Bart Spitaels (°1987, Mechelen) graduated in 2012 as a Master in the Arts at LUCA School of Arts. He draws, makes installations and (wall) paintings in which architectural elements blossom. Throughout his oeuvre, Spitaels thinks up outlandish constructions that look like they were built from the remnants of a late-capitalist ruin. With just the right amount of graphic lines and meticulously measured swatches of colour, he conjures his own wayward world—one that shelters, shushes and prompts pensive moments. Rufus-factor: Spitaels plays, dares and creates with ample boldness.