Work

Each project starts from a new concept and a new space. Below, the most recent series first.

2026 · Ballpoint on paper

Works on paper

A diary in ballpoint. Small flowers drawn on paper, each one stamped with the day it was made and often paired with a handwritten text. Alongside them, a larger work on bamboo paper that brings the water and light of Palm Shadows into a new material.

Luz Viva bajo la Piel del Agua, figure resting by the water with handwritten text
Luz Viva bajo la Piel del Agua, 2026. Ballpoint pen and ink on bamboo paper, 36 x 25 cm
Untitled, small ballpoint drawing of passion flower
Untitled, 2026. Ballpoint on paper, 15 x 21 cm
Untitled, small ballpoint drawing of lily with handwritten text
Untitled, 2026. Ballpoint on paper, 15 x 21 cm
Untitled, small ballpoint drawing of orchid branch with handwritten text
Untitled, 2026. Ballpoint on paper, 15 x 21 cm
Untitled, small ballpoint drawing of bell flowers
Untitled, 2026. Ballpoint on paper, 15 x 21 cm
Untitled, small ballpoint drawing of lily stem with handwritten text
Untitled, 2026. Ballpoint on paper, 15 x 21 cm
Untitled, small ballpoint drawing of poppies in a decorated border
Untitled, 2026. Ballpoint on paper, 12.5 x 18.5 cm
Untitled, small ballpoint drawing of violets over handwritten text
Untitled, 2026. Ballpoint on paper, 14 x 19 cm

2025 · Solo exhibition, Oever Gallery, Ostend

Palm Shadows

How do we remember, and can we trust what we recall? Drawn from the years she lived in Medellín, Colombia, Palm Shadows approaches memory as something shifting and unstable. Flowers, fruit, everyday objects and music return as emotional reconstructions, in ballpoint pen, without erasing. Handwritten texts in Spanish, Dutch and English are written directly on the drawings, through automatic writing.

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Susurros del Bosque Húmedo, poison dart frog drawn in ballpoint on a piece of wood, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Susurros del Bosque Húmedo, 2025. Acrylic paint and ballpoint pen on wood, varnished, 10.5 x 4.5 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Crónicas del Banano, banana peeled open around a city, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Crónicas del Banano, 2025. Ballpoint pen on wood pulp backing board, 3 mm, 120 x 80 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
La Flor del Olvido, datura flowers, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
La Flor del Olvido, 2025. Ballpoint pen on wood pulp backing board, 3 mm, 120 x 80 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Flor del Paraíso, bird of paradise flower, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Flor del Paraíso, 2025. Ballpoint pen on wood pulp backing board, 3 mm, 120 x 80 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
El Jardín del Olvido, banana plant with the handwritten line Me escondo en la sombra de tus hojas, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
El Jardín del Olvido, 2025. Ballpoint pen on wood pulp backing board, 3 mm, 120 x 80 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Donde Nacen las Orquídeas, orchid, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Donde Nacen las Orquídeas, 2025. Ballpoint pen on wood pulp backing board, 3 mm, 120 x 80 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Juntos sin Jaula, two parrots in flight, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Juntos sin Jaula, 2025. Ballpoint pen on wood pulp backing board, 3 mm, 80 x 60 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Beso Suspendido, hummingbird and flower, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Beso Suspendido, 2025. Ballpoint pen and acrylic paint on wood pulp backing board, 3 mm, 80 x 60 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Árbol en Vigilia, palm tree on a round wooden panel, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Árbol en Vigilia, 2025. Acrylic paint and ballpoint pen on wood, varnished, 60 x 60 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Donde Crecen los Recuerdos, colonial house and palm trees on a wooden box with gold leaf, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Donde Crecen los Recuerdos, 2025. Acrylic paint, gold leaf and ballpoint pen on wood, varnished, 18 x 33 x 9 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Pulpa del Sol, juice bottle, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Pulpa del Sol, 2025. Acrylic paint and ballpoint pen on wood, varnished, 30 x 20 x 6.5 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
La Última y Nos Vamos, aguardiente bottle, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
La Última y Nos Vamos, 2025. Acrylic paint and ballpoint pen on wood, varnished, 30 x 20 x 6.5 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
La Espera Levita, desert landscape with cacti and handwritten text, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
La Espera Levita, 2025. Acrylic paint and ballpoint pen on wood, varnished, 12 x 24 x 2 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Palm Shadows, palm tree with handwritten text, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Palm Shadows, 2025. Ballpoint pen on paper, framed with museum glass, 25 x 18.5 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Mar con los Ojos Cerrados, figure on a beach under palm trees, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Mar con los Ojos Cerrados, 2025. Ballpoint pen on paper, framed with museum glass, 24.5 x 20.5 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Finca Mental, house with a balcony between palms, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Finca Mental, 2025. Ballpoint pen on paper, framed with museum glass, 23 x 22 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Semilla de Rutina, grapes and leaves with handwritten text, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Semilla de Rutina, 2025. Ballpoint pen on paper, framed with museum glass, 20 x 16.5 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Coreografía Invisible, puppeteer drawn in blue, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Coreografía Invisible, 2025. Ballpoint pen on paper, framed with museum glass, 25 x 17 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Bajo el Árbol que Escucha, palm tree seen from below on a wooden box with a red edge, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Bajo el Árbol que Escucha, 2025. Acrylic paint and ballpoint pen on wood, varnished, 20 x 15 x 6 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Nos Llevó el Caballo, Nos Trajo la Luna, mountain road seen between the ears of a horse, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Nos Llevó el Caballo, Nos Trajo la Luna, 2025. Acrylic paint and ballpoint pen on wood, varnished, 20 x 15 x 3 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Pieles Ásperas, Deseo Tierno, still life with fruit and drapery by the sea, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Pieles Ásperas, Deseo Tierno, 2025. Ballpoint pen on paper, framed with museum glass, 22 x 19 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Luz Viva bajo la Piel del Agua, hand under water with gold leaf, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
Luz Viva bajo la Piel del Agua, 2025. Acrylic paint, gold leaf and ballpoint pen on wood, varnished, 13.5 x 10 x 7.5 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
El Banquete del Aire, fruit bowl with pineapple on a wooden block, ballpoint by Polly Pollet
El Banquete del Aire, 2025. Acrylic paint and ballpoint pen on wood, varnished, 13.5 x 10 x 7.5 cm. Photo: Oever Gallery
Installation view of Palm Shadows at Oever Gallery, Ostend
Installation view, Oever Gallery, Ostend, 2025. Photo: Oever Gallery

2024 · Solo exhibition, Rik Rosseels Gallery, Antwerp

Pollet Wasserette

The second edition of the ongoing project Polly Express. Pollet turned the gallery into a launderette: a place of repetition, waiting and mental projection. Detergent boxes, folded cloths and spinning drums become drawings, objects and a light box, with playful references to the art canon.

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Multiple Polly Express, stacked screen printed cardboard boxes
Multiple Polly Express, 2024. Screen print on cardboard, limited edition print inside the box, 20 x 30 cm
A Forgetful Faith, Dash detergent box in ballpoint on wood
A Forgetful Faith, 2024. Ballpoint on primed wood, resin, spray can, anti-uv varnish, 20 x 30 x 6 cm
Dass In Daisies, detergent bottle between daisies in ballpoint
Dass In Daisies, 2023. Ballpoint on wood, primer, acrylics, anti-uv varnish, 30 x 40 cm
Clouded Transparancy, blue foam sculpture
Clouded Transparancy, 2024. Foam, spray can, anti-uv varnish
Metallic Gloves, two metal hands on a plinth
Metallic Gloves, 2024. Metal, 26 x 40 cm
A Mind of Its Own, light box with a colourful heat map image
A Mind of Its Own, 2024. Light box, print on 4 mm acrylic, 50 x 60 x 10 cm
Fleurs du Mal, light box with a dense field of pale flowers
Fleurs du Mal, 2024. Light box, print on 4 mm acrylic, 50 x 60 x 10 cm
Iris, iris drawn in ballpoint on a handkerchief pinned with a wooden peg
Iris, 2024. Ballpoint on primed textile, anti-uv varnish, 36 x 36 cm
Nuit Blanche, the words Nuit Blanche drawn in blue gothic letters on a pale pink panel
Nuit Blanche, 2024. Ballpoint on primed wood, acrylics, anti-uv varnish, 30 x 40 x 6 cm
Untitled, lighter drawn in ballpoint on a pink panel
Untitled, 2024. Ballpoint on primed wood, acrylics, anti-uv varnish
Installation with a washing machine on a white plinth under the Polly Express logo
Installation, Pollet Wasserette, 2024. Washing machine, plinth and Polly Express wall logo
Aluminium Paradise, two panels with collaged drawings on aluminium paper
Herverdeling van Herinnering and Gedachtewisser, Aluminium Paradise, 2024. Ballpoint on MDF, resin, aluminium paper, plastic, anti-uv varnish, 25 x 37 cm each
Aluminium Paradise, panel with drawings and objects on aluminium paper with a black edge
Title to follow, Aluminium Paradise, 2024. Ballpoint on MDF, resin, aluminium paper, plastic, anti-uv varnish, 25 x 37 cm
Detergent pod on a mountain under yellow sun rays, ballpoint on a panel
Title to follow, 2024. Ballpoint on primed wood, acrylics, anti-uv varnish
The Endless Waiting Room, small framed ballpoint drawing
The Endless Waiting Room, 2024. Ballpoint on paper, resin, aluminium, 12.5 x 10 cm
Lilies, Fragility, ballpoint drawing of lilies on a handkerchief pinned with a wooden peg
Lilies, Fragility, 2024. Ballpoint on primed textile, anti-uv varnish, 36 x 36 cm
Instant Poetry, Tide detergent box drawn in ballpoint on wood
Instant Poetry, 2024. Ballpoint on primed wood, acrylics, spray can, anti-uv varnish, 20 x 30 x 3 cm
Instant Power, detergent box drawn in ballpoint on wood
Instant Power, 2024. Ballpoint on primed wood, acrylics, spray can, anti-uv varnish, 20 x 30 x 3 cm
Hyakinthos, hyacinth drawn in ballpoint on a handkerchief
Hyakinthos, 2024. Ballpoint on primed cloth, anti-uv varnish, 40 x 40 cm
Narkissos, narcissus drawn in ballpoint on a handkerchief
Narkissos, 2024. Ballpoint on primed cloth, anti-uv varnish, 40 x 40 cm
Aluminium Story, three small ballpoint drawings of detergent pods in aluminium frames
Aluminium Story 1/3, 2/3, 3/3, 2024. Ballpoint on paper, resin, anti-uv varnish, 10 x 12 cm each
Detergent pod drawn in ballpoint on a white washed wooden panel
Title to follow, 2024. Ballpoint on primed wood, acrylics, anti-uv varnish
Small framed ballpoint drawing of detergent pods
Title to follow, 2024. Ballpoint on paper, resin, framed
Installation view of Pollet Wasserette with a pyramid of Polly Express boxes
Installation view, Pollet Wasserette, Rik Rosseels Gallery, Antwerp, 2024. Photo: Nigel

2023 · Solo exhibition, Gaggarin Gallery, Brussels

Polly Express, Into The Night

A former Brussels night shop, filled with ballpoint drawings of the products we buy without a second thought. The first edition of Polly Express questions consumption, temptation and the visual overload of brands and bright lights.

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The Polly Express vitrine at Gaggarin Gallery, Brussels
Polly Express at Gaggarin Gallery, Brussels, 2023
Visitor in front of the night shop installation at night
Opening night, January 2023
Polly Express invitation with ballpoint drawing
Invitation, Polly Express

2016 to 2022

Earlier series

Intimacy, identity, privacy and taboo in a hyper digitalised world. These series laid the foundation for the conceptual projects that followed.

Single works

Middle Jacket, red leather jacket with a ballpoint drawing on the back
Middle Jacket, 2019. Ballpoint on primed leather, anti-uv varnish
Mama Noodles, instant noodle packet drawn in ballpoint on a broken plank
Mama Noodles, 2022. Ballpoint on wood, primer, acrylics, anti-uv varnish
The Unveiling, hands drawn in ballpoint on a square wooden block
The Unveiling, 2022. Ballpoint on primed wood, acrylics, anti-uv varnish, 15 x 15 cm
Portrait of a young woman in a hood next to a handwritten page, in a gold frame
Untitled. Ballpoint on paper, framed, 33 x 38 cm

Represented by

Rik Rosseels
Gallery

Every original is drawn once, line by line, without erasing. Hours of patience folded into a single surface that cannot be repeated. The gallery guides collectors to the works still looking for their place.

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Flor del Paraíso, ballpoint drawing of a bird of paradise flower Donde Nacen las Orquídeas, ballpoint drawing of an orchid La Flor del Olvido, ballpoint drawing of datura flowers

Photos: Oever Gallery