COLLABORATION NETWORK
Founding Members (1997)
MANUEL ABENDROTH
JÉRÔME DECOCK
In its early years, LAb[au] was best described as a collaborative agency bringing together artists, architects, designers, musicians, programmers, and researchers. As its methodology matured, LAb[au] gradually evolved into an artistic label shaped by the research of its founders and long-term members.
Today, collaborations unfold within this conceptual framework. Behind every project carrying the LAb[au] label stand the many contributors whose names are acknowledged here. Throughout this evolving constellation, Manuel Abendroth and Jérôme Decock have remained the continuous thread since 1997.
MEMBERS, 1997–PRESENT
2022–2024 Thibault Drouillon
2003–2022 Els Vermang
2013–2017 Ioannis Perisoratis
2002–2007 Pieter Heremans
2005–2006 Michiel Helbig
2003–2005 Benjamin Grillet
2000–2001 Grégoire Verhaegen
1998–2001 Alexandre Plennevaux
1997–2000 Naziha Mestaoui
ASSISTANTS
2025–present Agata Wala
2019–2021 Arnaud Eubelen
2019–2021 Ugnė Vyliaudaitė
2018–2021 Lahcen Boukhoubza
2016–2021 Walter Wathieu
2017–2019 Typhaine Croes
2014–2017 Martha Gruca
MUSICIANS
Olaf Bender aka Byetone, audiovisual environment: spectr(a)um
Frank Bretschneider, audiovisual environment: spectr(a)um
David Letellier aka Kangding Ray, kinetic sound installation: Tessel
Mika Vainio, radio installation: 2×540 kHz
Yves De Mey aka Eavesdropper, performance: exploring the room
Petersonic, performance: exploring the room
Els Viaene, performance: exploring the room
Maciej Śledziecki, composition: Kopplungen
Xavier Gazon aka Etschaberry, project: space navigable music
Charles Blondeel aka Erzatz, project: space navigable music
Halofaust, project: space navigable music
Chris Burke aka Glomag, project: space navigable music
Haeyoung Kim aka Bubblyfish, project: space navigable music
Marc Wathieu, performance: Man in eSpace; installation: 12m4s
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ARTISTS
ARCHITECTS
ENGINEERS
John Knight, project: Worldebt – You Can Count on It
Marin Kasimir, project: Panoramic Pavilion
Frederik De Wilde, installation: EOD 02
Daniel Buren, project: Catalogue Raisonné – Cartographic Map
Gilles Conan, public artwork: Lux Aeterna
Jerry Galle, project: nan – Strange Attractors
Dennis & Amy Plumb Oppenheim, installation: Prediction Rebuilt
Paul Gonze (Mass Moving), project: TOUT
Jofroi Amaral, project: 48 Axioms About Art; diptych painting: phosphorescent green screen
Patrice Neirinckx, AVA Architects, scenography: GameVillage;
urban study: Lightscape(s)
Polo Architects, urban study: Brussels Ring Culture
Sergison Bates Architects, public artwork: Source of Uncertainty
Olivier Bastin, L'Escaut, project: Zaragoza
Ney & Partners, public artwork: SiloScope
UTIL, public artworks: Pergola; 10e-15; 365
Filip Van de Voorde, DENKBAR, public artwork: Kontext(e)
Dries Mouton, Mouton, public artwork: Source of Uncertainty
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INTERDISCIPLINARY COLLABORATORS
Thierry Danet, L’Ososphère; project facilitator: yes, no: perhaps
Nicolas Schelté, L’Ososphère
WolfK, Res Publica Dance Company
performances: Man in eSpace; en 3+4 jeu x 3
Thierry Smits, Thor Dance Company, digital choreography: hisTHORy
Laurent Lukas, Roger Tator, public artworks: Silo d'Arenc, 10e-15; Transmit
Joël Benzakin, encore...bruxelles, projects: Worldebt; encore...; Daniel Buren Catalogue Raisonné; scenographies: Play; La Langue Française
Crstof, fashion designer, installation: i-skin (virtual embodiment); scenography: Catwalk
Carl Desmet, project: pro-sensual products
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