experience
Freelancer Stained-Glass Conservator (09/2020 - ... )
Ghent BE
- Sint-Jozefkerk, Gent BE (02/2022): on-site damage-assessment of the windows of the church, damage mapping, setting up the documentation report. In collaboration with Aletta Rambaut.
- Gouverneurs woning, Hasselt BE (12/2021): on-site damage-assessment of the art-nouveau windows in the sitting and dining room of the Governors House of Hasselt . In collaboration with Aletta Rambaut.
- Sint-Vedastuskerk, Menen BE (09/2021): conservation-restoration treatment of a large window; assessing damage, setting up treatment plan, surface cleaning, edge-bonding, retouching, documentation. In collaboration with Atelier Mestdagh
- Park Abbey, Leuven BE (03-04/2021): designing a custom storage facility and setting up a moving-plan for the largest 17th-century Flemish stained-glass collection. In collaboration with Aletta Rambaut.
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-en-Leodegariuskerk, Bornem BE (12/2020): on-site damage-assessment of the windows of the church prior to conservation work, damage mapping, setting up the documentation report. In collaboration with Aletta Rambaut and Atelier Mestdagh.
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ter Kamerenkerk, Elsene BE (09/2020): damage mapping, setting up the documentation report. In collaboration with Atelier Mestdagh.
Intern Stained-Glass Conservator (02-03/2020 and 10/2021)
Dombauhütte, Cologne GE
Nine-week internship as part of the Ashton Hill Award.
Five-week conservation work with assignments included: damage assessment, mapping in Metigo, dry and chemical cleaning, treating crizzled glass with Ormocer and fiber glass tissue.
Two-week special training with master glass painter, Ruth Weiler, to study and recreate 17th century glass painting techniques.
Part-Term Intern Stained-Glass Conservator (04-08/2018)
Atelier Mestdagh, Merelbeke BE
Internship was part of MA-program at the University of York.
Tasks included: treatment of 19th and 16th century glass panels, damage assessment, analog damage and intervention mapping, independent intervention
decision-making, edge-bonding, infill fittings, soldering.
Part-Term Intern Art-Historical and Conservation Research (04-08/2018)
Aletta Rambaut BVBA, Ghent BE
Internship was part of MA-program at the University of York.
Tasks included: assisting with structuring art-historical research, dating glass-panels, drawing up intervention and dating diagrams on Adobe Illustrator, assisting with archival research.
Summer Intern Production and Heritage Team (08-09/2017)
Antwerp City Museum MAS (Museum Aan de Stroom) Antwerp BE
Tasks included: providing logistic assistance for the Production team, assisting the main curator with creating the images for the mobile app of the upcoming exhibition on
diamonds (“Een Schitterend Verlangen”).