About Me

Hi! I’m Axel, a ceramic artist based in Leuven (Belgium). I was born in Malle, and moved to Leuven for my studies. When I started a PhD in electrical engineering, I decided to also start ceramic art at the Leuven arts academy (SLAC), from which I graduated in 2024. What I love most about ceramics is the tactile nature of the clay, and the colours and textures we can achieve on the surface. 

I find tremendous inspiration in micro- and macro photography. Macro photography of slime molds, fungi and insects reveal what strange creatures we share our planet with. SEM images of cells, pollen and dirt make me dream of a whole universe that exists right under our nose. 
At this small scale, the world is a bit different: gravity is decreased and colours are invisible.
I imagine the creatures inhabiting it are quite happy and content, no matter their influence on our human lives.

Using different hand building techniques, I create larger versions of these oddities, and give them bright colors and interesting textures. 

I love experimenting with glazes, to find new effects and to achieve the perfect colours I envision. Oftentimes I develop the glazes I use myself.

Current exhibitions:

  • 10/09/26: Digital Trace — Biophillia Gallery @ Berlin Art Week
  • 09/26: Oogst — SLAC, Leuven
  • 10/26: Carte Blanche — SLAC, Leuven

Past exhibitions:

  • 2026: Bienal Internacional de Cerámica de Manises — Manises, Spain
  • 2026: Re:Flux — SLAC, Leuven
  • 2025: Remnants II — T-Space Antwerp
  • 2025: Traject — CC Zwaneberg, Heist-op-den-Berg
  • 2024: Oogst — SLAC, Leuven
  • 2023: Oogst — SLAC, Leuven