Artists & poets

Many of the artists developed their works in dialogue with Watou’s locality.
In the spring of 2023, a record number of 200 artists registered for the open call ‘Patchwwwork’. An international jury – chaired by Koen Vanmechelen and consisting of Dirk Draulans, Jo Coucke, Marjan Doom, James Putnam, Edith Doove, Michaël Vandebril, Sabiha Keyif and Loes Vandromme – selected the participants for the summer camp. Their ideas ‘flow’ from the landscape, which resulted in some twenty new realizations. As a result, the artworks are sometimes playful, but at the same time thought-provoking.

Participating artists:
Konstantin Benkovich (RU) – Pato Bosich (CL) – Cecile Broekaert (BE) – Monique Broekman (NL) – Christopher Bucklow (UK) – Linde Carrijn & Dijf Sanders (BE) – Mat Collishaw (UK) – Matthijs De Block (BE) – Lieze De Middeleir (BE) – Werner de Valk (NL) – Joost Elschot (NL) – Jem Finer (UK) – Ellen Gallagher (US) – Karolina Halatek (PL) – Mariko Hori (JP) – John Isaacs (UK) – Lafleur & Bogaert (HT & BE) – Ilya & Emilia Kabakov (RU) – Klimaatdichters (BE) – Carel Lanters & Lee Eun Young (NL & KR) – Mashid Mohadjerin & Jan De Vroede (IR & BE) – Daan Navarrete-van der Pluijm (NL) – Alice Obee (BE) – Hans Op de Beeck (BE) – Panamarenko (BE) –Mikes Poppe (BE) – Roundhouse Platform (US) – Marina Resende Santos (BR) – Anila Rubiku (AL) – Kiki Smith (US) – Sanne van Balen (NL) – Lieke van der Meer (NL) – Lie van der Werff (NL) – Laura Vandewynckel (BE) – Koen Vanmechelen (BE)

Participating poets:
Rodaan Al Galidi (NL) – Benno Barnard (NL) – Moya De Feyter (BE) – Dominique De Groen (BE) – Paul Demets (BE) – Athena Farrokhzad (IR)– Ingmar Heytze (NL) – Doina Ioanid (RO) – Frank Keizer (NL) – collectief Letterzetter (Imane Karroumi – Loeke Vanhoutteghem – Veronica Schmalz – Alice Boudry – Maite Vanthournout) (BE) –Jens Meijen (BE) –  Carl Norac (BE) – Maria van Daalen (NL) – Marjolijn van Heemstra (NL) –  Anke Verschueren (BE) – Billie Vos (BE) – Daniëlle Zawadi (NL) – Emma Zuiderveen (NL)