Summary:
Born in Kuurne, Belgium, the cartoonist and humour photographer makes his maiden visit to Bengaluru at the Indian Institute of Cartoonists, Midford Gardens, which will display 70 handpicked works of Descheemaeker till October 24. He has been vocal with his political cartoons, which have spoken about the political climate from time to time. This was the stimulus that made me fight hard and send my works to other international festivals as well. Since the evolution of the digital world, it became easier to find more festivals,” said the 64-year-old cartoonist. Recently, around 100 students travelled with me to Bangladesh as volunteers in my ‘Banglabari’ project, which builds houses for the poor..