In detail: zooming in on artworks
Liliane Demeester, Silent Motion (detail), 2025
“My designs are not planned in advance. A unique movement emerges from a simple pot shape. The clay seems to find its own path until it reaches a balance and becomes a dancing form. This detail clearly shows the finish, which gives the work a soft appearance that makes you want to touch it.”
Jacqueline Muitjens, Tapestry of Loss (detail), 2026
"I am building a cathedral. It is a slow, layered process, involving collapse, reconstruction, perseverance, and moments of hope and despair. This cathedral is not made of stone: it is built of paper, acrylic, ink, pencil, marker, and yarn. There is a focus on form, detail, repetition, and space. I created this ‘tapestry of sorrow’ after my mother passed away. The act of creating and adding details—which my mother always valued—helped me through my grieving process. This detail clearly shows the materials I used and the depth of the work.”
Teo Baehler, BROODT 32/04 (detail), 2025
“This sculpture is part of the BROODT sculpture series; all the works in this series are made from real bread from the bakery, which I have shaped using a preservation method I devised myself.”
Helene Petite, Montrer la rivière (roulis) (detail), 2024
TiEnkE Zijlstra, Zonder titel (detail), 2026
“This work is a free-hanging installation measuring 3 by 5 meters, composed of cut-up drawings. Up close, it reveals what remains hidden from a distance: muscles, bark, flesh, roots—on the verge of being (un)recognizable.”
Marie-Claire Heylen, My little dinosaur (detail), 2025
Greet Verstraete, Blauwe lijn (detail)
“This little horse's head emerged as a surprise for me from the depths of the paint. All I had to do was develop it further and ‘capture’ it in a fresh white flag. The blue line serves as both a flagpole and a starting line. It connects the two horses, whose noses point decisively in the same direction.”
Nasha Maeckelbergh, elsewhere - modest glow (detail), 2026
'Ik ben geboeid door beelden die zich niet in één keer volledig tonen, maar zich geleidelijk openen. Ook in deze werken speelt dat voor mij mee: vanop afstand lijken de beelden zich vrij direct te tonen, maar dichterbij vallen andere dingen op: kleine verschuivingen, texturen, overgangen en details die het beeld opnieuw openbreken.
Ik hou ervan wanneer een detail nieuwsgierig maakt naar wat erbuiten ligt. Door in te zoomen verschuift de aandacht naar kleur, ritme en materiaal, waardoor een fragment een eigen beeld wordt.'
Maria van den Berg, 1*_Waar kan ik zijn? (detail), 2012
"With this work, I explore the tension between vulnerability and resilience. The structure consists of fragmentary architectural forms in bronze and plaster. The strong, enduring bronze supports the fragile plaster and, as it were, keeps it upright. I chose this work because, to me, it speaks to how people try to hold their ground amid processes of change, loss, and recovery. The form references abandoned industrial heritage, but during the creative process, the structure also began to take on a personality of its own for me: vulnerable, searching, yet resilient at the same time. In this detail, the essence of the work becomes visible. The strong bronze comes to the foreground, while the fragile plaster recedes into the background and appears to be protected by the bronze. At the same time, the plaster remains present. It does not disappear completely, but hides behind the bronze and, from there, still gains meaning and a right to exist."
Stefanie van Stee, Nacht in Nagaland (detail), 2026
"I created this work based on my experiences during a trip to Nagaland (India). I stayed there for three months while visiting family and experienced the slow pace of life there. In this illustration project, I want to depict everyday life in the city of Kohima. The illustration is based on a nighttime photo of the city of Kohima, in which we also happen to see one of the neighbors hanging laundry in the distance.”
Simon Baert, troebel water (detail), 2026
“I enjoyed every single second of the process of creating this work, in which absurdities and dramas can be found everywhere. The detail highlights the diversity, but also the meaninglessness of the scenes, and that is what challenges the viewer the most.”
Peter Scherps, Layered intervention (detail), 2026
“My work requires time and attention. The images consist of different layers in which the original photographic image gradually fades. By looking longer and delving deeper into the work, more and more details of the built-up structures, lines, and actions become visible.”
Lucienne Dillen, Kitchen@La Tour Blanche (detail), 2020
"The kitchen in the vacation home where we once stayed was full of little nooks and crannies, lots of pots and pans, spoons, and ladles. But I found it so cozy and beautiful that I sketched it in my sketchbook. Later, I turned the drawing into an etching with aquatint. I chose this detail because of the nostalgia evoked by the whistling kettle, which symbolizes the disappearance of the cozy, old-fashioned, and cluttered kitchens of yesteryear.”