Wout Meulemans Caimo

About Me

I’m an architecture student currently based in Brussels. Outside of my studies, I spend a lot of time in my mother’s atelier, where I create clay sculptures. Her work has been a major influence on me, shaping both my approach and aesthetic. I also share a home—and a lot of creative energy—with my best friend and flatmate, painter Julles De Sitter. You’ll likely notice a visual dialogue between my sculptures and his paintings.

This shared language extends to two other close friends, Enea Ruiz and Louis Corthout. We’ve grown artistically side by side, inspiring and challenging each other from the very beginning of our creative journeys.

Though I’m still finding my own style and building experience—especially compared to my mother—I’ve been sculpting more regularly in recent months and feel increasingly confident in my artistic voice.

About My Work

My work explores abstract, organic forms — some sharp and conic, others soft and fluid. I’m drawn to the quiet beauty of nature, both living and inert: the geometry of crystals, the curve of growth, the elegance of fractals, the strange logic woven through chaos. These patterns seem to live in my hands as much as in the world around me. I don’t set out to replicate them — they emerge, instinctively.

I rarely begin with a clear idea. Instead, I follow the rhythm of the process, shaping the clay intuitively until the form finds its balance. From there, I refine — adding, subtracting — until the piece feels whole.

To me, an abstract sculpture should feel intentional, even if its meaning resists definition. Craftsmanship matters. Whether a piece is conceptual or purely visual, I try to give it the same precision and care.

Though I mostly work in abstraction, I’ve grown more curious about the figure. Sometimes, my forms begin to resemble living beings — and I follow that thread, adding limbs, spines, or rib-like structures. I’ve also started sculpting busts to hone my eye, hoping eventually to blend the human figure with the flowing, abstract shapes that feel most natural to me.