Spinning words of poetry & prose, Bob Vanden Broeck is a literary creative who produces work at the crux of contemporary art. An art historian, writer, and poet, Bob Teaches Art and Cultural History at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, where he teases out the relationships between art, culture, and the interconnected webs of society. His debut poetry collection, de richting is richting omleiding, was published in 2023 by Het Balanseer, and embodies his mastery of words through its whirlwind of desire and detours. Bob’s role as a literary creative intertwines his poetry with academic knowledge, drawing on his expertise in art and cultural history to craft evocative explorations of the self, and inviting audiences to uncover hidden depths within themselves and the worlds around them.