Dries Lips (1983) is a visual artist based in Antwerp. His artistic practice is rooted in research, drawing on the Western proto-scientific tradition to critically interrogate contemporary conceptual frameworks.

After completing his studies in Civil Engineering-Architecture at Ghent University (2001–2006), Dries broadened his academic focus to encompass diverse artistic processes and practices. During his Master in Visual Arts at Sint Lucas School of Arts Antwerp (2017–2022), his practice acquired a distinctly research-oriented dimension. He further deepened this approach, both theoretically and methodologically, within the framework of the Advanced Master of Research in Art and Design in a Socio-Political Context, also at Sint Lucas School of Arts Antwerp (2023).

The research project he initiated there—graduating magna cum laude—has since evolved into an ongoing, autonomous artistic research trajectory. It demonstrates how, through artistic gestures, he not only engages critically with dominant concepts but also gives form to alternative modes of thought.