SUPERDEMOCRACY
SUPER DEMOCRACY - The Senate of Things
Three cultural institutions enter into a dialogue with the Belgian Senate during the exhibition SUPERDEMOCRACY, which is on display throughout October. BPS22 in Charleroi, BOZAR in Brussels and M HKA in Antwerp provide a cultural dimension to the Senate’s current issues.
1.10.2017 - 31.10.2017
OPENING
OPENING - October 1, 2017
Fifteen speakers expressed their views on the issues tackled by the exhibition.
Intellectual or poetic positions, sometimes provocative, or more moderate and academic.
RESEARCH
Mireille Hildebrandt (B)
Professor of ICT and Rule of Law (VUB / University of Nijmegen)
She specializes on the functioning of the rule of law in cyberspace
CONCORDIA
Raoul Servais (B)
Legendary (animation) filmmaker
TEXT QUALITY
Adva Zakai (Israël)
Choreographer living in Brussels
Fascinated by the relationship between body and language
WELL-BEING
Graham Watt (GB)
Professor of Medicine at the University of Glasgow
Highlights the link between poverty and (poor) health
INVENTIO(N)
François Jegou (B)
Designer
Active in the field of social innovation and sustainability.
SOLIDARITY
Christophe Meierhans (CH)
Artist in residence at Kaaitheater
His field of experience is the participation and politicization of seemingly mundane actions.
DIVERSITAS
Shaireen Aftab (B)
Criminologist
Spokesperson for the VDAB and teacher at the police academy
RADICALIZATION
Fayssal Ouali (B)
Student, slam poet
DIVERSITAS
Dirk Geldof (B)
Sociologist, his main field of research revolves around “superdiversity”
ECONOMY
Marije Lutgendorff (NL)
Entrepreneur. Director of CrowdfundingHUB NL
DIVERSITAS (GENDER)
Muriel Andrin (B)
Professor at the ULB. Specialized in cinema, gender and society.
MOBILITY
Jo Goossens (B)
Biologist. In charge of urban and regional development at shiftN