Louis Lekien BE, b. 1998
Louis Lekien is a visual artist living between Brussels and Paris.
His first performance (Entre-Deux) marked a new phase in his practice, centred on the idea of letting go. The traces left by this performance form the basis of a body of work that he explores through analogue printing. Lekien approaches the image as a living material, interested in what it becomes once revealed and transformed — a sensitive space in which freedom and travel coexist.
Education
Self-taught, Louis Lekien began developing his artistic language alongside his studies at the École de Recherche Graphique (ERG, Brussels) in 2018. That same year, he co-founded the creative studio Bleunuit, which he directed for five years. Following this period dedicated to production, photography, and art direction, he chose in 2023 to focus entirely on his personal artistic practice. His first performance, Entre deux, presented at the IMAX Headquarters (Los Angeles, USA) in 2023, marked the beginning of a new creative phase—more intimate and experimental, centred on letting go.
Traces of this performance lie at the core of his work, which he explores through analogue printing. He considers the image as a living material, interested in what it becomes once revealed and transformed: a sensitive space where freedom and journey coexist.
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
- Entre deux pas, 111 avenue Reine Marie-Henriette, Brussels, Belgium, 2025
- Entre deux preview, 30 rue Van Eyck, Brussels, Belgium, 2024
- Entre deux, open studio, Chaussée de Gand 232, Brussels, Belgium, 2024
Group Exhibitions (selected)
- Reinventing photography, Hangar, Brussels, CNAP commission, 2026
- Self Storage, 18 rue des Commines, Paris, commissioned by Nicolas de Chérisey and Philippine de Salaberry, 2026
Publications
- Entre deux – process, self-published, 2025
- Bleunuit – Part 1, self-pubished, 2023