Laurens Mariën
°05/02/1990, Turnhout
laurens.marien[at]gmail[dot]com
0495.72.10.72
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EDUCATION
2014 - 2016 Master, Autonomous Design, KASK - School of Arts, Ghent, Belgium
2011 - 2014 Bachelor, Autonomous Design, KASK - School of Arts, Ghent, Belgium
2010 - 2011 Media & Art, EF, New York, USA

INTERNSHIP
2014 - 2015 Curator & Production, Gouvernement, Ghent
2011 Here Art Centre, New York
INITIATOR

2021

Do It At Home Art festival
Online festival together with CAMPO

12 in een dozijn
Series of paintings, Mu.ZEE, Ostend

2020
Immaterial Art Institute - f.o.t.a. (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Theater aan Zee, Ostend

Bericht van de Landkrab aan het Zeewezen
MoNUment, KAAP, Mu.ZEE, Oostend

De langste dag in ‘t kort
Video-work, commissioned by NICC

Print@home coloring book made by artists in times of Corona
Work a.o. of Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven, Olivier Goethals en Vedran Kopljar

Enter through the Void / Exit through the Giftshop
Happening for visual arts and performance
CAMPO, Kunsthal Gent & D e T h e a t e r m a k e r, Ghent

2019
XYZ-games - f.o.t.a
Installation, Konvooi festival, Het Entrepot, Bruges

Pilgrimage - f.o.t.a
Installation, Yart, Ghent

Immaterial Art Institute - f.o.t.a
Installation, CC Strombeek, Strombeek

2018
My Own Private Idaho
Happening, Gouvernement, Ghent

Applause
Part of the Group exhibition Curator Exquis
On invitation of Charlotte Crevits, Greylight projects, Brussels

Serendipiteit 2
Residency, NTGent, Ghent

Momentum #3
Installation for the 10th birthday of “ De Theatermaker”, De Singel, Antwerp

Copain/Copine - BANG!
Happening in collaboration with Tina Herbots & Kultuurkaffee, Brussels

2017
Dutch Design Week
Scenography exhibition stand of School of Arts, Eindhoven

Voorwaarts Maart / En Avant Mars
Happening, Bijloke Muziekcentrum and Headliner vzw, Ghent

Parels voor de zwijnen in C# - BANG!
An evening on invitation of Joris van de Moortel, Begijnhofkerk, Brussels

2016
On Ice
Happening in collaboration with Leontien Allemeersch.
Nein, CAMPO, De Kristallijn, Ghent

2015
Impossible club part of impossible Futures
Happening in collaboration with CAMPO and Vooruit, Ghent

2014
Architecture of Authority
In collaboration with Charlotte Van Buylaere, Het Paviljoen, Ghent

Hard Gelag
Happening, Croxhapox, Ghent

2013
JAWOHL JAWOHL
In collaboration with Nein / Zwarte Zaal, KASK, Ghent

Balloon
Ithaka Festival, Leuven

2012
No Space is Space
on invitation of Dries Segers, De Vitrine, Turnhout


INSTITUTIONAL WORK
2016 - 2018
Het Entrepot, Bruges - Artist’s studio organization, Curator, Education program

2016 - 2019

MAP - Coordinator
Guiding master students with Exhibitions, KASK - School of Arts, Ghent

DIY TWF - Founder
Platform for bachelor students to experiment & exhibit, KASK - School of Arts, Ghent
COLLABORATOR

2021

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
Digital music performance, B-Classic, Muziekodroom, De Serre, Hasselt

2020

Feedback sessions (due to COVID-19 online) - Guest tutor
Second year performers SNDO, AHK, Amsterdam

Nightshift - De Studio - Co-curator (cancelled due to COVID-19)
Art festival in collaboration with Gouvernement and De Studio, Antwerp

2019
Nightshift - Vooruit - Co-curator
Art festival in collaboration with Gouvernement and Vooruit, Ghent

Coincidences - Co-Curator
Exhibition in Platvvorm, Deinze

Nightshift - De Studio - Co-curator
Art festival in collaboration with Gouvernement and De Studio, Antwerp

Young Curators - Teacher
Creating an exhibition with youngsters, Concertgebouw, Bruges

2018
Nightshift - Beursschouwburg - Co-curator
Art festival in collaboration with Gouvernement and Beursschouwburg, Brussels

Winter Ghost - Co-curator
Music & Art festival in Sint-Jacobs church, Ghent

MAYDAY MAYDAY - Artist support and feedback
Festival, CAMPO, Ghent

2017
HOOGTIJ/laagtij - Co-curator
Art festival during the Gentse Feesten in collaboration with Gouvernement, Ghent

‘In Gesprek’ - Moderator
Kunstenfestival PLAN B, Bekegem

MAYDAY MAYDAY - Artist support and feedback
Festival, CAMPO, Ghent

2014
LNKS - Curator
In collaboration with Beeldruim, Lindelei, Ghent
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COMPOSER/PERFORMER

2021

The Story Of Still - Composer
Film, Anna Verkouteren Jansen and Rani Decock


Spectacles - Composer/Performer
Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe, Ancienne Belgique, Vooruit, STUK, Muziektheater Transparant, d e t h e a t e r m a k e r, DE Studio, Pilar, Het Nationale Theater en C-Takt, several shows

2020
A Revue - Composer/Performer
Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe, Opera Ghent, Lod, Vooruit, d e t h e a t e r m a k e r

2019
All the Sex - Composer/Performer
Mammalian Diving Reflex, Vooruit, Ghent

Nachten, Ballet de la Nuit - Composer/Performer
Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe, Transparant, Toneelhuis, Antwerp

2018
My Protest - Composer/Performer
Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe, “De Parade” festival, Het Nationale Theater, Den Haag

2012 - 2017
Soldier’s Heart - Composer/Performer
With Sylvie Kreusch, Benjamin Cools, Jasper Segers and Ferre Marnef
Album: Night by Night, Winner “Nieuwe Lichting” 2013

2016 - …
Benjamin Abel Meirhaeghe ft. Alien Observer
Album: Swings, several shows each year

2016 - 2020
Dolly Bing Bing ft. Alien Observer
EP: Angelbyte, several shows during this period

2015

Music workshops
Het Entrepot, Villa Bota, Zzmogh, Kunstbende

2014
Lecture performance
The Flat Shows, SPIN, Brussels

2012
Asymptote - Performer
Kevin Trappeniers, L’L art centre, Brussels

2010
Monkey Sandwich - Performer
Ultima Vez / Wim Vandekeybus

2009
Kramp, Performer
TG Elektra, Middelheimpark, Antwerp