publication, 2025
Stef Lemmens, Merel Thomissen,
Jolien Fagard
‘De Mobiele Materialenbank’ is a research on the narrative surrounding waste materials that are often forgotten in peoples houses. By highlighting this narrative Stef Lemmens wants to change our perspective towards these materials and connect people with each other along the way.
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short film, 2025
Elke Cuppens, Stef Lemmens
At Nomad City we explore what keystone species can once again play a part in our local context, in our everyday lives, not to go back in time and ignore modern civilazation, but to restore our care and respect for our natural environment, so we can avoid the collapse of natural ecosystems.
‘Keystone Species’ was selected as the Winner of MEOW Short Film Festival 2025 at FAX, Hasselt
‘Keystone Species’ was selected as the Winner of MEOW Short Film Festival 2025 at FAX, Hasselt
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lemmens_stef@hotmail.com
His body often becomes a canvas, surrounded by participatory installations, mobile constructions, or household actions that he (sometimes literally) carries through public space. The images he creates exist in tension, both familiar and estranged—seeking to evoke curiosity rather than fear. For him, an image is not just a visual representation but a detour toward connection, a catalyst for dialogue, and an invitation to self-reflection.
By embedding his work into everyday environments, he deliberately moves beyond traditional art spaces, ensuring that his practice remains accessible and open to interaction, allowing everyone to engage with it in unexpected ways
Kunst In Zicht, Turnhout
2022 - ...
Social & Urban Design
The School, Hasselt
2018 - ...
Artistic Research on Sustainable & Communal Living, Nomad City, Hasselt
2021 - ...
Flou
De Veerman, Antwerpen
2025
The Shitty City
Nomad City, Hasselt
2024
The Devil Castle
Constructlab, Gent
2020
Object & Social Design
Studio Oebjet Troevee, Hasselt
2019
DISplay
Constructlab, Hasselt
2019
Internship Visual Arts
Patrick Ceyssens, Houthalen
2018
ZUYD, Maastricht
2024 - 2025
Broodnodige Vaardigheden
Kindcentrum Straal, Schimpen
2024
Interaction Design
PXL MAD-Faculty, Hasselt
2022 - 2024
Fashion Upcycling
Villa Basta, Hasselt
2021
Photography
Villa Basta, Hasselt
2020 - 2022
Graphic Design
Villa Basta, Hasselt
2018 - 2021
ENCI, Maastricht
2025
The School Herdefinieert de Materialenbank, FAX, Hasselt
2025
MEOW Short Film Festival
FAX, Hasselt
2025
Huiskamer van de Kunstenaar
FAX, Hasselt
2025
Welkom in Vlasselt
FAX, Hasselt
2024
The Burnout Society
Pontarte, Maastricht
2024
Festival van de Gelijkheid,
Viernulvier, Gent
2024
Apples & Oranges
C-Mine, Genk
2023
Ruimte in de Stad
Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam
2022
Wearable Space for Tea & Dialogue S.M.A.K., Gent
2022
A scraped existence
Kunstennacht, Hasselt
2021
Cake aan de zee
PXL-MAD, Hasselt
2021
Magnificent Migraine Festival
Maison Florida, Hasselt
2021
1M2
Moving, Hasselt
2020
Beauty / ?
K.L.8, Brussel
2020
Ithaka Arts Festival
Stadsvilla, Leuven
2020
Moving Backwards
Maison Florida, Hasselt
2020
Without the first, the second would not be there, CCHA, Hasselt
2019
SABOTAGE
Dommelhof, Pelt
2019
BIT ROT
CCHA, Hasselt
2018
10 x A4
Päper ShØp, Hasselt
2018
EXIT
CCHA, Hasselt
2018
MoMeNT, Tongeren
2017
Exchanging Connection
ZAWP, Bilbao
2016
ZUYD, Maastricht
2025
Workshop, Hate Speech Poetry
Atheneum, Brugge
2024
Artist talk
Avansa Limburg, Hasselt
2024
Workshop, Nettles & Textiles
Villa Castrum, Visé
2024
Workshop, Hate Speech Poetry
PontArte, Maastricht
2024
Artist talk
LUCA School of Arts, Genk
2024
Workshop, de-schooling, un-schooling, anti-school, Tetem, Enschede
2023
Artist talk
E³UDRES² European University, Hasselt
2023
Artist talk
ZUYD, Maastricht
2023
Stef Lemmens
2025
Essay for Situated Publishing
Milan Gillard
2025
Essay, part of TURBULENCE
Pablo Hannon
2024
Nomad City
Milan Gillard, Mirte Menève,
Stef Lemmens
2023
Maison Florida Year 2 - Independence The School
2022
Walk Me Home
Stef Lemmens
2021
2025
by Maya Toebat, De Standaard
2025
‘Shitty City is artistiek onderzoek rond compost en cultuur’
by Lieven Roux, Radio 2
2024
‘Stef van Nomad City: ‘Ik timmerde zelf een huisje in elkaar voor zo’n 500 euro’
By Marijke Clabots, Flair
2024
‘Nomad City, een nomadisch onderzoek in Hasselt’
by TVL
2023
‘Minimalistisch wonen mét gezelschap? Hier kan het’
By Giulia Latinne, Het Laatste Nieuws
2023
‘Stef en Milan zoeken drie kompanen die drie maanden lang willen leven als nomaden in Hasselt’
By Dirk Jacobs
2022
‘Maak kennis met Stef’
By Young Faces, Stad Hasselt
2022
‘Hasselaar sleurt zijn hele hebben en houden doorheen de stad’
By Dirk Jacobs
2021
‘Mensen denken dat ik niet rondkom, maar ik ben op een andere manier rijk’
By Giulia Latinne, Het Laatste Nieuws
2021
‘Stef (27) ruilt luxewoning in voor zelfgebouwd winkelkar-bamboehuisje van 500 euro’
By Giulia Latinne, Het Laatste Nieuws
2021
Last Updated 01.07.2025
object, 2025
Stef Lemmens, Henry Lemmens,
Stefan Lemmens
The more functions a material has had, the heavier the emotional value it can carry, if that history is preserved. Are there materials with a kind of family tree, allowing us to trace back through all their different owners and purposes? And if so, how would that affect the way we look at these materials? Would we take better care of them?
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space-making 2025
Stef Lemmens, Elke Cuppens,Michael Pedit, Oguzhan Aydin
The Joinery is a space that floats between a class and living room. Here we want to initiate informal talks with and between students, teachers, alumni… from various artistic disciplines. By intertwining living and learning we want to connect like-minded people to spark potential collaborations and address forgotten topics that are surrounding todays artistic practices.
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