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BIO

Liesbet Hermans (°1981) is a Belgian artist working at the intersection of performance, installation and public intervention. Trained as a product designer at the Luca School of Arts in Genk and Ravensbourne Design College in London, her focus shifted from objects to experiences. Her education in physical theatre and mime, developed in Madrid, led to an artistic practice that does not aim for a singular message but rather draws attention to the often-overlooked nuances of coexistence and being human. The performer in her work is not the artist but the activated spectator, who reflects, mirrors, and interprets what unfolds. By disconnecting practices and concepts from their usual context, Hermans seduces both spectator and collaborator to reconsider fixed beliefs and structures.

She made her debut with MUTE (2015), an intuitive workspace for performances and improvisation without sound. This opened an ongoing investigation into the dynamics of being together without words and the interaction that occurs between artist, audience and a specific location. With NFAQ (2016), a performative installation in the form of a contemporary confessional, the unspoken is given a place for random passers-by in the city. In SILENT ACT (2018), she transformed an abandoned storefront into a self-made hair salon, where haircuts were given in complete silence—a subtle disruption of this everyday ritual. With her recent work A DELUDED STATE OF MIND (2024), an intimate walk in public space, she explores how our thinking patterns shapes and animates our perception of the world. With this work, she was selected in Powertalks during the theater festival in Ghent and received a grant for new theater work from Sabam for Culture.

For several years, she was a guest lecturer in dance and movement at numerous colleges and cultural organizations in Flanders. Currently, she is teaching performance art at the university of arts Pxl-Mad School of Arts and is a guest-teacher in Artevelde Hogeschool in Ghent.