MINDBLOWERS: WHERE ART AND SCIENCE MEET
Caroline PauwelsMichael De Cock
Catherine Vervaecke
Lynn Tytgat
Synopsis
Art and science are both ways of understanding the world and orientating oneself in it. Scientists and artists are society's visionaries, and this unlikely collaboration between the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and KVS aims to reconnect these different disciplines, sending the strong message that tomorrow’s society will only be built on the basis of dialogue and the search for common ground. Mindblowers is structured around four themes: Resistance, Imagination, Time and Beauty. The 39 contributions from different artists and scientists are diverse and thought- provoking in form and content, ranging from recipes to letters, from articles to a photo-novella... We hope it blows your mind.
The authors who worked on this volume, are: Mesut Alp, Mesut Arslan, Anissa Boujdaini, Thierry Boutemy, Karen Celis, Amira Daoudi, Free De Backer & Peter de Cupere, Benjamin De Cleen, Fredo De Smet, Laurent de Sutter, Niels De Temmerman, Luc De Vuyst, Niels de Winter, Wim Distelmans, Sukina Douglas, Hala El Moussawi, Pieter & Johannes Genard, Vincent Ginis, Fredrik Hildebrand, Mireille Hildebrandt, Pepijn Kennis, Rachida Lamrabet, Iman Lechkar, Les Mybale´s, Fien Leysen, Michel Maus, Pieter Meurs, Moya Michael, Yassin Mraftibi, Ana Naqe, Carme Portaceli, Frank Scheelings, Ilse Smolders, Jean Paul Van Bendegem, Jeroen Van Herzeele, Wim Vandekeybus, Koen Vanmechelen, Ellen Vermeulen, Pitcho Womba Konga.
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Caroline Pauwels
Caroline Pauwels (23 juni 1964 – 5 augustus 2022) studeerde filosofie en communicatiewetenschappen en promoveerde tot doctor in de communicatiewetenschappen aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Ze was directeur van SMIT, een onderzoekscentrum dat zich specialiseert in de studie van informatie- en communicatietechnologieën. In 2016 werd Caroline Pauwels verkozen tot rector van de Vrije Universiteit Brussel.
Michael De Cock
Michael De Cock, artistic director of KVS, is an author, actor and director, amongst many other titles. He has been setting out the artistic policy at KVS since the 2016-2017 season. He has around twenty publications to his name and regularly contributes articles in Belgian media.
Catherine Vervaecke
Catherine Vervaecke has an MA in modern history and in journalism, but ultimately chose for a career in theater. Since 2011, she has been working at KVS. Initially as lighting technician, followed by stage master, head of production and daily coordination. Since the first Mindblowers edition in 2017, Catherine has been in charge of its production.
Lynn Tytgat
Lynn Tytgat is gastprofessor aan de VUB en coördinator van weKONEKT.brussels. Zij is verantwoordelijk voor de lokale en internationale partnerschappen van de VUB. Lynn werkt nauw samen met en in de Brusselse kunstscène om de banden tussen wetenschap, onderwijs en kunst te versterken. Ze is onder meer de drijvende kracht achter Mindblowers. Lynn studeerde Literatuur- en Theaterwetenschappen en Internationaal en Europees Recht aan de VUB, en Management aan de Solvay Brussels School - ULB. Ze werkte in New York, Parijs, Brugge en Brussel voor onder meer UNESCO, de Universiteit van de Verenigde Naties (UNU), de Permanente Vertegenwoordiging van België bij de VN en de Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel (EhB). Lynn zit ook in verschillende raden van bestuur waaronder Ancienne Belgique, MAD Brussels, Cinematek en Brusseleir.
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