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Description
an Boelen graduated as Product Designer at the Media and Design Academy (KHLim) in Genk. He is the founder and artistic director of Z33 House for Contemporary Art in Hasselt, Belgium; head of the Master Department Social Design at the Design Academy Eindhoven; and chairman of the committee for Architecture and Design of the Flemish Community.
With the aim to create projects and exhibitions that encourage the visitor to take a different look at everyday objects, Boelen founded Z33 in 2002, creating a unique laboratory and meeting place for experiment and innovation, where one can visit groundbreaking exhibitions featuring contemporary art and design. At Z33, Boelen has created exhibitions with Raf Simons, Studio Makkink & Bey, John Körmeling, Thomas Lommée, Dunne & Raby, Marti Guixé, and Aldo Bakker, among others. Boelen and Z33 also organize projects in public space, and facilitated the 2012 Manifesta 9 in Belgium.
Lectures:
debate![]() as panelist at BIO 50: 24th Biennial of Design, Ljubljana, together with: Zmago Novak (panelist), Matevž Čelik (panelist), Tina Pezdirc Nograšek (panelist), Marko Jaklič (panelist), Eva Perčič (panelist), Danijela Grgić (panelist), Julija Vardjan (moderator), 1883 views |
lecture![]() as author at BIO 50: 24th Biennial of Design, Ljubljana, 2872 views |
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opening![]() as author at BIO 50: 24th Biennial of Design, Ljubljana, 1276 views |
debate![]() as moderator at BIO 50: 24th Biennial of Design, Ljubljana, together with: Miha Klinar (panelist), Thomas Traxler (panelist), Jasminka Ferček (panelist), Tulga Beyerle (panelist), 1679 views |
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opening![]() as presenter at BIO 50: 24th Biennial of Design, Ljubljana, together with: Saša J. Mächtig (presenter), Maja Vardjan (presenter), Cvetka Požar (presenter), Lilijana Madjar (presenter), Janez Škrabec (presenter), Matevž Čelik (organizer), 2095 views |
debate![]() as panelist at BIO 50: 24th Biennial of Design, Ljubljana, together with: Vera Sacchetti (moderator), Justin McGuirk (panelist), Alice Rawsthorn (panelist), 3010 views |
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introduction![]() as author at BIO 50: 24th Biennial of Design, Ljubljana, together with: Maja Vardjan, 1976 views |
lecture![]() as author at BIO 50: 24th Biennial of Design, Ljubljana, 1821 views |
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opening![]() as author at BIO 50: 24th Biennial of Design, Ljubljana, 1791 views |
debate![]() as panelist at MAO Architecture Conference: The Institutional Act, Ljubljana 2013, together with: Beatrice Galilee (moderator), Marielsa Castro (panelist), Indy Johar (panelist), Eva Franch i Gilabert (panelist), 4699 views |
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lecture![]() as author at MAO Architecture Conference: The Institutional Act, Ljubljana 2013, 3460 views |