Not Done does not wait for approval. Heritage here is not given by institutions, but claimed through irony, insistence, and attention — until the overlooked insists on being seen.
Office as Usual
A Hawaiian shirt that pretends to promise leisure, yet its fabric bends toward Francis Bacon’s distortions and a melting Dali clock. What looks like vacation mutates into anxiety, a uniform of forced relaxation. An image of escape twisted into work.
Jesus, where are my keys?
A statue of Christ, equipped with an orange arrow and a bowl. Faith reduced to practical service: the patron saint of lost things, now helping with misplaced keys. Sacredness folded into everyday function, almost absurd in its utility..
A-T Lau
Twenty distorted portraits of Thé Lau, singer of The Scene. From A to T, identity dissolves into typology, repetition erases aura. Pop culture re-coded as mass production: a single face multiplied into heritage manufactured by insistence..
Last plastic bag
An ordinary bag elevated to relic: “the last plastic bag in the world.” A prophecy, an archive for a future where scarcity rewrites value. Disposable material transformed into heritage before our eyes.
Conflict Model
A mannequin dressed as a punk — a contradiction in itself, since punk resists commerce. Here the display figure revolts against its own purpose, embodying rebellion while still locked inside retail logic.
James, where are you?
The eternal valet, a silent butler against loneliness. Always present, never absent. A figure of quiet service, unsettling in its permanence. Both comfort and reminder that solitude never fully disappears.
Bleu 2610
Square, IKEA blue, and indivisible.
A puzzle that cannot be assembled.
Flat-pack promises collapse here.
“2610” marks Wilrijk, the nearest IKEA..
Impermo
A radio jingle, endlessly repeating for more than a decade, turns into accidental folklore. Commercial sound becomes cultural memory. Impermo is no longer just an advert; it’s heritage by insistence, an anthem of unwanted permanence.
Basket Case
A simple shopping basket becomes a demand: if you’re not buying, you’re crazy. Belonging is measured by consumption. The plastic handle becomes a gatekeeper, whispering the silent pressure to prove your place through ownership.
Cravates cheveuses
Ties woven from human hair — neither male nor female, neither fashion nor accessory. They resist categorisation, becoming artefacts of fluid identity. Objects that both attract and disturb, balancing between adornment and refusal.