Robin Vanbesien

Robin Vanbesien is an artist, filmmaker, researcher and educator. In his work, he explores the intricate reciprocities between artistic poetics and social practices. His recent projects, ‘the wasp and the weather’ (2018-2020) and ‘Solidarity Poiesis’ (2016-2018) – including film, installation, performance, study circle, workshop, writing – commit to the study of the poetics and imaginaries of various self-organized and emancipatory social practices. Vanbesien is a Ph.D. candidate at ARIA, a practice-led doctoral study at University Antwerp and Sint Lucas School of Arts. At the latter, he is also the coordinator of the MA in a Socio-Political Context. Vanbesien’s work has been presented widely internationally: Centre Pompidou (Paris), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), Contour Biennale (Mechelen), Athens Biennale, Sculpture International Rotterdam, WIELS (Brussels), Lumiar Cité (Lisbon), Netwerk (Aalst), Mu.ZEE (Ostend), Beursschouwburg (Brussels), Extra City Kunsthal (Antwerp), Vooruit (Ghent). His last publication is ‘Solidarity Poiesis: I Will Come and Steal You’ (b_books: Berlin, 2017).