Nina Plantefève-Castryck (1996°) lives and works in Ghent. After studying Interior Design in Mechelen, she decided to pursue the liberal arts. She chose to study Ceramics & Glass Art at Luca Ghent, mainly because of the material and three-dimensionality of the medium.
Nina creates modular installations that can take on different compositions depending on the space. Like a living organism or even a landscape that changes with the light in the different seasons.
Landscapes that are ready to grow, blossom, develop, but also to tear, flow, burst and heal again.
They invite us as humans, as spectators, to participate, to interact with them or to immerse ourselves in them.
Nina has a great fascination for textures. Both in slow, natural environments and in the bustling, fast-paced city. On the road, these textures catch her attention and are also a way to slow down and turn inward.
With this collection of textures, she sets to work in her studio and creates her own textures and shapes, in wich the visible craftsmanship of her work forms an important aspect of her artistic practice. Each piece, each shape within an arrangement, is entirely handmade. In this way, Nina seeks a working method in which she can show the material in its purest form and purest beauty.
2026: march: ‘BELGIAN ART & DESIGN AFFAIR’ Arsenaal Ghent,booth with Céline Lambrechts
2025: december: expo @ EAT THIS, Gent, duoshow with Kevin Vanwonterghem
2025: november-december: ‘INNIG’, Stek-art Torhout, groupshow
2025: november: ‘MAD’ parcours, B-COLLECTIVE Brussels, groupshow
2025: october-november: ‘GRAIN’, Stek-art Torhout, groupshow with Annouk Thys & Koen Fillet
2025: july-august: ‘BUY LOCAL: ZOMERSALON’ Kunsthal Ghent, groupshow
2025: june: ‘ALLES WAT STILLIGT, IS VERLOREN’, project in situ Ghent with Hannelore van Balkom
2025: may: ‘LOOK, NO HANDS’, Funke Ghent, duoshow with Hannelore van Balkom
2025: may: ‘HANNELORE VAN BALKOM & NINA PLANTEFEVE-CASTRYCK’, Kove Antwerp,
duoshow with Hannelore van Balkom
2025: march: ‘BELGIAN ART & DESIGN AFFAIR’, Arsenaal Ghent, booth with Céline Lambrechts
2023-2024: november – january: ‘INPUT/OUTPUT’, CC Bruges, groupshow
2023: oktober: ‘BELGIAN ART & DESIGN AFFAIR’, Arsenaal Ghent, curated space, groupshow
2023: july – august: ‘BUY LOCAL: ZOMERSALON’ Kunsthal Ghent, groupshow
2022: may – june: ‘PLOOIEN LANGS DE STIPPELLIJN’ Hulst, groupshow
2022: april: ‘DESIGN FEST’ Design museum Ghent, groupshow
2022: march: ‘POST INDRUSTRIAL CRAFTS: RE-SHAPED’ Design museum Brussels, groupshow
2021-2022: december – june: ‘VITRINEPROJECT – KUNST IN HUIS’ Brussels, soloshow
2021: july – august: ‘BUY LOCAL: ZOMERSALON’ Kunsthal Ghent, groupshow
2021: june: ‘VOEDINGSBODEM’ Aalst, groupshow master students LUCA Ghent
2021: may – june: ‘VITRINE’ Ghent, duoshow with Ine Desmet