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•Dead and Pretty•
Analogue collage, Brussels 2026 taken in Globe Aroma by @shade.collage

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22 days ago

I was not lost, I was just broken

This past year has probably been one of the hardest years of my life.

I went through burnout, and eventually I was diagnosed with chronic depression and PTSD. I tried several different antidepressants, went through periods when simply getting through the day felt like an achievement, and had to learn — sometimes the hard way — that mental health is something we cannot keep putting aside.

But somewhere in the middle of all of this, something unexpected happened.

I started to understand myself.

I started to understand who I am, what I want, and where I want to go. I realised that being an artist is not just something I do — it is a huge part of who I am. Photography, queer art, creating, observing, expressing things that are difficult to put into words — this is where I feel like myself.

Going through this difficult period forced me to slow down and look at my life from a different perspective. It made me accept parts of myself that I had been avoiding, and it made me realise that finding yourself is not always a beautiful or easy process. Sometimes you have to lose your way completely before you can understand where you actually want to go.

I feel like I’m entering a new chapter now.

I don’t have everything figured out. But for the first time in a long time, I have a much clearer sense of who I am and why I am here.

I also want to say thank you to everyone who stayed close to me during this period. To those who listened, checked in, helped, understood, gave me space when I needed it, or simply stayed around. You probably don’t realise how much that meant to me.

And this is also a little reminder: mental illness is serious. It deserves attention, care and treatment. There is no shame in asking for help, taking medication, going to therapy, or admitting that you are not okay.

Take care of yourselves. Take care of each other.

And if you are somewhere in the middle of your own difficult chapter — maybe you haven’t lost yourself. Maybe you are still in the process of finding yourself.

I think I finally am. 🖤 SHADE taken in Brussels, Belgium by @shade.collage

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This portrait series based on my own photography @shade.foto

Brussels, 2026 by @shade.collage

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2 months ago

« walking in the twilight » analogue collage (Berlin, 2021)
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#collageart #papercollage #analoguecollage #collagecommunity #cutandpastecollage #belgianartist #queerartist #spaceart #edinburgcollagecollective #pariscollagecollective #c_expo taken in MIMA - Museum by @shade.collage

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5 years ago

« extinction » analogue collage (2021)

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#collageart #papercollage #collagecollective #cutandpastecollage #visualart #collageartist #savetheplanet #belgianart #коллаж by @shade.collage

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6 years ago

«Moon Harvest » analogue collage (January 2021)

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#c_expo #collageart #papercollage #analoguecollage #collagecollective #cutandpastecollage #belgianartist #queerartist #коллаж by @shade.collage

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6 years ago

« Der Geist seiner Zeit » (Berlin, 2021) analogue collage. Part of my series Faceless.

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#c_expo #collageart #analoguecollage #collagecollectiveco #belgianart #queerartist #zeitgeist #facelessportrait by @shade.collage

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6 years ago

« Happy life at 2 p.m. »
(Berlin, 2021) analogue collage

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#collageoutofthebox #queerartist #belgianartist #collageartist #edinburghcollagecollective #collagear #analoguecollage #thecollageclub #collagesociety #thecollageempire #collagecommunity taken in Berlin, Germany by @shade.collage

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6 years ago

“ Transit Lounge “ paper collage (Brussels, 2020) by @shade.collage

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6 years ago

« Julia » analogue collage ( Brussels, 2020) taken in Balthasar Brussels by @shade.collage

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6 years ago

« Goodbye » paper collage (Brussels, 2020) taken in Balthasar Brussels by @shade.collage

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6 years ago

« Temptation » (Brussels, 2020) analogue collage taken in Balthasar Brussels by @shade.collage

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