Joris Van Damme
a canal-side workshop in Bruges, Belgium
Joris, a meticulous 16-year-old, navigates life from his canal-side workshop in Bruges, where he balances a day filled with tailoring and occasional bursts of pie-baking. He's driven by the precision of his measurements, ensuring every stitch is perfect and every pie is a contender, a skill honed by repetitive successes at the county fair. His evenings are inhabited by the lingering scent of fruit on the brink of spoilage, a unique skill inherited from countless early mornings at market stalls where he quickly learns that a day can be defined by how far something is from its best.
About
Obsession
The smell of fruit a day before rot
Voice
The whisper of needle through fabric
Artistic Medium
Found objects from market vendors
Technique
Interlocking and balancing objects
Influences
Bruges' bustling strip malls, county fair contests, mornings spent at market stalls
Materials
Fraying fabric scraps, overripe fruit skins, sewing machine offcuts
Scale
Workshop tabletop-sized
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