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INTERVIEWS

fields of research:
colour – time – language – possibility

towards:
an archive of colour
an architecture of time
a combinatorium of languages
a library of possibles and probables

artworks
painting, writing, calculating, transcoding

installations
available, archive, in progress

public art
public space, indoor, ongoing, proposals

WATCH:

'Linguistic reasoning is the basis of our artistic work.'

“The notion of time recurs throughout all our work.”

2024 — POSSIBLES | PROBABLES, Botanique, Brussels, Belgium

questions by Louise Emmerechts, filmed and edited by Joséphine Devillers; sound by Julien Van Der Vorst

French, 3:45 minutes 

 

2022 — Moving from Artist to Metaartist, Paris-Budapest-Metro

by Balázs Kulcsár, founder of Paris-Budapest-Metro

English, 24:02 minutes 

2019 — If Then Else, Casino Luxembourg, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

film by SKIN

English, 13:39 minutes

 

2019 — LAb[au] Artist Trio, ArTeMe, Paris, France

documentary by Beatriz Ciliberto, video artist, and Atelier Cruz-Diez

French with English subtitles, 3:11 minutes 

 

2016 — 365 on the Roof of Quai10, Charleroi, Belgium

documentary by the Quai10 team, with Manuel Abendroth, LAb[au]

French, 10:34 minutes

 

2014 — binaryWaves, Le CENTQUATRE-PARIS, Paris, France

by Digitalarti

French, 4:14 minutes

 

2011 — Meet LAb[au], Gaîté Lyrique, Paris, France

by The Creators Project

English, 5:33 minutes 

 

2011 — Archi Urbain, documentary, Brussels, Belgium
by Mister Emma, journalist and filmmaker

French, 11:59 minutes

 

2010 — Artist Presentation Canvas Collection, Bozar, Brussels, Belgium

documentary by VRT, Flemish public broadcaster

English, 1:20 minutes

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READ: 

“We therefore occupy an in-between space: between the infinite variations of a process and the finite structure of a logical system.”

“For us, art defines itself as a language.”

'Most of our projects are based on architectural thinking'

“The strength of art is that it offers its own vision of the world.'

2021 — Digitalisation et modes de pensée, Hager Journal

by Sylvain Girard, with Manuel Abendroth

French 

2019 — If Then Else, exhibition catalogue

by Gregory Lang, curator

English, French

2019 — LAb[au] Art PracticeParis-Budapest-Metro book

by Balázs Kulcsár, with Manuel Abendroth

English

2013 — Ratternde Wörter, Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin, Germany
by Peter Sickmann

German

2013 — Signal to Noise, WIRED

by Joseph Flaherty, WIRED staff writer

English

2013 — LAb[au] Art Practice, Icon Magazine

by Mandi Keighran

English

2012 — LAb[au] Art Practice, G:colon Magazine
by The Creators Project

English

2011 — LAb[au] Digital Meta-Artists, Transdigital Cookbook No 2

by Vincent Delvaux, editor

English, French

2011 — Systems Art and MetaDesign: The New Frontier of Art, Architecture and Design, The Creators Project

by Julia Kaganskiy, founding editor-in-chief of The Creators Project

English, French

2011 — LAb[au], Kiblind Magazine

by Jean Tourette, co-founder of Kiblind, with Jérôme Decock

French

2011 — LAb[au], Pigmag Magazine

by Maria Cristina Bastante, art writer, with Manuel Abendroth

English

2011 — LAb[au], Kwintessence Magazine 

by KM, with Els Vermang

English

2010 — From Kinetic to Digital Art, MCD Magazine
by Véronique Godé, journalist and filmmaker

English, French

2009 — LAb[au], PLD Magazine 

by Carol Chang

English

2009 — LAb[au], MCD Magazine

by Laurent Catala, journalist specialising in digital arts and cultures

English

2008 — About Kinetic Architecture, Dynamic Architecture Online 
by Oliver van Poucke, with Manuel Abendroth

English

2008 — About the Touch project, 
Bright: Architectural Illumination and Light Installations, Frame Publishers
by Sarah de Boer-Schultz, editor, with Manuel Abendroth

English

2007 — MetaDeSIGN and the Cities of Tomorrow, Digimag Magazine

by Marco Mancuso, founder and director of Digicult

English

2007 — LAb[au] Art Practice, Vision Magazine

by VM, with Manuel Abendroth

English

2004 — Digital ArchitectureConcept Magazine

by Cho Hyun-jin

English

2003 — Du design au MetaDeSign, L’Art Même

by Philippe Franck, artistic director of Transcultures
English, French

2003 — Info.scapes / info.society, Netd@ys 

by Philippe Franck, artistic director of Transcultures

English, French

2002 — Hypertextur(s), L’Art Même

by Pierre-Olivier Rollin, director of BPS22

French

2001 — LAb[au], Mouvement Magazine

by Philippe Franck, artistic director of Transcultures

French

2001 — LAb[au], Transfer Magazine

by Solveig Godeluck, journalist

French

LISTEN:

2011 — Systems Art and MetaDeSIGN,  National Radio New Zealand

by Robyn Rockgirl Walker

English, 19:15 minutes

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