Laser Talk Brussels is organized by Alexandra Dementieva in collaboration with CYLAND Media Art Lab and moderated by Edith Doove.
The Leonardo/ISAST LASERs are a program of international gatherings that bring artists, scientists, humanists and technologists together for informal presentations, performances and conversations with the wider public. The mission of the LASERs is to encourage contribution to the cultural environment of a region by fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and opportunities for community building to over 40 cities around the world. To learn more about how our LASER Hosts and to visit a LASER near you please visit their website. @lasertalks
Overview of talks moderated since 2021:
Shifting Grounds of Permafrost on 24 September 2025 with Elise Guillaume, Anastasiya Halauniova, Marine Severin, and Laure Winats at Gluon, Brussels.
Micro Tuning on 26 February 2025 with Marjan de Mey, Suzie Thomas and Bart Vandeput at nadine, Brussels.
Black Holes on 20 June 2024 with Valery Vermeulen and Stéphane Detournay at nadine, Brussels.
Light, Color and Matter on 11 April 2024 online with Adrien Lucca, Dr Sébastien R. Mouchet, Heleen Sintobin.
Restoring the Human Element on 9 November 2023 in collaboration with MAXLab at the Royal Academy Antwerp with Ronny Blust, Marjolijn Dijkman, Eva-Maria Lopez, Frank Theys and Dr. Florian Zanatta.
Illuminating liquid crystals on 26 October 2023 at KIKK Festival, Namur with Evelina Domnitch & Dmitry Gelfand and Yoann Olivier.
sunEARth / sunearth cohabitate / the solar pulsations echoing in the Earth’s biosphere on 19 September 2023 at NICC Brussels with Nicky Assman, Pepa Ivanova, Dr. Yana Maneva and Dr. Jasmina Magdalenic.
Immersive listening with Roel Heremans and Esther Venrooij on 20 December 2022 at iMAL Brussels.
The olfactory experience as a new language with Peter de Cupere and Piet Devos on Sunday 12 June at 5pm as part of the Festival of the New European Bauhaus at iMAL Brussels.
Learning Through Sound with Aernoudt JACOBS, Katrien KOLENBERG and Mathieu ZUSTRASSEN on 29 March 2022 at iMAL Brussels.
Out-of-controlness and the emergence of possibilities with Frances BRAZIER, Joost REKVELD and Frank THEYS – Tuesday 7 December 2021 at iMAL Brussels.
Notions of Transhumanism with Mark Coeckelbergh, PETERMFRIESS and Angelo Vermeulen – Tuesday 7 September 2021 at iMAL Brussels.
Light, time and the exchange or collaboration between art and science with Ulrike Kuchner, Paul Malone and Els Van Riel – Tuesday 15 June 2021 via Zoom.
Sensorial Skins and Woven by Nature with AnneMarie Maes and Camilla Colombo – Tuesday 20 April 2021 via Zoom
