Career
Although born in Zonnebeke, Belgium, and a native speaker of Dutch, he writes in French and occasionally English. His painting is abstract, falling somewhere between minimalism and monochrome expressionism. As a painter, he has been influenced by Ellsworth Kelly and Joan MirĂ³.
His work in both media is guided by his social and political convictions, dealing with topics such as colonialism old and new, mass and society, and pacifism.