{"id":86804,"date":"2020-12-28T11:59:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T09:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rodeboom.be\/?page_id=86804"},"modified":"2026-06-04T18:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:13:17","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rodeboom.be\/en\/bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rode Boom creates visual road trips that transport viewers into \u2018their\u2019 reality and far beyond. Stage performances infused with surreal and symbolic imagery also find their way into public spaces. In Kurt Demey's artistic palette, techniques from the worlds of illusion and mentalism are intertwined with visual art and performance.<\/em><\/span><\/h2><\/div>
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Rode Boom aims to stimulate the human imagination. Imagination is what connects us as human beings. It links our physical movements with our thoughts, triggers hormones and sets chemical processes in motion. Rode Boom seeks to explore which systems are triggered and the reactions they can produce through the body. The imagination is a role art must fulfil.<\/p><\/span>

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The aesthetic of the \u2018traditional\u2019 conjuring arts, which places a strong focus on the presentation and the flawless execution of a trick itself, is far removed from what Kurt Demey reflects on as an artist. What does appeal to him in the magic on stage, like gurus performing their miracles, is the way things are presented. That the audience is aware that not everything is what it seems, that we can do far more with our body, for instance, than we realise and that these kinds of techniques confront us with our beliefs, both large and small.<\/span><\/h2><\/div>

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