Video design for the opera The Shell Trial at Nationale Opera Amsterdam. Music by Ellen Reid, Libretto by Roxie Perkins; based on the play De zaak Shell by Anoek Nuyens, Rebekka de Wit, Frascati Producties and De Nwe Tijd. Musical direction and co-creation: Manoj Kamps. Stage direction, concept and co-adaptation: Gable Roelofsen and Romy Roelofsen (Het Geluid).
World Premiere on 16 March 2024. More information on operaballet.nl.
Online exhibition project for the Berlin-based Schwules Museum. The website features ten objects that can be manipulated in a 3D space and are accompanied by their audio story as told by artists. Design by Roxanne Borloz. Development by Wies Hermans.
> unknownobjects.schwulesmuseum.de
Video poems
Video poems
Poster design for Off the Record, a theater production by fABULEUS (Leuven). Photo by Clara Hermans.
Poster design for We Go Places, a dance production by fABULEUS (Leuven) and 7 Limburg-based cultural centers. Photo by Clara Hermans.
Experimental and interactive mindmap-based website developed for Bert Serneels in the context of his Master research project exploring the volatility of public space. Users can move freely around the map, diving deeper into the 2D space by experiencing additional audio and visual content.
> dwell-on.com
Poster design for The Courage to be Disliked,
a theatre production by De KOE (Antwerp).
Fuut developed the new website for the Open European Dialogue, a politically neutral platform that aims to improve European politics by supporting policymakers in better understanding challenges and perspectives from across Europe. Design by Maximilian Mauracher.
> openeuropeandialogue.org
Poster design for Connie en Zorba, a theatre production by fABULEUS (Leuven). Photo by Clara Hermans.
Drawings and poster design for De Nijl is in Caïro aangekomen,
a theatre production by De KOE (Antwerp).
Logo design, website design and development for Brussels-based dance company Peeping Tom.
> www.peepingtom.be
Collage and poster design for seks(e)(n), a theatre production by De KOE (Antwerp) and mugmetdegoudentand (Amsterdam).
Website design and development for creative industries-focussed law firm Modo Law based in Brussels and Los Angeles.
Visual identity and website design/development for i-Portunus, a project for the European Union in partnership with i.a. the Goethe-Institut. Application module in collaboration with eMundus.
> www.i-portunus.eu
By Wies Hermans
By Clara and Wies Hermans
Website for the Brussels-based theatre company Needcompany/Jan Lauwers. Design and development by Wies Hermans. > www.needcompany.org
Poster design for Passing the Bechdel Test, a theatre production by fABULEUS and GRIP.
By Wies Hermans. Photo: Jannis Keil.
Identity design for a new Flemish Youth Orchestra.
By Wies Hermans.
Poster design for Nesten, a theatre production by fABULEUS.
By Clara and Wies Hermans
Poster design for Paradise Now (1968-2018), a theatre production by Michiel Vandevelde and fABULEUS.
By Clara and Wies Hermans
Poster design for SNAP XL, a dance production by Talitha De Decker and fABULEUS.
By Clara and Wies Hermans
Poster design for RATS, a dance production by Ugo Dehaese, produced by fABULEUS – by Clara and Wies Hermans
Poster designs for youth projects bij Artforum – by Wies Hermans in collaboration with Lucas Faria and Quinn Qian.
Website design and development: Wies Hermans.
Poster design for fABULEUS (Leuven) – by Clara and Wies Hermans
Logo design for the Theaterfestival project "De Barbaren" by fABULEUS – by Wies Hermans
Website for (interior) design and architecture company tc plus (Tom Callebaut and associates).
Design and development: Wies Hermans.
> www.tc-plus.be
Poster design for the new dance performance by Randi De Vlieghe/fABULEUS
– by Clara and Wies Hermans
Season overview 2016/2017 (folded poster) – Design by Wies Hermans
Design of two logos for the Master Programmes of the Architecture department of the Leuven University. The logos can be used separately or combined into one cohesive version.
By Wies Hermans.
Website for German playwright and theatre director Falk Richter.
Design and development: Wies Hermans.
> www.falkrichter.com
Speelbank.be – a project by VVSG (Vereniging van Vlaamse Steden en Gemeenten), Brussel.
Design and development: Wies Hermans. Illustrations by Tartaruga Feliz.
> www.speelbank.be
Poster and flyer design for the theatre performance De Metsiers by fABULEUS (Leuven).
By Clara and Wies Hermans.
Website for Rotterdam based playwright and theatre director Joachim Robbrecht.
Design and development: Wies Hermans.
> www.joachimrobbrecht.com
Logo design for the new theatre company Max Last (Koen Monserez and Steven Beersmans) by Wies Hermans.
Theatre posters and flyers for fABULEUS by Wies Hermans.
Theatre poster for Mars / Tom Struyf
by Clara and Wies Hermans.
Flyer for Artforum (Leuven)
by Wies Hermans.
Theatre poster for fABULEUS
by Clara and Wies Hermans.
Theatre poster for Tuning People/Kinderenvandevilla
Photo: Clara Hermans, design: Wies Hermans.
Theatre poster series for Mars/Tom Struyf
Photo: Clara Hermans, design: Wies Hermans.
Theatre poster for fABULEUS
Photo: Amaury Avermaete, design: Wies Hermans.
Website about dance education – based on a research project by Dafne Maes.
Design and development: Wies Hermans.
> www.dansendansen.be
Poster for the Brussels Jazz Orchestra – Photo: mjb408, design: Wies Hermans.
Theatre poster for fABULEUS
Photo: Hans van der Meer, design: Wies Hermans.
Theatre poster for fABULEUS
Photo: Amaury Avermaete, design: Wies Hermans.
Theatre poster for fABULEUS
Photo: Amaury Avermaete, design: Wies Hermans in collaboration with Nick Mattan.
This web app converts written Icelandic into Icelandic from the street
Design: Wies and Clara Hermans
"For Step 16 of Reykjavík Runs Us - a social media experiment about the Reykjavík Marathon, Wies Hermans made an important public service game to highlight an unusual feature of Reykjavík swimming pools." - Valgeir Valdimarsson
By Mette and Wies Hermans.
Website for the Brussels/Berlin-based dance company – Design and development: Wies Hermans
> www.damagedgoods.be
Website for Breda's Museum (Netherlands), 2005-2014 – Design and development: Wies Hermans
Buttons for the Leuven-based art organisation Artforum. Thanks to Mettehond.
Three workshop brochures for Artforum (Leuven).
Theatre poster for Randi De Vlieghe's performance produced by fABULEUS/Moldavië.
Photograph and design: Clara and Wies Hermans.
Design: Wies Hermans in collaboration with Sanne van den Oord
Flyer for the fABULEUS production by MennoMichielJozef. Concept and design: Clara en Wies Hermans. Printed on paper found in an abandoned warehouse.
Website for the Dutch theater academy Toneelacademie Maastricht.
Design and development: Wies Hermans.
Theatre poster for the fABULEUS performance by Dirk De Lathauwer.
Photograph and design: Clara and Wies Hermans.
Website for Werktank, an art organisation for new and old media. The Werktank is a bastard child of the Filmfabriek, mutated into a fully new lifeform. Design and development: Wies Hermans.
Poster for the fABULEUS dance performance by Andros Zins-Browne.
Photograph: David Bergé, design: Wies Hermans.
Interactive educational modules as part of the exhibition "Songo" in the Afrika Museum, Nijmegen (Netherlands) — a project by Ann Cassiman. The module was remade in 2011 for the opening of the MAS museum in Antwerp (Belgium). Design and development modules: Ief Spincemaille. Graphic design and interactive software: Wies Hermans.
Website for interior architects/designers Cindy Tirry and Tom Callebaut (2008-2015)
Design and development: Wies Hermans.
Website voor the Leuven-based theatre company fABULEUS. Design and development: Wies Hermans.
> www.fabuleus.be
Poster design for the fABULEUS performance by Natascha Pire and Dirk De Lathauwer.
Photography: Clara Hermans, design: Wies Hermans.
Short film based on a medieval poem for Chagrin d'Amour, a Behoud de Begeerte (Antwerp) production, 2012.
Music: Angel (Eric Sleichim, BL!NDMAN) - bariton sax and electronics
Footage: Kurt d'Haeseleer. Text animations and editing: Wies Hermans.
For the project O Parleur by kleinVerhaal, an interactive phone booth was built. De booth travelled through 10 neighborhoods in Bruges (Belgium). The recorded conversations were then collected and presented into sound landscapes on the website. Concept and development phone booth: Kurt d'Haeseleer. Coding MAX software for the phone booth and design/development website: Wies Hermans. > www.oparleur.be
Theatre poster for the fABULEUS performance by Carl von Winckelmann.
Photography: Clara Hermans, design: Wies Hermans.
Poster and flyer for the Lapzus production Hierna komt het by Filip Bilsen and Frauke Depreitere. Photography: Clara Hermans, design: Wies Hermans.
Theatre production WeUsAll by Sarah Vanhee was performed in Amsterdam in May and September 2009. Wies Hermans and Ief Spincemaille designed the stage and video installation. A huge shiny black screen fills the stage. At first, the screen hangs in the back of the space, and during 35 minutes, it moves slowly towards the audience, almost unnoticeably. The text that is projected is meticulously manipulated, with subtle rhythmical and graphical changes.
"Waanzinnige avonturen heb ik beleefd, terwijl de zinnetjes blijven oplichten op het scherm dat dichterbij komt en spiegelt en steeds dichterbij komt, net zolang tot we in onze eigen ziel kijken." - Lex Bohlmeijer
More information on Vanhee's website. Fotos © Anna van Kooij
Two flyers for fABULEUS (Leuven). Design: Wies Hermans.
Poster design for the fABULEUS production by Jef Van gestel and Karolien Verlinden. Photography: Clara Hermans, design: Wies Hermans.
365 drawings, posted one a day in 2005. Each drawing is based on a name. The blog and webshop were featured on national radio and in HUMO magazine.
Business cards for the Rotterdam-based theatre company Ro Theater.
Short film based on a text by Peter Verhelst for Saint-Amour, a Behoud de Begeerte (Antwerp) production, 2009. Footage: Kurt d'Haeseleer. Text animation: Wies Hermans.
Ecce Homo is a performance/concert by Zefiro Torna, Ief Spincemaille and Wies Hermans.
Logo design for the Leuven-based art organisation Artforum. By Wies Hermans in collaboration with Marleen Marien.
Poster design for the Proust theatre series by Guy Cassiers (Ro Theater, Rotterdam). By Wies Hermans, Kurt d'Haeseleer and Peter Missotten (De Filmfabriek).
Website voor the Antwerp-based theatre company Laika. Design: Wies Hermans and Bram Smeyers. Development: Wies Hermans in collaboration with Patriek Desplenter.
Website for Kraak!, a project by Artforum about design and architecture for kids between 9 and 12.
Design and development: Wies Hermans.
Website voor the Antwerp-based dance company for toddlers Nat Gras. Design and development: Wies Hermans
Online time tracking and planning application for Aorta (Ghent). Development: Wies Hermans. Design: Patriek Desplenter.
Website for art organisation Artforum (Leuven). Design and development: Wies Hermans.
For the Rotterdam-based theatre company Ro Theater. Photography: Kurt d'Haeseleer and Peter Missotten (De Filmfabriek). Design: Wies Hermans
Business cards for the artists collective De Filmfabriek.
The Woman who Walked into Doors is an opera for soprano, actress and video screen. The main role is played by a singer and an actress, the other characters are represented by text animations on the huge video screen. The screen acts as a window to the outside world. But also as a full partner, as an antagonist of the actors. The personality and behaviour of each character is translated into text layout and animation. An application was developed to control the animations live during the opera.
"Een ijzersterke voorstelling. Als opera een synthese van verschillende kunsten is, dan blijkt dit zeker uit The Woman Who Walked into Doors, waarin theater, muziek, literatuur en beeld gelijkwaardige ingrediënten zijn" - (De Standaard).
Directed by Guy Cassiers. Stage design by Peter Missotten, Kurt d'Haeseleer and Marc Warning. Text animation and coding by Wies Hermans. Produced by Ro Theatre and Het muziek Lod.
Watch the Canvas review on YouTube.
Intimate game — master project. Design and development: Wies Hermans.
Poster design sketches. Photography by Kurt d'Haeseleer and Peter Missotten (De Filmfabriek). Design by Wies Hermans.