aXiXa 1999 - 2004
After the break-up with his partner A. Bongers and after the collapse of Maquette, Dirk leaves for South America, accompanied by Jan Bultheel. They visit the Achuar people in ecuador, and they undergo a drug experience. Jan Bultheel records Iriar, an experimental travel story.
When he returns to Brussel, Dirk continues under the name Maquette X XX. He participates with several artists from other disciplines, and opens the S.M.A.K. museum in Ghent.
MAquette X XX is now performing each month in BeSPACE.BE in Brussels. Every month a new performance is made, with a new film and a new cane. At first, an audience of only a few people experiences the events, but fast enought up to 150 people witness the performances. Dirk succesively presents:
- Shaman Me - 08/2000
- A Couteaux tires me - 09/2000
- Dimi Dium me - 10/2000
- Take Me in- 11/2000
- A'nima Me - 12/2000
- Frame Me - 01/2001
- Djinn Me - 02/2001
- Bull Me - 02/2001
- Adam Adem Me - 03/2001
- In Me 04/2001
The result of this series is presented as 'Shame on Me'at the kunstenFetivalDesArts in Brussels in May 2001. Axixa also presents Shame on Meat De Brakke Grond in Amsterdam. Then in september 2001 the performance E'motions(touch me) is played in Brussels. It is the accumulation of the 9 monthly performances into one.
With Shame on me on display in Winterslag and Brussels, preperations are to be made for the next year. Axixa works on Jabberwocky- the Hunting of the Snark in Brussels and organises a sneek preview for a selected audience. It is follwed by 'Bootsrecht - the Hunting of the Snark' in de Zomer van Antwerpen in July 2002 where it plays between July 1-13th before an audience of roughly 5000 persons.
Sadly enough the Axixa's funds are misused by some opportunistic manager, and the company is left virtually broke.
In 2004, Dirk starts working with Prage Kkan for their jubileumtour "The Next Dimension", a project that takes most of his time that year.