I create drawings in which the human figure becomes a vessel for psychological tension. My work depicts anonymous bodies and enclosed interiors that function as mental spaces, shaped by themes of isolation and moral confrontation. Through a use of light and chiaroscuro, I develop a visual language that is direct, physical, and free of irony or spectacle.

Across different series, I explore the human being as an emotional creature, trapped within an inner world of feeling. Figures dissolve into psychological states, interiors become spaces of solitude and labour, and bodies are obscured by layers that both protect and alienate.

Tom De Doncker - 1989

Works and lives in Westmalle, Belgium