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‘Strive for Quality Education, but Beware of Unrealistic Expectations’

18 September 2023

From systemic teacher shortages to declining language skills, education in Flanders and the Netherlands faces similar problems. So, what can they learn from each other? The low countries asked education specialists Pedro De Bruyckere and Erik Meester for their opinions. ‘Mastering something, achie

‘We Can’t Do Without Migrants Anymore’: Experts on Migration in Belgium and the Netherlands

21 October 2022

Migration offers good pickings for populists, while those who take an honest look at the subject find they are up against a headwind. ‘As a politician, you won’t win elections by saying it will work out all right’, fears Marlou Schrover, a migration specialist at Leiden University. ‘It would

Humour in Flanders and the Netherlands. ‘We Have Grown Closer but Don’t Really Know Each Other’

3 October 2022

Is there such a thing as typical Dutch or Flemish humour? And if so, what are the differences and similarities? Does a Flemish audience react differently than a Dutch audience? And are there subjects that can be best avoided? We asked these questions to Katinka Polderman and Bert Kruismans. She is a

Astrid H. Roemer: ‘Dutch Will Slowly but Surely Disappear From Suriname’

26 August 2021

Astrid H. Roemer is the first writer from Suriname, a former Dutch colony in South America, to win the most prestigious Dutch-language literary accolade: The Dutch Literature Prize (Prijs der Nederlandse Letteren). Fellow writer Tessa Leuwsha interviewed her in Paramaribo, where they both live. The

Hendrik Tratsaert: ‘Flanders’ Greatest Enemies Are Self-Censure and Self-Hate’

6 January 2021

Flemish self-awareness – for some it’s the highest good, for others a tainted anachronism. Hendrik Tratsaert has taken a position somewhere in the courageous centre of that continuum. The new director of the non-profit Ons Erfdeel, which publishes, among other things, the periodical de lage land

Bendt Eyckermans’ Sculpted Paintings

5 March 2020

Despite being so young, Bendt Eyckermans (b. 1994) already has a number of solo exhibitions to his name and his work is sought after by collectors all over the world. Yet the painter from Antwerp remains humble. Eyckermans understands that he still has a lot to learn. ‘I think it’s important for

Enter At Your Own Risk: The Houses of Jonas Vansteenkiste

28 November 2019

In Jonas Vansteenkiste’s (b. 1984, Kortrijk) visual artworks, architecture plays a significant role. He uses sculpture, photography, drawing, installation or video to construct spaces or create situations that are best described as ‘mental environments’. He invites the audience to enter.

Kasper Bosmans: ‘Each of My Artworks is Like an Onion’

27 September 2019

Kasper Bosmans’ career (b. 1990, Lommel) is soaring, and the international art scene has taken notice. Blessed with a fresh perspective, this young Brussels-based artist looks into various art-historical motifs, elements taken from heraldry – which he considers folkloric witticisms –, and diff

On the Crossroads of Physics and Art: Isabel Fredeus’ Sensory Work

21 May 2019

Hailing from Antwerp, Isabel Fredeus (b. 1991), has only been around as an artist for a few years. Nevertheless, she has won a number of important prizes. Fredeus’ work includes sculptures, videos and interventions, preferably in elastic manipulable materials. In her work, natural processes and th

The Haunting Universe of Shadow Painter Klaus Verscheure

18 March 2019

For years, Klaus Verscheure (b. 1968, Kortrijk) has worked as a director on many well-known Flemish television series. Lately, however, he has been making a name for himself as a visual artist, and his work has been shown in both New York and Los Angeles. His first book was recently published, entit

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