Laurens Mariën
°05/02/1990, Turnhout
laurens.marien[at]gmail[dot]com
0495.72.10.72
CV
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
Picture By Tim Theo Deceunicnk
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CONTACT
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