Biography

Floris Boccanegra (Roeselare, 1988) is a Belgian conceptual artist based in Brussels. His practice explores the power of imagery to translate complex socio-political realities into compelling, and emotionally resonant visual forms. Working with photography, video, sculpture, and installation, Boccanegra seeks to make abstract or overlooked issues tangible, creating striking images that invite viewers to reflect on the tensions and contradictions shaping contemporary society.

Notable works are Out of Business & Back to Business, both installations of bullet-riddled shutters from Mosul that expose the harsh realities of war and critiques the detachment of the Western world from its consequences. The Epitaph (for which he won the Homiens Art Prize in 2025) is an art intervention atop the Pyramid of Khafre in Cairo, designed to confront humanity with its potential self-destruction and question the legacy we will leave behind. In The Debt, Boccanegra performed a strenuous ascent with 1 ton of refrozen glacier ice up the Ok-volcano in Iceland, critiquing how industries shift responsibility onto individuals. His video work Erosion features a minimalist portrayal of a rat gnawing at a paper reproduction of the U.S. Constitution, symbolizing the gradual erosion of democratic ideals.

Boccanegra’s work has been exhibited internationally in solo and group shows in cities such as Delft (The Netherlands), Tangier (Morocco), New York (USA) and Ghent (Belgium).