Gustave Demoen

Gustave Demoen is a visual artist, curator, musician, performer and filmmaker. He lives and works mainly in Brussels, Belgium.

In his multidisciplinary art practice he is often guided by his environment, its coincidences and encounters that take place there:
in art school he played in an improvisation collective (a-e-i-o-u),on his bedroom window he organized an art space (TINA)and from his collection of Etna postcards he created a video installation (Fuoco).
Part of artistduo een-twee
Shares his studio at Atelier de l’Enjoliveur

De Verjaardagde Koer, Ghent
18-19.09.2026

When De Koer asked een-twee to curate their tenth-anniversary celebrations, they decided to set up the party committee – a group of dedicated volunteers with whom we shared our curatorial role. More than 70 volunteers were involved to a smaller or greater extent. Together, over the course of eight meetings, they planned and built ‘De Verjaardag’ – a celebration that reflects the plurality of De Koer.

The venue was divided into different spaces, each of which was given its own new function and a dedicated guide. The workshop was transformed into a Jezebel cabaret, the concert hall became a bowling alley with Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert, the bar turned into a quiz desk with productions & zonen, the cinema became a karaoke with live music by Nele De Gussem and Elien Ronse turned the old toilet block into a souvenir shop. Five spaces that transformed into five parallel birthday parties.

The audience wandered through the building, moving from one experience to the next. Until a march band passed through all the spaces, leading the audience to the central outdoor area for a final collective moment. Outside, the audience, the volunteers and the team of de Koer came together for the last concert.

© Joseph Khoury
Thanks to Matthias, Mare, Brecht, Jules, Fulla, Benwa, Tom, Tessel, Ellen, Gustave, Joseph, Ajaan, Daniëlle, Dia, Renée, Maya, Dany, Ayana, Leontien, Miel, Eshan, Kalliopi, Bashar, Lien, Michiel, Romy, Josse, Lukas, Anna, Luna, David, Janne, Griet, Laure, Lorenzo, Wiebe, Lieven, Jasmien, Aghiad, Altin, Stephanie, Anouk, Bjorn, Ehsan, Charlotte, Elise, Eline, Marie, Lubna, Maud, Nika, Tim, Maarten, Jantien, Hussien, Aslinuur, Stefania, Gaia, Freya, Griet, Bieke, Debora, Alessandra, Aida, Chiara, Iby, Jade, Simen, Maxim, Maarten, Marec, Giulio, Iwut, Bram, Myrte, Menzo, Bauke, de Koer Robbert&Frank Frank&Robbert, Elien Ronse, Productions & zonen, Jezebel studio, Nele De Gussem, a-e-i-o-u collectief, Stampen & Blazen, Brik tu-tok, De Kift

Fête des Garagistes ///// Parade des Portes BagagesAtelier de l’Enjoliveur - Quartier Nord, Brussels
13.06.2026

© Dhiaa Biya
Having asked different artists to use the car as a carrier of an artistic intervention, we pushed 5 cars, as moving sculptures from garage to garage to celebrate la Fête des Garagistes. At each participating garage we stopped for a little intervention and gave the calendar “Fêtes des Garagistes” as a gift.

© Saskia Vanderstichelen

The Parade des Portes Bagages consisted of “Voyage Voyage” on a Saab by Amber De Meulenijzer, “Archives Parallèlles” on a Mazda 2 by Andrea Kerstens, “Roadmovie” on a Volkswagen Polo by een-twee, “Dessin de Voiture avec Pierre” on a Fiat Panda by Atelier de l’Enjoliveur in collaboration with the neighbourhood, “Radio Enjoliveur (temporary mobile DIY radio from the trunk of a car)” on a Renault Chlio by YLIAM featuring Idris Kromah.

© Dhiaa Biya
The project was made possible with the support of the Wijkcontract Made in Helihaven-Antwerpen, the commune of Brussels and Schaerbeek and Urban Brussels.

Roadmovie
As part of the Parade des Portes Bagages een-twee made the work ‘Roadmovie’. An installation on top of a roof rack on which people could climb and watch their neighborhood passing by. The car, slowly pushed by the other spectators, was part of a manifestation in honour of the garagist in the north quarter. When watching the roadmovie spectators could hear in the headphones the sound of the same trajectory of the parade, recorded beforehand. That way spectators could escape the chaos of the procession and watch the facades gliding by.

Fêtes des GaragistesBirthday Calendar, Atelier de l’Enjoliveur, 2026

Having an artist studio in a former car mechanic workshop Atelier de l’Enjoliveur, felt the urge to get to know their fellow mechanics, strongly present in the neighbourhood. Pushing a retro white Fiat Panda from garage to garage, convincing 12 of the 25 garage owners to be part of the project. Photographer Dhiaa Biya took pictures of the different workspaces, with which graphic designer Ran De Vos set to work to design a calendar. This calendar became a tool to pick a date to celebrate la Fête des Garagistes.

© Pictures by Dhiaa Biya & Graphic design by Ran Devos
Special thanks to: Auto Allée Verte, Balkan-Coop sc, Car 5 Wash, Car Wash Vedat, Edell Carrosserie, Garage Ben, Garage Davulga Sprl, Garage de la Reine, Mister Pneus, PCB Oil Company, Planet Auto, Silver Car Wash

EARC Rifugio 25 Publication of 22 handprinted etches of Etna made for Rifugio 25
Balloon Project, 2026
Presented at Vroom, Brussels

Before the existence of photography a lot of etches have been made of the Etna during the uprising of the first encyclopedia’s. What is striking, is that many of those are not realistic but a rather naive representation of the volcano. These scientists (or artists) who drew them, often travelled far (the Netherlands, England, Germany…) to create an image to explain this amazing natural phenomenon and its gorgeous eruptions while many weren’t present at the moment of an eruption and had to build it up by their imagination and through stories.

Etna Art & Research Center invited 22 contemporary artists to create an etch inspired by these images and in dialogue with their own artistic practices.

On the Etna there are 24 rifugi always accessible for any kind of passerby: hikers, biker tourists, shepherds… ‘Rifugio 25’ becomes a shelter for these newly created artworks and any kind of visitor, too.

Exhibition views at the vernissage © Cato Van Rijckeghem

Participating artists: Alberto Mazzara, Anna Rubbens, Anna Van der Ploeg, Birde Vanheerswynghels, Daniel Fonatti, Elie Laucher, Elisa Raciti, Gustave Demoen, Krista De Mulder, Liesbeth Van Heuverswijn, Malgorzata Maria Olchowska, Marnix Everaert, Maya Strobbe, Nathan De Corte, Nerina Triolo, Nikolaas Demoen, Rachele Turrisi, Sam Zanardo, Shervin/e Sheikh Rezaei, Simon Verougstraete, Tom De Clippel, Vladimir Ivaneanu.

Graphic design © Elisa Raciti

Curated by Etna Art Research Center in collaboration with VROOM
Graphic design by Elisa Raciti
Publication published by Balloon Project
Scenography Janes Zeghers
Arancini workshop Ninokooks
Many etches printed in Print Studio 868
With the support of Anna Rubbens & Vladimir Ivaneanu

The exhibition and publication were made possible with the support of the culture department of Anderlecht / Cultuur 1070 Anderlecht.

Jeu des Arbres Cardgame, Kona Boekmakers
Place Lehon, Square F. Riga,Place Dailly, Rue E. Deknoop
Brussels 20 - 23 - 24 - 25.03.2026

The Jeu des Arbres is the physical manifestation of a collective work of art een-twee organized in May 2025, Festival des Arbres. A reminder of a magical day in the park when hundreds of people drew together and looked at their surroundings, each with their own perspective and style. Visit the complete collection online via this link. Out of these hundreds of drawings, 52 where selected at random to form the Jeu des Arbres.

Jeu des Arbres was first sold at four markets in Schaerbeek, in the four wind directions around Josaphat Park. Participating artists could visit our market stall to collect their copy. Other passers-by could purchase the card game for 5 euros.

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀:
𝘉𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘴: @rile.books
𝘎𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘵 @boekhandel_limerick
𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 on the website of Kona Boekmakers

Graphic Design by Katrien Annys
Published by Kona Boekmakers
Printed at Cartamundicards
Supported by Faire Culture 1030 and VGC

Through his ears, through his eyes KASK Cinema - Cinéma Aventure - Filmhuis CAVIA
19 - 20 - 21.01.2026

Filmmakers Esther Carlin and Gustave Demoen share their latest films in a series of screenings in Ghent, Brussels, and Amsterdam. Both are intimate stories of connection, grief and loss. In the ghost of Mr Bawky, Esther revisits a fictional film that her father made about the death of his own father, while in Cyriel, Gustave, the best friend Cyriel left behind, spends a year closely following Cyriel’s parents in the idyllic setting of their rural home. The films will be accompanied by a new text by Mona Cornelis.

Filmstills © Esther Carlin & Gustave Demoen

the ghost of Mr Bawky by Esther Carlin, 24’35”, 2025
English spoken, English subtitled

Cyriel by Gustave Demoen, 39’07”, 2024
Dutch Spoken, English Subtitled

EARC Rifugio 25FLOW, Catania & Rifugio Galvarina, Etna, Italie
30.10.2025 - ∞

Before the existence of photography a lot of etches have been made of the Etna during the uprising of the first encyclopedia’s. What is striking, is that many of those are not realistic but a rather naive representation of the volcano. These scientists (or artists) who drew them, often travelled far (the Netherlands, England, Germany…) to create an image to explain this amazing natural phenomenon and its gorgeous eruptions while many weren’t present at the moment of an eruption and had to build it up by their imagination and through stories.

Vernissage © Francisca Cardoso Lima

Etna Art & Research Center invited 22 contemporary artists to make an etch inspired by the Etna and all these images in dialogue with their own practices.
On Etna, there are 24 rifugi that are always accessible to all kinds of passers-by: hikers, cyclists, shepherds... Rifugio 25 is a new refuge for these 22 created etches and for any kind of visitor.

Exhibition views FLOW © Francisca Cardoso Lima

On October 30 Rifugio 25 opened in FLOW, an exhibition space in Catania.
The next day, the exhibition moved to Rifugio Galvarina. It is one of the 24 rifugi on the Etna. The 22 prints were donated to the space and are on permanent display there.

Rifugio Galvarina © Gustave Demoen
Rifugio 25 will be exhibited at Vroom Space Brussels in April. The exhibition will also be the book launch for the publication about this project: Sono tornate a casa oggi e ti ho trovate tutte in fiamme.

Participating artists: Alberto Mazzara, Anna Rubbens, Anna Van der Ploeg, Birde Vanheerswynghels, Daniel Fonatti, Elie Laucher, Elisa Raciti, Gustave Demoen, Krista De Mulder, Liesbeth Van Heuverswijn, Malgorzata Maria Olchowska, Marnix Everaert, Maya Strobbe, Nathan De Corte, Nerina Triolo, Nikolaas Demoen, Rachele Turrisi, Sam Zanardo, Shervin/e Sheikh Rezaei, Simon Verougstraete, Tom De Clippel, Vladimir Ivaneanu.

The exhibition was made possible with the support of Ibridi.

Etna Postcard Collection: A Typographical Study
Etch handprinted on paper, edition of 8
32 × 22.4 cm, 2025

After living at the foot of Mount Etna for four months in 2022 and returning whenever he has time, Gustave Demoen is very familiar with the volcano and the art scene in Catania. Yet he still feels like a tourist there, scouring all the tourist shops in search of new postcards of the Etna. This has resulted in a collection of more than 350 postcards.

For Rifugio 25, he created an image of this Etna postcard collection, from which he selected 24 different types of typography. Some are more grotesque, others more serene, just as Etna itself can be.

© Gustave Demoen
Etch made for ‘Rifugio 25’, an exhibtion at FLOW Catania & Rifugio Galvarina curated by Etna Art & Research Center.