Otobong Nkanga (Nigeria, °1974) is an Antwerp-based visual and performance artist. In her work, Nkanga focuses on concepts of identity, natural resources as symbols of territory, power and conflict, exploitation of landscape, people and labour, as well as globalisation and transformation. Her oeuvre is a multifaceted palette including drawings, performances, sculptures and multimedia projects. Nkanga is regarded worldwide as one of the most important contemporary artists. She has built an impressive record of achievements in recent years including exhibitions at Tate Modern in London, the Biennale d'art contemporain in Lyon, M HKA in Antwerp, Documenta 14 of Athens and Kassel and Kunsthaus Bregenz.

Léonard Pongo (Belgium, °1988) is a Brussels-based photographer and visual artist. He started his career as a documentary photographer, gradually moving towards experimenting with snapshots and abstraction. His long-term project ‘The Uncanny’, shot in DR Congo, has earned him several international awards and gained widespread recognition. Pongo’s work has been featured in numerous exhibitions in Africa, Asia, Europe and the USA and was published in WSJ, The Guardian UK, The Washington Post, National Geographic and several other international publications. He was chosen as one of PDN’s 30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch in 2016 and recipient of the Getty Reportage Grant in 2018. His work is currently being shown at Tate Modern, London.

Jonabel Huavas was born in the Philippines. She now works and lives in Antwerp, Belgium.

Jonabel is a self-taught Filipina visual artist that has been honing her skills in painting with watercolor and gouache for the past years.

Her art subjects revolve around nature, biological illustrations, Filipino food culture, and women. Originally a science researcher, Jonabel aims to fuse her curiosity in science and passion for the arts through her paintings. She sees her artworks as thesis manuscripts, love letters, calls to action, and diary entries about her art inspirations.

Kicsy Abreu Stable was born in Cuba. She now works and lives in Brussels, Belgium.

After finishing her architectural studies in La Habana, she continued her training at the Académie Royale de Beaux de Bruxelles, specializing in sculpture. Her creative work is an ongoing research into how to tell the stories of today through the language of sculpture, architecture and drawing.

Angyvir Padilla was born in Venezuela, she now works and lives in Brussels, Belgium

Angyvir’s artistic journey took a significant turn when she left her native Venezuela for Belgium in 2011. This transition profoundly influenced her work, delving into the impact of diasporas on one’s identity and the disorienting nature of displacement. Her installations, which often recreate places from memory and personal narratives, shed light on intricate emotions tied to home and belonging.

Incorporating themes of displacement, migration, and domesticity, all interwoven into the concept of “Home”. Angyvir’s creations span sculpture, video, performance, and sound. She intricately explores materials like clay, wax, plaster, and ceramics, seamlessly integrating them with the spaces they inhabit.

Gladys Bukolo was born in Kinshasa in 1995, she now works and lives in Brussels, Belgium.

Gladys’ visual narratives are a blend of personal narrative and fiction. Her recent work explores the notion of home, memory and the body. She also creates with the imagination, in an attempt to reinvent spaces, certain voids and certain traces left by memory. Sculpture and installation are also part of her practice, in a desire to confront, experiment and create a passage between image and space.