From Saturday, 11.10, to Sunday, 09.11.2025, Galerie Jos Depypere will host the first duo exhibition of Abigail Tulis and Clément Jacques-Vossen.
Both artists will intertwine their art with mythology, tarot, and local folklore, linking their work to the core values of Galerie Depypere. The result is an intriguing and playful fusion of past and present.
The following article was written by Els Bracke and was published in the October edition of the art magazine COLLECT .
In an era where personal stories are increasingly becoming public arenas, artists Abigail Tulis and Clément Jacques-Vossen offer a glimpse into how identity is literally transformed into art.
Abigail Tulis
For Abigail Tulis, identity is about breaking through mirrored reflections.
Clément Jacques Vossen
Clément Jacques-Vossen, by contrast, returns to the shield. His work is infused with heraldry, medieval symbolism, and the rituals of guilds and traditions.
He is the Brabant painter who brings to life chivalric imagery, figures from tarot and alchemy, and folk archetypes—not out of nostalgia, but as a critical engagement with cultural history. These are not anonymous reconstructions, but characters that serve as alter egos, projections of identities that are always in flux.
The armor protects, but also suffocates. In that ambiguity lies the core of his work: identity is never straightforward, but exists in layered stories, half dream, half reality.
Clément Jacques-Vossen, by contrast, returns to the shield. His work is infused with heraldry, medieval symbolism, and the rituals of guilds and traditions.
Le Fil D’or – from 11.10 until 09.11.2025 at Galerie Jos Depypere
Where Tulis invites introspection, to recognize and perhaps shatter one’s own reflections, Jacques-Vossen invites participation in an epic quest in which identity is tested, disguised, defended, and reinvented. Mirror and shield do not stand in direct opposition but work together in a dynamic balance.
Tulis’s work reveals the inner cracks caused by external expectations. Jacques-Vossen shows how we conceal or transform those cracks through symbols and rituals. Together, they outline a contemporary art practice in which identity is not an endpoint but a field of continuous struggle and imagination.
Kuurne Kermis 2025
During the annual Kuurne Kermis, a beloved local festival celebrating the city’s unique identity as the City of Donkeys, a special procession called the “Ezelsstoet” will take place on Sunday, October 5th. This year, artists Abigail Tulis, Clément Jacques-Vossen, and others will join the parade, walking alongside Soupapke and the new Koning Ezel (King of Donkeys).
The artists will be dressed in elaborate costumes and disguises that reflect their artistic visions and the themes of identity and transformation that define their work. Their presence in the stoet blurs the lines between performance and ritual, inviting the public to experience art as a living, breathing part of the community.
Clément Jacques-Vossen will bring a special highlight to the procession: his own “reus” — a giant figure that adds a dramatic and symbolic element to the event, echoing the medieval traditions that inspire much of his art.
Together, the artists and the townspeople will celebrate Kuurne’s rich cultural heritage and its playful, imaginative spirit.
This exhibition is organized in collaboration with Galerie P.
