, without anchoring and not allowing any wind at the bottom. Especially towards the evening when the wind drops, it can unfold into a parasol by changing shape. You therefore do not need two devices. With a simple operation, the parasol is opened with a size/reach of 8m2. With another simple operation, this parasol becomes a wind screen with a height of 1.5m and a width of 2.5m. The frame consists of two wings that behave like the wings of a butterfly. When the boom is lowered, they are pulled closed, when it rises, they are pushed open.
Trademark depot number 012657871 on 04/03/2014
Counter of Angels
A functional mobile work of art in harmony with its surroundings.
The site: a desacralised monastery church in a hotel in the heart of Ghent, which now serves as a hall. When I was shown around, I was told an anecdote about a hotel customer who was concerned about the crucifixes. They had to be covered out of respect for other beliefs.
If the criticism went that far, I had to be careful: that is why I chose angels, which are universal and present in every religion in one form or another; this way no one can feel offended and the religious reference remains neutral. I deliberately avoid faces and limbs: the silhouette is sufficient.
The colours gold and black of the church are repeated in the bas-relief, the triptych is a reference to Ghent’s crown jewel: The Lamb of God.
Lunaria
I find that the most common theme in my work is wings and membranes. When designing this series, I was inspired by a plant membrane-like plant: the Honesty. The seed pods of this plant are used as home decoration when dried.
The actual name ‘Lunaria’ means ‘moon-like’ due to their shape and the silvery transparent membrane.
In this sense, I came up with an idyllic floating vehicle, almost silently propelled by the membranes that in turn draw their energy from the air.
Assuming that this technology might be feasible in the distant future… I am not very much into science fiction.”
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