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Think Public SpaceEpisode 8: The artist, the curator, and participatory kinshipWelcome to our podcast series, Think Tank Sessions: On Experiencing Art in Public Space.This podcast emerges from engaging workshops conducted across various Belgian locations.How do you turn public space into a place where people truly meet each other?In this special edition of the podcast Think Tank: Experiencing Art in Public Space, we explore how art, dialogue, and participation are transforming our cities into meaningful meeting places. Katrien Laenen outlines, based on her years of experience—17 years with the Flemish Building Master Team and 8 years with Art on Commission (Department of...
2025-04-211h 04Think Public SpaceEpisode 7: The architect and art in parking lotsWelcome to our podcast series, Think Tank Sessions: On Experiencing Art in Public Space. This podcast emerges from engaging workshops conducted across various Belgian locations. Have you ever considered parking lots as spaces for artworks? Today, I am taking you to the parking garages in Brussels, exploring them as platforms for artistic possibilities. Inspired by the innovative thinking of urban visionaries Charlie Depauw and Claude De Clercq in 1966, who collaborated with artist/architect Jacques Moeschal to transcend traditional art spaces, we explore how art can transform parking lots into unconventional art galleries. Accompanying us on this journey is ar...
2023-12-2245 minThink Public SpaceEpisode 6: The sociologist, social housing and public spaceWe start to become familiar with this place as we go again to the outskirts of Antwerp and we explore the integration of art in social housing and public spaces, drawing inspiration from the works of architect Renaat Braem's units at Kiel. These high-rise blocks were built between 1949-1958 in Kiel. It was Braem’s first project where he integrated painting, murals, and sculpture, and shows the importance of the synthesis of the arts. Once again, we are at the community centre ‘Nova’, encountering the kindness of its volunteers and residents. After a chat with some of them, w...
2023-04-2743 minThink Public SpaceEpisode 5: The philosopher, social housing and public spaceToday we are going to the outskirts of Antwerp where we explore the integration of art in social housing and public spaces, drawing inspiration from the works of architect Renaat Braem's units at Kiel. These high-rise blocks were built between 1949-1958 in Kiel. It was Braem’s first project where he integrated painting, murals, and sculpture, and shows the importance of the synthesis of the arts.Philosopher and art historian Vlad Ionescu is here with us today and positions historical examples of art productions in public space to contemporary practice. He helps us define the mat...
2023-04-1243 minThink Public SpaceEpisode 4: The social worker, social housing and public spaceToday we are going to the outskirts of Antwerp where we explore the integration of art in social housing and public spaces, drawing inspiration from the works of architect Renaat Braem's units at Kiel. These high-rise blocks were built between 1949-1958. It was Braem’s first project where he integrated painting, murals, and sculpture, and shows the importance of the synthesis of the arts. Here we are meeting the Social worker Bart Eggermont who kindly hosts us in Nova, a community center in Kiel, featuring a social canteen, workshops, exhibitions and a stage for theatre or mus...
2023-04-1211 minThink Public SpaceEpisode 2: The artist and the subwayToday we explore art in the subway and we start with the work of the artist and architect Jacques Moeschal and end with the Alma metro stop, designed by the artist and architect duo Simone and Lucien Kroll. The Jacques Moeschal ceiling painting extends over 7000 square metres and over three levels in the Gare du Midi subway station in Brussels. Moeschal painted the ceilings yellow, red or orange depending on the level. It is an impressive integration of art in which architecture and painting merge. The colours highlighting the rough concrete structure of the ceilings. This work is...
2023-03-1616 minThink Public SpaceEpisode 1: The architect and the pavilionToday, we are going to the Stadshal in Ghent. In this first episode of the think thank, we have the pleasure of speaking with the renowned architect Paul Robbrecht, co-founder with Hilde Daem of the architecture firm Robbrecht and Daem architects in Ghent. Starting with the Stadshal, designed by them in collaboration with Marie-José Van Hee, we will take a closer look at this covered public space in Ghent. This multifunctional venue serves for various events such as concerts, exhibitions, markets, and festivals, and is also a popular place to simply hang out. Together, we will be di...
2023-03-1632 minThink Public SpaceEpisode 3: The designer and the highwayToday, we have the pleasure of discussing the power of art and design with graphic designer and researcher Annelies Vaneycken at our third Think Tank session. Here we are focusing on art along the highway. We explore how graphic design can be used to create a more democratic environment in public spaces. We are in Aalbeke to discuss Jacques Moeschal’s monumental sculptures, known as "signals," which mark the motorways; and are a great example of democratic art.Standing next to the Sjouwer ( translated as the porter) with Annelies, this monumental sculpture, is 35m made of...
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