2026 Rocaille, 200cmx100cmx100cm

Inspired by the German tradition of the Hungersteine, this work refers to historical markers placed in rivers across Central Europe between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries. During periods of severe drought, these stones re-emerged as reminders of scarcity and as warnings from the past. The work reinterprets the Hungerstein through rocaille, an ornamental technique in which shells, stones, and cement are assembled into artificial rock formations. Traditionally used in grottoes and garden architecture, rocaille occupies the threshold between natural and constructed forms. The sculpture appears shaped by time and erosion while simultaneously revealing its careful construction. It explores the tension between the natural and the artificial, reflecting on ecological change, transformation, and the ways authenticity is attributed to landscapes and materials.

Biography

Lola Prima Donna Daels °1990, Brussel (BE).
Member of Level Five, Brussels.

 

 

Lola Prima Donna Daels (b. 1990 in Jette, BE) is a Brussels based artist. Leaving from found objects, she poses critical inquiries about the ecological and socio-political situation. By reshaping and integrating her relics into new contexts she questions the concept of authenticity in our globalizing society. She has exponentially gravitated towards researching the human impact from an ecological preoccupation. She works site-specifically, both in research scope as well as in execution. 


Daels obtained her master degree in visual arts in 2014 at Luca School of Arts, Brussels. She has been part of several residency programs such as EKWC (NL), Kooshk recidency (IR) and Cité Internationale des Arts (FR). Her work was shown at Bozar (BE), Extracity Kunsthal (BE), Deegar Platform (IR), Art Sonje Center Seoul (KR) and many more.

Her interest in urban complexities led to the collaboration with architect and urbanist Sebastiaan Willemen. 

Upcoming

2026 
 

  • Contour Series #3: First Floor, Groendomein Vrijbroekpark, BE
    Vernissage June 5, 2026
    5 June – 30 August 2026
    Group Exhibition curated by Andrea Cinel.
     

  • Poets wederom Poets, De Nor, BE
    16 August 2026
    Group Exhibition curated by Dennis Tyfus
     

  • Found, Boekentoren Gent, BE
    Vernissage February 2, 2026
    3 – 27 February 2026
    Group Exhibition & the second part of the trilogy Lost and Found – Caring for What Is (about to disappear).
    The exhibition is curated by Tine Hens, author of Archief van mogelijk verlies (EPO, 2025).


     
  • Solo Exhibition, Salon Blanc Ostend, BE
    Vernissage October 24, 2026
    Solo Exhibition curated by Els Wuyts en Yves Velter.

Texts and publications

2025

  • Ruimte Magazine: Bomen & bossen, Meesterproef; Sociaal Wonen "Moederbos" P.67

  • A+ (306), Building for Culture, Sociaal Wonen P. 115.

  • Damn Magazine, KEIKOPPEN: A Radical Ode to Resilience and Reinvention

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