I question the notions of territory and land appropriation

Tell us, what do you do in life?   

I am an artist who questions the notions of territory and land appropriation. Tensions between industrial and natural areas are recurring themes in my work which I translate through various mediums such as photography, painting and sculpture.

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There are neighbourhood quarrels about dog mess, the number plate of a ‘dodgy car’ that had the misfortune to turn around 6 times in the village square or a post about a dangerous ram on the loose.

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What do you like best about your place?   

I come from a small village in the Walloon countryside where all information is relayed by a Facebook group of 600 users for a perimeter of 5.89 km2. This hyperactive platform is full of nuggets and improbable posts. There are neighbourhood quarrels about dog mess, the number plate of a ‘dodgy car’ that had the misfortune to turn around 6 times in the village square or a post about a dangerous ram on the loose. Under each of them, there are lively debates in the comments. I appreciate this kind of newspaper.

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What kind of music are you listening to at the moment?  

I got a record player recently, so I listen to albums I found second hand. Jean Michel Jarre with Rendez-vous, Midnight Star and Don't rock the boat, The Shadows, Adamo or Yvette Horner.

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What’s the first record you bought?   

I grew up in a house where there was always music in the background. Once a fortnight the media library bus would come to the village square and we could rent CDs. I don't remember my first CD, but one of my first approaches was to classical music through the accordion and trumpet I played as a child.

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What’s your favourite pastime? 

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Walking with my dog, which is also his favourite pastime.

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Any guilty pleasures?

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Listening to conversations in public spaces and from time to time trying to take part in them.