Reveal of the artwork by Klaas Rommelaere at Z33
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Klaas Rommelaere (b. 1986, Roeselare, lives and works in Antwerp) graduated as a fashion student from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent in 2013. He interned with Henrik Vibskov and Raf Simons, but realized that the fashion world was not the world where his ideas could come to life. Inspired by films, comics, books and personal experiences, Rommelaere began to translate his ideas into visual work, but still using the material he knew: needle, thread, wool and yarn.
Rommelaere's visual language is rooted both in the everyday of his life and in pop culture: quotes from movies or animations are mixed with interpersonal observations and experiences. Larger scenes and whole images are embroidered. The results are layered, strange visual stories.
In the beginning, Rommelaere embroidered his works onto canvas entirely by himself, which often took weeks and months. At some point, he began working with a group of elderly ladies in Merksem, Roeselare and Ingelmunster, who to this day assist him in cross-stitching, crocheting or knitting.
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24/05/2025
Z33, Hasselt
Bonnefantenstraat 1 3500 Hasselt
