25/08/2026
Billytown gratefully presents it's current Artist in Residence:
Laura De Jaeger (1995) is an artist based between Belgium and Estonia. Her practice approaches objects and sites through rest, pausing, and boredom. She works with found objects, photo, video, and writing, often in an installative way. De Jaeger holds an MA in fine arts from LUCA School of Arts and an MA in cultural studies (KU Leuven). Her work has been exhibited in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Germany and Serbia. Alongside her practice, she writes, teaches at the Estonian Academy of Arts, and guides through exhibitions in WIELS.
Laura De Jaeger (1995) is een kunstenares die werkt tussen België en Estland. In haar praktijk benadert ze objecten en locaties vanuit rust, pauzeren en verveling. Ze werkt met gevonden voorwerpen, foto’s, video, en tekst, vaak in de vorm van installaties. De Jaeger behaalde een master in beeldende kunst aan de LUCA School of Arts en een master in culturele studies. Haar werk werd reeds tentoongesteld in België, Estland, Finland, Duitsland en Servië. Naast haar artistieke praktijk schrijft ze, geeft ze les aan de Estonian Academy of Arts en verzorgt ze rondleidingen door tentoonstellingen in WIELS.
This residency is supported by Flanders State of the Art and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Deze residentie wordt ondersteund door Flanders State of the Art en Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
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1. Photo: Tõnis Jürgens
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2. 3. Haul, 2026,Tripod, non-synchronized dual-channel video (5’28”, 12’16”) With dialogues and descriptions from staircase scenes from, among others, The Assassination of Jesse James (2007, Andrew Dominik), The Exterminating Angel (1962, Luis Buñuel), Home Alone (1990, Chris Columbus), The Last Detail (1973, Hal Ashby) and Oldboy (2003, Park Chan-wook). Photo: Tõnis Jürgens
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2. 3. Haul, 2026,Tripod, non-synchronized dual-channel video (5’28”, 12’16”) With dialogues and descriptions from staircase scenes from, among others, The Assassination of Jesse James (2007, Andrew Dominik), The Exterminating Angel (1962, Luis Buñuel), Home Alone (1990, Chris Columbus), The Last Detail (1973, Hal Ashby) and Oldboy (2003, Park Chan-wook). Photo: Tõnis Jürgens
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4. 5. Behind the Cupboard, Under the Couch, I Am
