From left, Loyalty pisses in death’s mouth, from the series Vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas, 2016; The loyal guide of vanity; and Adsum qui feci (I, here before you, am the guilty party), 2016. Courtesy of Deweer Collection

The man who measures the clouds, 1998. Courtesy of Linda and Guy Pieters’ Collection

Left, Barbara of Bruges, and right, Maria of Hasselt, both from the series, My Queens, 2016. Courtesy of the artist

Me, dreaming, 1978. Courtesy of the artist

My future Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, from the series My Queens, 2016