CONFERENCES, LECTURES, TALKS
This selected chronology of conferences, lectures and public talks documents the public articulation of LAb[au]'s artistic practice since its inception, providing opportunities to present the conceptual foundations of ongoing research. Rather than documenting completed works, these presentations introduced evolving ideas, methodologies and artistic positions to audiences ranging from universities and research institutes to museums, festivals and professional conferences. Together, they trace the gradual development of LAb[au]'s thinking, from early investigations into architecture and digital environments towards broader reflections on language, systems, uncertainty and the evolving role of art within contemporary society.
SENSE - NON-SENSE
UNCERTAINTY
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2026 : Art & Architecture between Sense and Non-Sense
conference, VUB, Brussels, Belgium
2023 : Konkrete Kunst, heute
panel discussion with T. Rhode, L. Heese, M. Mäntele and LAb[au]
Kunstmuseum Heidenheim, Heidenheim, Germany
2021 : yes, no: perhaps, artificial intelligence in the work of LAb[au]
artist talk, Industries Magnifiques, Strasbourg, France
2021 : MetaDesign, Méthodologie et Art
lecture, Hager, Strasbourg, France
2021 : LAb[au], Recent Projects
guest lecture, ESAD TALM, Angers, France
ART AS LANGUAGE
PROGRAMMING TIME
SYSTEMS ART
URBAN ENVIRONMENTS
2016 : Digitale Abstraktionen
lecture, H3K, Basel, Switzerland
2015 : LAb[au], Art as Language
lecture, ACT Center, Asian Cultural Institute, Gwangju, South Korea
2015 : LAb[au], System Art
lecture, Incubator, New Museum, New York, USA
2014 : The Architecture of Light
conference, Circle of Light Festival, Moscow, Russia
2013 : Urban Lights Ruhr
keynote lecture, Arkaden Bergkamen, Bergkamen, Germany
2013 : MetaDeSIGN, Systems Art
guest lecture, Strelka Institute, Moscow, Russia
2012 : MetaDeSIGN
artist talk, Casino Luxembourg - Forum d'art contemporain, Luxembourg
2011 : System Art
conference presentation, KIKK Festival, Namur, Belgium
2011 : MetaDeSIGN, Systems Art
conference presentation, Resonate, Belgrade, Serbia
2011 : MetaDeSIGN, Systems Art
conference presentation, The Creators Project
La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, France
2011 : Designing a Seemingly Infinite Range of Possibilities
conference presentation, ISEA 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 : A New Kind of Art
lecture, Integrated Week, deSingel, Antwerp, Belgium
2010 : Into the Niche
conference presentation, West Arch Conference
Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany
2010 : MetaDeSIGN
conference presentation, TED Conference, Bozar, Brussels, Belgium
2010 : MetaDeSIGN
conference presentation, Technarte, Bilbao, Spain
2010 : Urban Screens and Media Facades
conference presentation, Transmediale
Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, Germany
METADESIGN
ARCHITE(X)TURES
DATASCAPES
HYPERTE(X)TURES
2008 : Best Before / Use By ... ?
panel discussion, PACKED, MuHKA, Antwerp, Belgium
2007 : MetaDeSIGN
conference presentation, Media Architecture Conference, London, UK
2006 : eMotive Architecture
guest lecture, Hyperbody Research Group, TU Delft, The Netherlands
2006 : Design en Mouvement
conference presentation, Elektra Festival, Montréal, Canada
2004 : MetaDeSIGN
guest lecture, KASK School of Arts, Ghent, Belgium
2004 : SonicSpaces, Arquitectura Artificial
conference presentation, Sónar Festival, Barcelona, Spain
2003 : MetaDeSIGN
keynote lecture with Lev Manovich, Co-Sign
University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK
2003 : Architecture and Computer Games: Visions and Utopias
conference presentation, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
2003 : MetaDeSIGN, Architectures
guest lecture, KU Leuven, School of Architecture, Leuven, Belgium
2002 : eSPACE CONSTRUCTionS
guest lecture, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich, Switzerland
2002 : MetaDeSIGN
conference, Bauhaus-Kolloquium, Bauhaus Dessau, Dessau, Germany
2002 : Building e.spaces
conference presentation, Cybersonica Symposium, ICA, London, UK
2001 : MetaDeSIGN, From Analogy to Programmatic Language
guest lecture, École d'Architecture de Lyon, Lyon, France
2001 : Textualités & Nouvelles Technologies
conference presentation, Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal, Canada
2001 : Building e.spaces
conference, Cast01, Living in Mixed Realities, Sankt Augustin, Germany
2001 : Mnemonic Interfaces
lecture, Faculté de Lettres, Langues, Art et Sciences Humaines
Valenciennes, France
2000 : Territorialités / Textualités
conference presentation, Festival Intérférences, Belfort, France
2000 : MetaDeSIGN
round table, ISEA & Numer00, Forum des Images, Paris, France
2000 : Cyberespace et Cognition
lecture, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
2000 : Hypertextu(r)al Environments
conference presentation, Rencontres Internationales de Lurs, France
2000 : Recent Projects
lecture, Rencontres Moebius, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
1999 : Lightscape(s), Displacement Maps
lecture, ISACF La Cambre, School of Architecture, Brussels, Belgium
1997 : Euralille Revisited
round table with Rem Koolhaas and Jean Nouvel, Espace Croisé, Lille, France
Selected chronology of conferences, lectures and public talks documenting the evolution of LAb[au]'s artistic research and theoretical framework.