BIOGRAPHY
I am a multidisciplinary artist based in Brussels, working at the crossroads of performing and visual arts. I trained at the Rencontres Internationales de Danse Contemporaine in Paris, the Junior Ballet d’Aquitaine in Bordeaux, and the Performing Arts Research and Training Studios of Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker in Brussels.
After years as a performer with companies across Europe, I now focus on directing, creating performative work, and writing as an art critic. I also explore contemporary jewelry, holding a diploma from RHOK Academy in Brussels, navigating freely between stage, image, and crafted forms.
My work has been presented at the European Triennial of Contemporary Jewelry (Paris, Mons, Stockholm), in galleries in Strasbourg and Melbourne, at Z33 Museum in Hasselt, MAD – Home of Creators in Brussels, Beijing Design Week, and Jewelry Weeks in Athens, Barcelona, Budapest, and Brussels.
For the 2025/2026 season, Lodie Kardouss is an associate artist at the Opéra de Limoges – National Lyric Theatre.
ARTISTIC STATEMENT
I draw on all my artistic vocations to craft a distinctive, multidimensional approach.
As a jewelry designer, I explore intimacy, care, and social value. As a stage director, I unlock the expressive potential of performers and spaces to convey ideas and emotions. My experience as an art critic allows me to take a step back from my own work and remain aware of the collective context of artistic practice.
My practice weaves together processes from multiple disciplines. I harness the unique qualities of each medium to spark ideas, broaden perspectives, and evoke emotional responses.
Taking many forms — wearables, spatial explorations, large-scale performative jewelry, and interactive installations — I consider both the environment and circumstances of my work as carefully as its content.
I design works that invite audiences into a kinesthetic dialogue, making them active participants. I see the body as the embodiment of contemporary culture, where physical experience becomes a springboard for reflection on societal issues.
Through my work, I aim to ignite introspection and conversations that resonate far beyond the artwork itself.
CV
Solo exhibitions
2025
Opéra de Limoges, France (FR)– Le Messie
2022
Brussels Jewelry Week, Belgium (BE)– Sleeping Beauty (+)
2019
Athens Jewelry Week, Athens (GR)– A Jewelry Piece
2018
Athens Jewelry Week, Athens (GR)– Curiosity , Joya Prize winner
Group exhibitions
2024
Brussels Jewelry Week, Belgium (BE)– Ring Of Shelter (Abri de Fortune)
2022–2023
Creative Nature, Mons (BE)– A Jewelry Piece
2021
BeCraft designers' Showcase, Mons (BE)– Curiosity
2020
Beijing Design Week, Beijing (CN)– A Jewelry Piece
2020
Athens Jewelry Week, Athens (GR)– Oxytocin (Red is the color of love)
2020
Budapest Jewelry Week, Budapest (HU)– Oxytocin (Red is the color of love)
2020
Z33, Hasselt (BE)– Porte Z
2019
French Institute of Barcelona - Joya Barcelona, Barcelona (ES)– A Jewelry Piece
2019
TempContemp Gallery, Melbourne (AUS)– A Jewelry Piece
2019
Galerie Art’Course, Strasbourg (FR)– A Jewelry Piece
2018
Joya Barcelona, Barcelona (ES)– Curiosity
2018
BeCraft designers' Showcase, Mons (BE)– Memories of Urban Routes
2017
European triennial for contemporary jewelry, Mons (BE), Stockholm (SE), Paris (FR)– Curiosity
2017
Museum Hof van Busleyden, Mechelen (BE)– Common Ground
2017
RHOK, Brussels (BE)– Curiosity
2016
RHOK, Brussels (BE)– Memories of Urban Routes
2015
Vander A Gallery, Brussels (BE)– Memories of Urban Routes
Performing arts
2022–2022
Oratorio director at the Opéra de Rouen (FR) and Dance rehearsal director (BE)
2019–Now
Dance and performance reviewer for Pzazz.com (BE)
2017–Now
Independent jewelry maker
2014–2023
Artistic collaborator for opera direction for Clarac-Deloeuil > Le Lab, Bordeaux (FR)
2012–2020
Dance and performance lecturer at La Monnaie/ De Munt, Brussels (BE)
2017–2019
Artistic coordinator of the P.A.R.T.S. Summer School, Brussels (BE)
2012
Artistic coordinator of the Museum Night Fever at the Jewish Museum, Brussels (BE)
2006–2015
Contemporary dancer, performer and freelance artist
Artistic training
2011–2017
RHOK Academy, Brussels (BE)–Graduate diploma in jewelry design
2004–2006
Performing Arts Research and Training Studios (P.A.R.T.S.), Brussels (BE)– Graduate diploma
2002–2004
Junior Ballet d'Aquitaine, Bordeaux (FR)– Modern jazz dance exam and graduate diploma with great distinction
2001–2002
Rencontres Internationales de Danse Contemporaine (R.I.D.C), Paris (FR)–Contemporary dance exam, credits in anatomy, dance history and music history
2000–2001
Centre Irène Popard, Paris (FR)– First year certificate
1993–2004
Tap dance, Paris (FR)
1999: Paris Region Competition, 3rd Prize
1998: National competition, 2nd Prize
1998: Paris Region Competition, 1st Prize