MAYAO is thrilled to present Water-Grid-Silence, a solo exhibition by Dirk Vander Eecken, featuring drawings by Joris Ghekiere.
In the early 1990s, Beilium artist Dirk Vander Eecken and Joris Ghekiere made a long trip together through Asia. That shared journey deepened their friendship and carved a space of mutual critique that lasted decades. This exhibition brings their works back into proximity—not by nostalgia, but by resonance. Ghekiere’s ink and watercolor drawings from that Asia trip are shown here alongside Vander Eecken’s recent paintings. One draws outward, the other inward. Ghekiere’s lines move with agility through the world; Vander Eecken’s grids invite stillness and reverie. Together, they frame a spectrum of seeing—roving eye and inward gaze, memory and method.

CURATOR: Tommy Simoens

Gallery address: Shop E, 10/F, Derrick Industrial Building, 49 Wong Chuk Hang Road