ART LAB BRUSSELS presents David Mileikowsky, De Profundis curated by Ann Veronica Janssens. De profundis is not only an exploration of a series of paintings, but also a journey into the depths of our feelings, thoughts, unique sensitivities and hidden processes that all too rarely come to the surface. It has nothing to do with any understanding of truth or philosophy; it is simply an exploration of the labyrinths of our minds through our transgenerational and intimate stories.
The attempt here is to take us by the hand with colours, ox liver, varnish, coloured glaze, various types of wax, crumpled cigarette paper under the watchful eye of the god Fire, who reveals hidden nuances. It is therefore an invitation to follow a path already mapped out through our feelings and our intimate and cultural transgenerational stories.
Like a chef or a musician, our strange demiurge uses the four fundamental elements (natural pigments/coloured water/wood fire/pulsed air) to better serve us. From the pigments, sometimes used cold and raw, he creates a kind of tragicomic opera of nocturnal dreams and purified nightmares that sparkle enchantingly in the moonlight.
David Mileikowsky, De Profundis 9th October – 31st December 2025 ART LAB BRUSSELS
Curator: Ann Veronica Janssens
About the artist
David Mileikowsky is a multidisciplinary artist who began his career as a painter at the age of 18 with
an exhibition at the Centre for Fine Arts in Brussels. He won several awards for screenplays, commercials and films at festivals in Venice and Azolo, and in 2026 expanded his daring creativity to include a philosophical book and a singing album.
About the curator
Ann Veronica Janssens is one of the most famous Belgian artists known for her work with light, colour, and space. Her minimalist, sensory-driven approach explores perception through immersive installations.
As curator of the artists of our Modern Art Lab, she brings a radical contemporary vision. Committed to innovative mediation, she selects artists who challenge how we see the world. Ann Veronica Janssens has exhibited her work in some of the world’s most prestigious contemporary art venues, including: Auckland, New Zealand – ARTSPACE, Avignon, France – Collection Lambert, Baltimore, United States – Baltimore Museum of Art, Barcelona, Spain – Galerie Toni Tàpies, Berlin, Germany – Neue Nationalgalerie, and many mo
