The art world knows Matthias Schoenaerts by his stage name Zenith. His first studio was the streets of Antwerp. It was also the place where he developed his direct, minimalist and honest visual language. That language still forms the basis of his work today and of his choices as curator of The Crystal Ship 2026.

Koen van den Broek is a Belgian artist with a strong international reputation, originally trained as an architect and later as a painter. His work is based on travel and the observation of man-made landscapes, with a focus on lines, shadows, edges and abstraction. Van den Broek's paintings are part of leading museums worldwide and have been shown at various international exhibitions.