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Photographs & reproductions of paintings, drawings, sculptures: courtesy of Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp. All photos by Alexey Shlyk.
Photos pp. 31–7 by Denis Decaluwé.
Photos pp. 7, 23, 16–7, 113: courtesy of Thomas Rehbein Gallery, Cologne. Photos by Simon Vogel. Photo p. 191 by Dominique Provost.
All paintings are acrylic on wooden panel / pp. 12–3, 66–7 Ink on handmade paper / pp. 18–9, 26–7, 28–9 Ballpoint pen on handmade paper / pp. 32–7 Paint on mural / pp. 42–5 Fabric, lace, earth, UV-light. Soundscape by Joppe Tanghe / pp. 48–9 Acrylic and pencil on Japanese paper / pp. 52–9 Graphite on handmade paper / pp. 24–5, 64–5, 74–5 Ceramic vases by Jolien Holvoet, painted by Joëlle Dubois, glazed / pp. 96–7 Ballpoint pen on paper / pp. 109–11, 123–5 Mixed media on handmade paper 110g/m², A4 / pp. 139, 144–7, 150–1, 154–5, 158–9, 177–9, 182–3, 186–7 Graphite, dry transfer lettering on handmade paper. Poems by Precious Okoyomon / pp. 140–1, 156–7, 180–1 Bronze / pp. 149, 185 Stained-glass work produced by Veerle Verschooren, artwork and design by Joëlle Dubois / pp. 160–73: The Memory Machine, 2025. 2-channel video installation, length 25 minutes. Concept, sound, edit: © Joëlle Dubois, Florinda Ciucio. Camera: Karen Vazquez Guadarrama.
COLOPHON
Published on the occasion of the exhibition
Joëlle Dubois – Rekindling from 6 September to 7 December 2025, presented at Be-Part, Kortrijk. Curated by Joëlle Dubois and Patrick Ronse and with the assistance of Lara Verlinde.
Texts
Christel Tsilibaris
Katrina Schwarz
Patrick Ronse
English translations
Yasmin Van ‘tveld
Copy-editing
Derek Scoins
Yasmin Van ’tveld
Lithography
Pascal Van den Abbeele (Graphius)
Scans (drawings in Rekindling) Fotoshop, Ghent
Project management
Stephanie Van den bosch
Graphic design
Tim Bisschop
Printing & binding Graphius, Ghent
Publisher Gautier Platteau, Hannibal Books
ISBN 978 94 9341 611 6 D/2025/11922/35 NUR 642
This book is published in collaboration with Keteleer Gallery, Antwerp & Be-Part, Kortrijk.
In honour of my mother Nicole Van Maldegem.
Joëlle Dubois would also like to acknowledge all her friends, collaborators and gallerists, in particular her father Hubert Dubois, Florinda Ciucio, Karen Vazquez Guadarrama, Barbara Vackier, Veerle Verschooren, Sarah Gevaert from ZarlarSwing Boerderie and all the animals, Buikgevoel, Elisa Maenhout, Femke Vandenbosch, Koen Leemans, Patrick Ronse and everyone at Be-Part, Bué The Warrior & Milo.
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Cover: Joëlle Dubois, Self-Portrait in Abundance, 2025 Pp. 2–3: I am My Mother’s Daughter, 2022, Neon Installation by