Stijn Ank

Stijn Ank (*1977) works intuitively, creating molds with di&erent materials that delineate specific spatial boundaries. Into these molds, he pours liquid plaster (a substance derived from seawater salts mixed with natural pigments sourced from minerals). As the plaster sets, it undergoes a crystallization process reminiscent of coral growth, capturing a tension between fluidity and solidity. Once the molds are opened, Ank’s sculptures serve as meditations on the fragile beauty of existence, bearing witness to the cycles of materiality, space, light, and time. Institutional solo exhibitions include IMMA, Dublin (2025); Kunsthaus Lempertz, Brussels (2024); Le Musée du Louvre, Paris (2022); Academia Belgica, Rome (2020); Club Solo & Vanabbemuseum, Breda (2019); Bastide Projects, Marseille (2018); MoCA Museum, Taipei (2017); Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin (2017); Forum d’Art Contemporain, Luxembourg (2014); and S.M.A.K., Ghent (2012). Ank’s solo exhibition Desire took place at Öktem Aykut in 2022. The artist lives and works in Ghent.