Venue:

kelders hof van Ryhove in Gent Onderstraat 22, Gent 9000

Visiting hours:

Thursday: 12 – 18pm

Friday: 12 – 18 pm

Saturday: 12 – 18 pm

Sunday: 12- 18 pm

Exposition entrance:

Free entrance from Saturday 9 May till Sunday 24 May 2026

About this exhibition:

This exposition is an initiative from the school for art and music, Mezzos vzw in a joint effort with KEG (Kunst Experimenten Gent) and is already 10 years old under the umbrella: “KEG POPUP ART FESTIVAL”.

The goal is to expose submerging talent to the public. Mezzos creates a step up for emerging talent, talent that is present but not visible to a broader public.

Mezzos is empowering emerging artists through the KEG POPUP Art Festival by giving them a unique underground stage to shine. By curating dynamic exhibitions and live performances, Mezzos helps artists connect directly with new audiences. The POPUP KEG festival creates space for experimentation, collaboration, and real-time creation. Through this initiative, Mezzos is actively submerging fresh talent into Ghent’s vibrant cultural scene.

Click here to see the works of Fran Vanhaverbeke

BIO

Redunzl (artist name of Frank Vanhaverbeke, born October 5, 1968 in Kortrijk) is a multidisciplinary artist (visual arts, theater, and music). Although he learned the principles of figurative work at the Kortrijk Academy, he is essentially self-taught.

In his technical execution, the artist primarily uses acrylic and oil paint, usually on panel, sometimes on canvas. Additionally, he applies mixed media on paper or cardboard, combining paint with ink, charcoal, pencil, etc.

The themes in Redunzl’s oeuvre are layered and draw from diverse sources of inspiration:

  • Pop culture and memories: Influences from B-movies, comic books, etc.
  • The unconscious and metaphysics: Symbolism, mythology, alchemy, and the world of dreams and nightmares play a central role.
  • Social criticism: His work contains socially inspired themes in which he expresses contemporary fears and concerns. Visually, this often translates into the depiction of solitary figures that embody feelings of despair or oppression. Bodies are placed in fragmented, erotic poses within surreal landscapes where the fantastic and the macabre are never far away.

In his work, Redunzl explores the boundary between the visible and the inner. His paintings move within a field of tension between surrealism and expressionism, in which human figures, fragments, and dreamlike spaces function as carriers of emotional and psychological tension. The images do not tell complete stories but open up mental spaces in which doubt, alienation, and introspection take center stage. Redunzl invites the viewer not to understand, but to experience.
At the same time, he positions himself within a distinctly Belgian tradition in which the absurd, the grotesque, and the psychologically charged image take center stage. His work is clearly contemporary: where much art focuses on concept, irony, or explicit social commentary, Redunzl resolutely opts for the inner experience. His paintings sometimes depart from an idea, but even more often from a mental state. They are figurative but refuse to become narrative; recognizable but never reassuring.

“Redunzl paints dreams, doubts, and inner tensions that you do not fully understand but do experience.”

Currently, Redunzl is affiliated with KEG (Kunst Experimenten Gent) and is part of The Dark Art Movement, represented by the Macabre Gallery. His portfolio and current work can be followed via his official website and social media channels.

Website: www.redunzl.be

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redunzl_art/