About

Simon Van Parys, °1986
Master in Fine Arts / sculpture, KASK Ghent (BE), 2010
Studio in Ghent at NUCLEO Lindenlei

I am an old-school futurist.


My artistic expression combines traditional and contemporary media across a wide range of techniques, including clay sculpture, welding, digital drawing, electronic music, laser projections, and offline open-source AI models trained on my own work. Each serves as a channel for the energy and inspiration behind my work.


My practice often centres on futuristic themes and forms, from spacecraft and container terminals to V8 engines, megalopolises, and nuclear submarines.

I'm fascinated by the human creativity and how rapidly changing environments shape our existence. Inspired by the world's evolution from its industrial past toward uncertain futures, I seek to contribute to that continuum.

I build worlds ready for others to step into as spectators. Sharing this energy is how I pay forward the creative drive.

Contact & Studio Visits

SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2025
– EXTRA TERRA, Blanco Lammerstraat, Ghent, BE
– AI UNIVERSE 2425, Charles De Cordier Fine Arts, Ghent, BE
2023
– AI UNIVERSE, NODENAYSTEEN, Ghent, BE
2022
– CONTEXT 2022, Plovdiv Municipality, Plovdiv, BG
– Buiten Beeld, CC Scharpoord, Knokke, BE
2021
– The Last Patrol, Charles De Cordier Fine Arts, Ghent, BE
– Wall of Sound, V/MSP, Brussels, BE
– Untitled, CC Scharpoord, Knokke, BE
– LASER DRAWINGS, BLANCO, Ghent, BE
2020
– TEHRAN, RAH, Tehran, IR
2018
– The Sky is the Limit, Soda Mosa Art Space, CH
– Hand­Made Injection into the Virtual, By Other Means, London, UK
2017
– Van Parys, GalerieGerritse, Middelburg, NL
– Simon Van Parys, Villa Belle Vue, Ghent, BE
2016
– With Stars, Royal Star, London, UK
– Lower State of Consciousness, Barbé Gallery, Ghent, BE
2015
– Simon Van Parys, Arts & Parts, Ghent, BE
2014
– Vracht (Freight), Lindenlei Gent, Ghent, BE
2013
– Showcase, Cecilia Jaime Gallery, Ghent, BE
2011
– Turbocharged, Studio K, Ghent, BE
– Straight from the workshop: TurboCharged Series, Croxhapox, Ghent, BE
2010
– All your base are belong to us, Croxhapox, Ghent, BE
– Untitled, Zwarte zaal, Ghent, BE

GROUP EXHIBITIONS (selection)
2026
– Untitled, Noon Antwerp, Antwerp, BE
2025
– Urban Blue, Kasteel Borluut, Sint-Denijs, BE
– SCULPTade, One, Ghent, BE
– Cecilia Jaime gallery, Ghent, BE
2023
– Walking on Tin Ice, Zottegem, BE
2022
– Crossing Borders, Sas-van-Gent, NL
– AHOY, Kunsthalle Trier, Trier, DE
– UNTITLED, One, Ghent, BE
2021
– INPUT/OUTPUT, De Poortersloge, Bruges, BE
– BIËNNALE VAN IDEEËN, CC De Steiger, Menen, BE
– What lies beneath, Cas, Ostend, BE
– BUY LOCAL, Kunsthal, Ghent, BE
2020
– SACO 9, Antofagasta, CL
– BUY LOCAL, Kunsthal, Ghent, BE
– Crossing Border Border Crossing, Hong Kong, HK
– Zonder Titel, One, Ghent, BE
2019
– WASTELAND, The Untitled Space, Shanghai, CN
– ZWRT, Barbé Urbain Gallery, Ghent, BE
– LINDENLEI OPEN STUDIOS, NUCLEO Lindenlei, Ghent, BE
– Intercult 77, Brussels, BE
– T32, EAC, Montevideo, UY
– Buenos Aires Engines, CHELA, Buenos Aires, AR
– ONE2ONE, One, Ghent, BE
2018
– JCCAC, Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre, Hong Kong, HK
– Premio CO.M.EL, Spazio Comel Contemporary art Gallery, Latina, IT
– Nucleo Open Studios, Ghent, BE
2017
– The 6th International Green Film and Visual Arts Festival, Tehran, IR
– Estudio abierto del programa de residencia #7, LID, Buenos Aires, AR
– Group Show, Barbé Gallery, Ghent, BE
2016
– Nucleo Open Studios, Ghent, BE
– Some and Others, Spinnerei Galleries, Leipzig, DE
2015
– LL­Exit, Karel Cuypershuis, Antwerp, BE
2014
– Revisited, The Young ones, Stedelijk Kunst Instituut, Ghent, BE
2013
– There Are Stories..., Paddenhoek, Ghent, BE
2012
– Ladies & Ghentlemen we are floathing in space, KC Nona, Mechelen, BE
– Three is a crowd 2.0, Cypres Gallerie, Leuven BE
2011
– Nucleo ­ De Connectie, De Lindenlei, Ghent, BE
– De Lading, Strictly Rabbit, Wetteren, BE
2009
– Untitled, De Bijloke Muziekcentrum, Ghent, BE