Unofficial
Maxlab Archive.
Seen,
unseen,
and behind the scenes.
19/12/2025 Maxlab was discontinued as an official research group from the Royal Academy of Antwerp.
Please note that this archive is deliberately non-chronological, offering an overview of the different types of projects and endeavours. The archive is not yet final and will be updated over the coming weeks.
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2017 Growing Gifs performance by Maxlab in collaboration with Royal Conservatoire Antwerp during research days in collaboration with Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen (Lab101)
https://vimeo.com/207618159
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAiJptVq_mk
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2019 HPSCHD, 5 hours of John Cage for Articulate 2019
Collaborative live drawing performance with live harpsichord music, with Frank Agsteribbe, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Tom Dietvorst among others. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/news/hpschd-introduction.
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2015 Beyond Analogue and Digital research project by Michael Segers and Janna Beck. https://ap-arts.be/index.php/en/research/beyond-analogue-and-digital
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2013 Happy Birthday Dear Academy Mapping projection for the 350th anniversary of the Royal Academy Antwerp, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Michael Segers, Annelies Vaes, Steve Pille and Beam-Inc. https://vimeo.com/65125706
Transience
Things that exist
for a moment
and leave a trace.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2019 INTERACTIV & THE IMMERSIVE CUBE at Royal Academy Antwerp.
collaborative project by Maxlab with among others, Janna Beck, Olga Wroniewicz, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, D Structure, DJ THONG.
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2020 GROWINGGIF @ FAC Fabrica de Arte Cubano Havana, Cuba.
live collaborative drawing at FAC, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Esequiel Villa, Mr. MYL & Co. https://vimeo.com/427839611
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2024 FRAMED BOOK Track Report/ Framed book, silkscreen print cover, design publication in collaboration with Annelise Cerchedean. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/publication/framed-janna-beck-annelise-cerchedean?fbclid=...
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2025 Drawing Across Borders Collaborative international drawing project linking Antwerp, Kentucky, Krakow, and Durban. Live collective drawing sessions via the FRAMED platform. Part of the ongoing exploration into digital collaboration, transmission, and shared studio practices.
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2018 projector festival by KopVZW
Participation in projector festival in collaboration with Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, and others.
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2024 AFRIKA BURN Tankwa Karoo, South Afrika/ Performances as part of the VLIR-SI Drawing Resilient Futures project, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Tom Dietvorst, Annelise Cerchedean, and Gina Poortman. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/news/afrika-burn
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2013 Happy Birthday Dear Academy
Mapping projection for the 350th anniversary of the Royal Academy, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Michael Segers, Annelies Vaes, Steve Pille and Beam-Inc. https://vimeo.com/65125706
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2025 10th anniversary of Maxlab , Website designed by Kristi Fekete and Anh Le https://xexemmax.space
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2015 Holosculpture an artistic research for contemporary visualisations, new fields of application and innovative forms of interaction for a product in development, the Holocube HC Tablet, a device to present holographic images. IWT funding in collaboration with Holocube. Janna Beck, Michael Segers, Kris Meeusen, Jan Vanbriel.
Digital Autonomy
The ability to inhabit
digital space without
getting swallowed by it.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2015 Holosculpture an artistic research for contemporary visualisations, new fields of application and innovative forms of interaction for a product in development, the Holocube HC Tablet, a device to present holographic images. IWT funding in collaboration with Holocube. Janna Beck, Michael Segers, Kris Meeusen, Jan Vanbriel.
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2019 HPSCHD, 5 hours of John Cage Collaborative live drawing performance with live harpsichord music, in collaboration with Frank Agsteribbe, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Tom Dietvorst and others. More information: https://www.ap-arts.be/en/news/hpschd-introduction. ARTICULATE - HPSCHD: 5 Hours of John Cage
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2019 Rooftop workshops on digital drawing in collaboration with ISA Havanna, Cuba
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2024 DOME drawing at planetarium A Coruna, Spain/ Live drawing performance as part of the UTM project (Creative Europe), in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Annelise Cerchedean, Bhavna Pather, Philip Meersman and students from Graphic Design.
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2021 VISI.ON.AIR videowall Design, set-up and curation video-wall by Janna Beck & Tom Dietvorst. https://ap-arts.be/en/research/visionair-vision-analysis-and-substantive-orientation-maxlab-translated-tv-channel
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2021 Noorderlicht parade participation in Noorderlichtparade (by Kris Van 't Hof).
Collaborative live drawing performance in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel and Jinny Song.
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2018 VoyageVoyage projectweek for the Graphic Design Department in collaboration with Show&Tell research project, Janna Beck, Olga Wroniewicz (PHD Dome Projection at the Polish Japanese Institute for Design and Technology in Warsaw), VR Belgium and the Graphic Design Department. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/voyage-voyage
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2024 AFRIKA BURN Tankwa Karoo, South Afrika/ Performances as part of the VLIR-SI Drawing Resilient Futures project, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Tom Dietvorst, Annelise Cerchedean, and Gina Poortman. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/news/afrika-burn
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2020 collaborative drawing in VR for Drawing Marathon, Royal Academy Antwerp
Collaborative and participatory live drawing in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wim Wouters Scribble VR. http://www.wimwouters.com/blog/scribble-vr/
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2024 Plantinify in collaboration with Plantin Moretus Museum. Workshop developed by Janna Beck, Annelise Cerchedean and Gina Poortman for the 5th student workshop of the Erasmus+ project Digital Mythologies – Mythological Digitalities (DIMYMYDI) held at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium. https://didae.eu/ideas/shape-shifting-embodiment/
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2020 Drawing Marathon at Royal Academy Antwerp.
collaborative projection mapping in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen and Beam-Inc.
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2019 HPSCHD, 5 hours of John Cage for Articulate 2019
Collaborative live drawing performance with live harpsichord music, with Frank Agsteribbe, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Tom Dietvorst among others. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/news/hpschd-introduction. ARTICULATE - HPSCHD: 5 Hours of John Cage
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2021 lockdown lobby and virtual infoday schools of Arts An immersive exploration in Mozilla Hubs by Janna Beck, Ine Vanouveren, Max Schweder and others. Live virtual performance by Philip Meersman from within the two-headed pink horse.
Shared Space
A negogiated,
temporary,
breathing enviroment.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2025 Drawing Across Borders Collaborative international drawing project linking Antwerp, Kentucky, Krakow, and Durban. Live collective drawing sessions via the FRAMED platform. Part of the ongoing exploration into digital collaboration, transmission, and shared studio practices.
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2021 Workshop in Verona for creative Europe Project Z-elements by Janna Beck in collaboration with Annelise Cerchedean.
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2023 Poetry Afrika workshop for Poetry Africa with K-cap township community centre, with Janna Beck, Philip Meersman, Wouter Steel and Modise Sekgothe. VLIR-SI project Drawing Resilient Futures, partner: University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. https://www.ap-arts.be/index.php/project/drawing-resilient-futures
https://ap-arts.be/en/drawing-resilient-futures-study-trip-durban-south-africa
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2024 AFRIKA BURN Tankwa Karoo, South Afrika/ Performances as part of the VLIR-SI Drawing Resilient Futures project, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Tom Dietvorst, Annelise Cerchedean, and Gina Poortman. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/news/afrika-burn
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2013 Happy Birthday Dear Academy Mapping projection for the 350th anniversary of the Royal Academy Antwerp, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Michael Segers, Annelies Vaes, Steve Pille and Beam-Inc. https://vimeo.com/65125706
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2021 THE DATING PROJECT_the game research project by Dan Mussett, promoted by Janna Beck https://ap-arts.be/en/research/dating-projectthe-game
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2023 Framed graphic experiments by Annelise Cerchedean
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2024 DOME drawing at planetarium A Coruna, Spain/ Live drawing performance as part of the UTM project (Creative Europe), in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Annelise Cerchedean, Bhavna Pather, Philip Meersman and students from Graphic Design.
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2024 DIMYMYDI Digital Literacy in Art Education seminar aims to highlight the tension between traditional teaching methods and the ever-changing digital landscape. https://ap-arts.be/en/event/dimymydi-seminar-digital-literacy-art-education
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2021 IMMERSIVE CUBE/ DOORS OF PERCEPTION immersive motion graphics by students Graphic Design Royal Academy tutored by Michael Segers & Janna Beck, students from the projection mapping BA course at PJAIT (Warsaw, Poland) tutored by Olga Wroniewicz. https://www.jannabeck.com/?pgid=jmz5rl9i-4c86a2c1-6532-4f8e-aca0-db31f2e7e2ed
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2024 10th Brussels Planetarium Poetry Fest and UTM Urban Travel Machines Creative Europe project final show. https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/urban-travel-machines-cosmos-met-poetry
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2020 VISI.ON.AIR TV-show as part of the annual Maxlab project. Also included a masterclass with Raffael Rozendaal and a videowall. Concept and coordination by Janna Beck. https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/visionair-talks-and-thoughts-about-media-art-and-technology
https://ap-arts.be/en/research/visionair-vision-analysis-and-substantive-orientation-maxlab-translated-tv-channel
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2024 10th Brussels Planetarium Poetry Fest and UTM Urban Travel Machines Creative Europe project final show. https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/urban-travel-machines-cosmos-met-poetry
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2024 Plantinify in collaboration with Plantin Moretus Museum. Workshop developed by Janna Beck, Annelise Cerchedean and Gina Poortman for the 5th student workshop of the Erasmus+ project Digital Mythologies – Mythological Digitalities (DIMYMYDI) held at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp, Belgium. https://didae.eu/ideas/shape-shifting-embodiment/
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2021 INCLUSIV/EXCLUSIV at De Singel, Event with live collaborative drawing, music and the immersive cube, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Ine Vanouveren, Tom Dietvorst, Beam-Inc and students from Royal Academy and Royal Conservatoire. https://vimeo.com/512519664
https://www.jannabeck.com/post/inclusiv-exclusiv
Glitches
Honest moments
where the system
reveals its seams.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2021 lockdown lobby and virtual infoday schools of Arts An immersive exploration in Mozilla Hubs by Janna Beck, Ine Vanouveren, Max Schweder and others. Live virtual performance by Philip Meersman from within the two-headed pink horse.
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2020 Impressed by Plantin in collaboration Plantin Moretus Museum, Antwerpen.
Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen in collaboration with the Department of Printmaking, Beam-Inc, among others.
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2022 concept sketch by Janna Beck for Garden of ZZZ elements/ Creative Europe/ Design and organization of the final exhibition at the Academy (Wintertuin).
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2019 Arte y Moda at Museo Bellas Artes Havana, Cuba.
a live drawing performance, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Esequiel Villa, Milton Raggi, and Mr. MYL & Co.
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2019 INTERACTIV & THE IMMERSIVE CUBE at Royal Academy Antwerp.
Connecting FRAMED software with the immersive cube. Collaborative project by Maxlab with among others, Janna Beck, Olga Wroniewicz, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, D Structure, DJ THONG.
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2020 Drawing Marathon at Royal Academy Antwerp.
collaborative projection mapping in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen and Beam-Inc.
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2020 collaborative drawing in VR for Drawing Marathon, Royal Academy Antwerp
Collaborative and participatory live drawing in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wim Wouters Scribble VR. http://www.wimwouters.com/blog/scribble-vr/
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2023 Urban Travel Machines Visual and Vocal Creativity Intertwine at the Royal Academy: Urban Travel Machines' 3rd Creation Course https://ap-arts.be/en/news/visual-and-vocal-creativity-intertwine-royal-academy-urban-travel-machines-3rd-creation-course
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2020 GROWINGGIF @ FAC Fabrica de Arte Cubano Havana, Cuba.
live collaborative drawing at FAC, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Esequiel Villa, Mr. MYL & Co. https://vimeo.com/427839611
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2020 THE DATING PROJECT research project by Dan Mussett, promoted by Janna Beck https://ap-arts.be/en/research/dating-project
Empathic responsiveness
Responding to others
rather than asserting
individual control.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2019 HPSCHD, 5 hours of John Cage for Articulate 2019
Collaborative live drawing performance with live harpsichord music, with Frank Agsteribbe, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Tom Dietvorst among others. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/news/hpschd-introduction. ARTICULATE - HPSCHD: 5 Hours of John Cage
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2024 DOME drawing at planetarium A Coruna, Spain/ Live drawing performance as part of the UTM project (Creative Europe), in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Annelise Cerchedean, Bhavna Pather, Philip Meersman and students from Graphic Design.
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2019 Arte y Moda at Museo Bellas Artes Havana, Cuba.
a live drawing performance, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Esequiel Villa, Milton Raggi, and Mr. MYL & Co.
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2024 shape shifting embodiment publication idea for DIDAE.EU, digital didactics in art education. https://didae.eu/ideas/shape-shifting-embodiment/
Situations
Designed moments
where something new
can happen.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2019 INTERACTIV & THE IMMERSIVE CUBE at Royal Academy Antwerp.
collaborative project by Maxlab with among others, Janna Beck, Olga Wroniewicz, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, D Structure, DJ THONG.
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2018 Night of the unexpected for KLARA festival.
Live drawing performance HPSCHD in collaboration with Frank Agsteribbe, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, and others for Festival van Vlaanderen Internationaal Brussel-Europa vzw https://www.jannabeck.com/post/klara-festival
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2024 THE GRID research class by Kristi Fekete for Articulate 2024 https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/research-class-exquisite-corpses-digital-landscapes
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2019 HPSCHD, 5 hours of John Cage for Articulate 2019
Collaborative live drawing performance with live harpsichord music, with Frank Agsteribbe, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Tom Dietvorst among others. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/news/hpschd-introduction. ARTICULATE - HPSCHD: 5 Hours of John Cage
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2019 Great Gate to the sky for Antwerp Art Weekend.
Live collaborative drawing on the Academy facade, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen and Beam-Inc. https://vimeo.com/461283440
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2019 INTERACTIV & THE IMMERSIVE CUBE at Royal Academy Antwerp.
collaborative project by Maxlab with among others, Janna Beck, Olga Wroniewicz, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, D Structure, DJ THONG.
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2019 META REALITY for Bienale Havana, Cuba
Live collaborative drawing at ISA (Instituto Superior de Artes), Havana, Cuba, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Inge Cornil, Esequiel Villa, and Milton Raggi. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/bienale-havana-2019-meta-reality
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2013 Happy Birthday Dear Academy Mapping projection for the 350th anniversary of the Royal Academy Antwerp, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Michael Segers, Annelies Vaes, Steve Pille and Beam-Inc. https://vimeo.com/65125706
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2023 ARIA for Articulate 2023.
Collaborative live drawing performance at Lange Zaal, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Frank Agsteribbe, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Tom Dietvorst, Martino Morandi, Annelise Cerchedean and students from the Academy and the Conservatoire Antwerp.
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2024 FRAMED BOOK Track Report/ Framed book, silkscreen print cover, design publication in collaboration with Annelise Cerchedean. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/publication/framed-janna-beck-annelise-cerchedean?fbclid=...
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2023 ARIA for Articulate 2023.
Collaborative live drawing performance at Lange Zaal, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Frank Agsteribbe, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Tom Dietvorst, Martino Morandi, Annelise Cerchedean and students from the Academy and the Conservatoire Antwerp.
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2024 DOME drawing at planetarium A Coruna, Spain/ Live drawing performance as part of the UTM project (Creative Europe), in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Annelise Cerchedean, Bhavna Pather, Philip Meersman and students from Graphic Design.
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2024 THE GRID for Articulate 2024. Collaborative installation, projection mapping. https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/grid
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2013 Happy Birthday Dear Academy Mapping projection for the 350th anniversary of the Royal Academy Antwerp, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Michael Segers, Annelies Vaes, Steve Pille and Beam-Inc. https://vimeo.com/65125706
Ethics
Embedded in the design.
Not rules, but care.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2021 Drop That Line collaborative live drawing performance at Skatebowl, Spoor Noord, with, among others, Wouter Steel, Lab101, Beam Inc, and Frederik Feyfer. Sponsored by culturele activiteitenpremie. https://vimeo.com/529237469
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2021 FRIETJE WABISABI an experimental TV show, at A'pex Gallery, Antwerp, with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Tom Dietvorst and Philip Meersman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dvb9Kc3CuE
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2022 Garden of ZZZ elements Design and organization of the final exhibition by Janna Beck and Ine Vanouveren at the Academy (Wintertuin) for the apotheose of creative Europe Project Z-elements.
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2020 Framed Extreme Pop-up Event, BAclass by Janna Beck and Wouter Steel, Wintertuin Royal Academy Antwerp.
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2022 FRAMED BIENAL HABANA Experimental performance for the Havana Biennale, Cuba (Plaza Vieja), in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Esequiel Villa, Milton Raggi, and Vitrina de Wallonie. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/framed-bienale-havana-2022
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2020 concept sketch by Janna Beck for lockdown lobby and virtual infoday schools of Arts. Concepts and design Janna Beck, Ine Vanouveren, Max Schweder and others. Live virtual performance by Philip Meersman from within the two-headed pink horse.
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2019 Rooftop workshops on digital drawing in collaboration with ISA Havanna, Cuba
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2021 INCLUSIV/EXCLUSIV at De Singel, Event with live collaborative drawing, music and the immersive cube, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Ine Vanouveren, Tom Dietvorst, Beam-Inc and students from Royal Academy and Royal Conservatoire. https://vimeo.com/512519664
https://www.jannabeck.com/post/inclusiv-exclusiv
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2024 THE GRID for Articulate 2024/ Collaborative installation, projection mapping. https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/grid
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2021 VISI.ON.AIR videowall Design, set-up and curation video-wall by Janna Beck & Tom Dietvorst. https://ap-arts.be/en/research/visionair-vision-analysis-and-substantive-orientation-maxlab-translated-tv-channel
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2019 Framed drawing for toddlers in collab with J.E.F. festival, workshop by Wes Nijsen.
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2025 Drawing Across Borders Collaborative international drawing project linking Antwerp, Kentucky, Krakow, and Durban. Live collective drawing sessions via the FRAMED platform. Part of the ongoing exploration into digital collaboration, transmission, and shared studio practices.
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2019 Nacht van Permeke Live drawing performance in collaboration with Paulien Verheyen, Beam-Inc and others for Permeke Library
Emergent Result
An outcome
that takes shape
through process.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2024 THE GRID for Articulate 2024. Collaborative installation, projection mapping. Contribution by Peter Lemmens. https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/grid
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2020 Drawing Marathon at Royal Academy Antwerp.
collaborative projection mapping in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen and Beam-Inc.
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2024 AFRIKA BURN Tankwa Karoo, South Afrika/ Performances as part of the VLIR-SI Drawing Resilient Futures project, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Tom Dietvorst, Annelise Cerchedean, and Gina Poortman. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/news/afrika-burn
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2016 Capital M for Royal Academie Antwerp and Sint Lucas Antwerp.
Collaborative mapping projection for the Master Expo, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Kris Meeusen, Annelies Vaes, Michael Segers and Beam-Inc.
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2024 Framed Workshop at University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
Accumulated traces
Visible memory of
collective interaction.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2019 META REALITY for Bienale Havana, Cuba
Live collaborative drawing at ISA (Instituto Superior de Artes), Havana, Cuba, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Inge Cornil, Esequiel Villa, and Milton Raggi. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/bienale-havana-2019-meta-reality
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2025 Personal Bubble 'research project by Frankie Anh Le, promotor Janna Beck https://ap-arts.be/en/research/personal-bubble
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2023 Poetry Afrika workshop for Poetry Africa with K-cap township community centre, with Janna Beck, Philip Meersman, Wouter Steel and Modise Sekgothe. VLIR-SI project Drawing Resilient Futures, partner: University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. https://www.ap-arts.be/index.php/project/drawing-resilient-futures
https://ap-arts.be/en/drawing-resilient-futures-study-trip-durban-south-africa
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2023 Artfluence festival remote participation in Artfluence festival Durban with Bhavna Pather and Kris Meeusen.
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2024 THE GRID for Articulate 2024. Collaborative installation, projection mapping. https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/grid
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2021 VISI.ON.AIR videowall Design, set-up and curation video-wall by Janna Beck & Tom Dietvorst. https://ap-arts.be/en/research/visionair-vision-analysis-and-substantive-orientation-maxlab-translated-tv-channel
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2018 Noorderlicht parade participation in Noorderlichtparade (by Kris Van 't Hof).
Collaborative live drawing performance in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen and Beam-Inc. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/growing-gifs-noorderlichtparade
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2021 concept sketch by Janna Beck for Empty Mind
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2013 Happy Birthday Dear Academy Mapping projection for the 350th anniversary of the Royal Academy Antwerp, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Michael Segers, Annelies Vaes, Steve Pille and Beam-Inc. https://vimeo.com/65125706
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2024 FRAMED publication tool for DIDAE.EU, digital didactics in art education. https://github.com/lab101/Framed#
Digital Literacy
Awareness how
systems work.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2022 Garden of Z elements 'The garden of Z-elements' was the apotheosis of the European project 'Z-Elements https://ap-arts.be/en/node/3544
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2024 FRAMED BOOK Track Report/ Framed book, silkscreen print cover, design publication in collaboration with Annelise Cerchedean. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/publication/framed-janna-beck-annelise-cerchedean?fbclid=...
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2024 THE GRID for Articulate 2024. Collaborative installation, projection mapping. Contribution by Boris van den Eynden. https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/grid
Planetary gesture
A small act becoming
globally resonant
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2016 Capital M for Royal Academie Antwerp and Sint Lucas Antwerp.
Collaborative mapping projection for the Master Expo, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Kris Meeusen, Annelies Vaes, Michael Segers and Beam-Inc.
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2022 FRAMED BIENAL HABANA Experimental performance for the Havana Biennale, Cuba (Plaza Vieja), in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Esequiel Villa, Milton Raggi, and Vitrina de Wallonie. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/framed-bienale-havana-2022
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2015 Holosculpture an artistic research for contemporary visualisations, new fields of application and innovative forms of interaction for a product in development, the Holocube HC Tablet, a device to present holographic images. IWT funding in collaboration with Holocube. Janna Beck, Michael Segers, Kris Meeusen, Jan Vanbriel.
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2024 THE GRID for Articulate 2024. Collaborative installation, projection mapping. Contribution by Janna Beck. https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/grid
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2024 METHOD/ART Participatory Lecture performance, Janna Beck, Annelise Cerchedean, Wouter Steel, Philip Meersman. https://ap-arts.be/en/event/methodart-6-unpredictability
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2018 Guerilla Grafitti masterclass apotheose: different live drawing projections on several locations in the city in collaboration with Beam-Inc.
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2024 reverse storylines-meeting in the middle , publication idea for DIDAE.EU, digital didactics in art education. https://didae.eu/ideas/reverse-storylines-meeting-in-the-middle/
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2020 concept sketch by Janna Beck for lockdown lobby and virtual infoday schools of Arts. Concepts and design Janna Beck, Ine Vanouveren, Max Schweder and others. Live virtual performance by Philip Meersman from within the two-headed pink horse.
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2022 Look into my I's 'research project by Yanis Berrewaerts, promotor Janna Beck https://ap-arts.be/en/research/look-my
Uncertainty
A condition for making,
not a risk to manage.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2024 transmitted applaus application by Janna Beck and Kris Meeusen as part of the UTM project (Creative Europe)
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2019 Rooftop workshops on digital drawing Janna Beck & Inge Cornil in collaboration with ISA Havanna, Cuba.
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2024 drawing by instructions , publication idea for DIDAE.EU, digital didactics in art education. https://didae.eu/ideas/drawing-by-instructions/
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2024 transmitted applaus application by Janna Beck and Kris Meeusen as part of the UTM project (Creative Europe)
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2019 La semana Belga at the Belgian embassy Havana, Cuba.
Live collaborative drawing for the opening of La Semana Belga, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Milton Raggi, Esequiel Villa, and Mr. MYL & Co. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/a-tropical-night
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2019 Growing gifs Trinidad at Galleria El Payaso, Trinidad, Cuba.
live collaborative drawing at El Payaso, Trinidad, Cuba, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Inge Cornil and Esequiel Villa. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/trinidad-cuba-galeria-el-payaso
Friction
Not a problem,
but a signal.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2019 PUKKELPOP
Live drawing performance at Pukkelpop, in collaboration with Rapid Media, Beam-Inc, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Musketon, Robin Adriaansens, and Frederick Feyfer. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/pukkelpop-2019
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2019 META REALITY for Bienale Havana, Cuba
Live collaborative drawing at ISA (Instituto Superior de Artes), Havana, Cuba, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Inge Cornil, Esequiel Villa, and Milton Raggi. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/bienale-havana-2019-meta-reality
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2021 INCLUSIV/EXCLUSIV at De Singel, Event with live collaborative drawing, music and the immersive cube, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Ine Vanouveren and Beam-inc. https://vimeo.com/512519664
https://www.jannabeck.com/post/inclusiv-exclusiv
Collective responsibility
irreversible and
visible actions.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2021 IMMERSIVE CUBE/ DOORS OF PERCEPTION immersive motion graphics by students Graphic Design Royal Academy tutored by Michael Segers & Janna Beck, students from the projection mapping BA course at PJAIT (Warsaw, Poland) tutored by Olga Wroniewicz. https://www.jannabeck.com/?pgid=jmz5rl9i-4c86a2c1-6532-4f8e-aca0-db31f2e7e2ed
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2016 Capital M for Royal Academie Antwerp and Sint Lucas Antwerp.
Collaborative mapping projection for the Master Expo, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Kris Meeusen, Annelies Vaes, Michael Segers and Beam-Inc.
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2024 DOME drawing at planetarium A Coruna, Spain/ Live drawing performance as part of the UTM project (Creative Europe), in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Annelise Cerchedean, Bhavna Pather, Philip Meersman and students from Graphic Design.
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2014 Developed prior to the establishment of Maxlab, as part of its formative phase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6OAjrFNxqA
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2023 ARIA for Articulate 2023.
Collaborative live drawing performance at Lange Zaal, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Frank Agsteribbe, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Tom Dietvorst, Martino Morandi, Annelise Cerchedean and students from the Academy and the Conservatoire Antwerp.
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2022 concept sketch by Janna Beck for Garden of ZZZ elements/ Creative Europe/ Design and organization of the final exhibition at the Academy (Wintertuin).
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2018 Guerilla Grafitti masterclass apotheose: different live drawing projections on several locations in the city in collaboration with Beam-Inc.
Infrastructure
An invisible stage
shaping movement,
creation, and connection.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2019 Growing gifs Trinidad at Galleria El Payaso, Trinidad, Cuba.
live collaborative drawing at El Payaso, Trinidad, Cuba, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Inge Cornil and Esequiel Villa. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/trinidad-cuba-galeria-el-payaso
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2014 Phi-Phenomenon experiment by Janna Beck
Developed prior to the establishment of Maxlab, as part of its formative phase.
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2020 VISI.ON.AIR TV-show as part of the annual Maxlab project. Also included a masterclass with Raffael Rozendaal and a videowall. Concept and coordination by Janna Beck. https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/visionair-talks-and-thoughts-about-media-art-and-technology
https://ap-arts.be/en/research/visionair-vision-analysis-and-substantive-orientation-maxlab-translated-tv-channel
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2023 Drawing Marathon Royal Academy Antwerp collaborative 3D scanning by Kris Meeusen.
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2019 INTERACTIV & THE IMMERSIVE CUBE at Royal Academy Antwerp.
Set-up tests by Tom Dietvorst and Janna Beck. Collaborative project by Maxlab with among others, Janna Beck, Olga Wroniewicz, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, D Structure, DJ THONG.
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2022 LUCERNA rooftop for Stad Antwerpen.
Rooftop projection Lucerna for DAKKAN, in collaboration with, among others, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Jinny Song, Frederick Feyfer, Tom Dietvorst and Beam-Inc. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/framed-lucerna-merksem
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2025 Drawing Across Borders Collaborative international drawing project linking Antwerp, Kentucky, Krakow, and Durban. Live collective drawing sessions via the FRAMED platform. Part of the ongoing exploration into digital collaboration, transmission, and shared studio practices.
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2021 FRIETJE WABISABI an experimental TV show, at A'pex Gallery, Antwerp, with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Tom Dietvorst and Philip Meersman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Dvb9Kc3CuE
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2023 Artfluence festival Remote workshop by Bhavna Pater with students from UKZN for participation in Artfluence festival Durban. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/artfluence-human-rights-festival
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2018 projector festival by KopVZW
Participation in projector festival in collaboration with Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, and others.
Relational durability
Relationships that
remain active.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2015 Holosculpture an artistic research for contemporary visualisations, new fields of application and innovative forms of interaction for a product in development, the Holocube HC Tablet, a device to present holographic images. IWT funding in collaboration with Holocube. Janna Beck, Michael Segers, Kris Meeusen, Jan Vanbriel.
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2024 FRAMED software interface.
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2020 Drawing Marathon at Royal Academy Antwerp.
collaborative projection mapping in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen and Beam-Inc.
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2025 Drawing Across Borders Collaborative international drawing project linking Antwerp, Kentucky, Krakow, and Durban. Live collective drawing sessions via the FRAMED platform. Part of the ongoing exploration into digital collaboration, transmission, and shared studio practices.
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2024 AFRIKA BURN Tankwa Karoo, South Afrika/ Performances as part of the VLIR-SI Drawing Resilient Futures project, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Tom Dietvorst, Annelise Cerchedean, and Gina Poortman. https://www.ap-arts.be/en/news/afrika-burn
Situational Flexibility
Responding to conditions
as they appear,
not as planned.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2021 lockdown lobby and virtual infoday schools of Arts An immersive exploration in Mozilla Hubs by Janna Beck, Ine Vanouveren, Max Schweder and others. Live virtual performance by Philip Meersman from within the two-headed pink horse.
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2018 connected drawing at Royal Academy Antwerp.
Live drawing performance in collaboration with Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Beam-Inc and others.
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2017 Growing Gifs performance by Maxlab in collaboration with Royal Conservatoire Antwerp during research days in collaboration with Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen (Lab101)
https://vimeo.com/207618159
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAiJptVq_mk
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2020 VISI.ON.AIR TV-show as part of the annual Maxlab project. Also included a masterclass with Raffael Rozendaal and a videowall. Concept and coordination by Janna Beck. https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/visionair-talks-and-thoughts-about-media-art-and-technology
https://ap-arts.be/en/research/visionair-vision-analysis-and-substantive-orientation-maxlab-translated-tv-channel
Transmission
Transformative exchange,
between people,
places and time-zones.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2017 Growing Gifs performance by Maxlab in collaboration with Royal Conservatoire Antwerp during research days in collaboration with Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen (Lab101)
https://vimeo.com/207618159
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAiJptVq_mk
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2023 Artfluence festival Remote workshop by Bhavna Pater with students from UKZN for participation in Artfluence festival Durban. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/artfluence-human-rights-festival
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2014 Developed prior to the establishment of Maxlab, as part of its formative phase.
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2021 Drop That Line collaborative live drawing performance at Skatebowl, Spoor Noord, with, among others, Wouter Steel, Lab101, Beam Inc, and Frederik Feyfer. Sponsored by culturele activiteitenpremie. https://vimeo.com/529237469
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2021 lockdown lobby and virtual infoday schools of Arts An immersive exploration in Mozilla Hubs by Janna Beck, Ine Vanouveren, Max Schweder and others. Live virtual performance by Philip Meersman from within the two-headed pink horse.
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2023 Urban Travel Machines Visual and Vocal Creativity Intertwine at the Royal Academy: Urban Travel Machines' 3rd Creation Course https://ap-arts.be/en/news/visual-and-vocal-creativity-intertwine-royal-academy-urban-travel-machines-3rd-creation-course
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2022 &Co research project on co-creation by Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Martino Morandi and Annelise Cerchedean. https://ap-arts.be/en/research/co
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2014 projection mapping animation on 3D printed scale model by Michael Segers Developed prior to the establishment of Maxlab, as part of its formative phase.
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2024 DIVE for Nv Congé, Antwerpen.
Live drawing for the opening of Dive Antwerp, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Kris Meeusen, Annelise Cerchedean and students Royal Academy Antwerp
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2023 Poetry Afrika workshop for Poetry Africa with K-cap township community centre, with Janna Beck, Philip Meersman, Wouter Steel and Modise Sekgothe. VLIR-SI project Drawing Resilient Futures, partner: University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. https://www.ap-arts.be/index.php/project/drawing-resilient-futures
https://ap-arts.be/en/drawing-resilient-futures-study-trip-durban-south-africa
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2019 INTERACTIV at Plein Publiek Antwerpen.
with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Dago Sondervan, and students from Royal Academy Antwerp. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/interactiv
Collaborative
Shared authorship,
without hierarchy.
A working vocabulary emerging from Maxlab practice.
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2023 Poetry Afrika workshop for Poetry Africa with K-cap township community centre, with Janna Beck, Philip Meersman, Wouter Steel and Modise Sekgothe. VLIR-SI project Drawing Resilient Futures, partner: University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. https://www.ap-arts.be/index.php/project/drawing-resilient-futures
https://ap-arts.be/en/drawing-resilient-futures-study-trip-durban-south-africa
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2019 PUKKELPOP
Live drawing performance at Pukkelpop, in collaboration with Rapid Media, Beam-Inc, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Musketon, Robin Adriaansens, and Frederick Feyfer. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/pukkelpop-2019
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2022 LUCERNA rooftop for Stad Antwerpen.
Rooftop projection Lucerna for DAKKAN, in collaboration with, among others, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, Jinny Song, Frederick Feyfer and Beam-Inc. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/framed-lucerna-merksem
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2019 Great Gate to the sky for Antwerp Art Weekend.
Live collaborative drawing on the Academy facade, in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen and Beam-Inc. https://vimeo.com/461283440
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2022 FRAMED BIENAL HABANA Experimental performance for the Havana Biennale, Cuba (Plaza Vieja), in collaboration with, among others, Janna Beck, Esequiel Villa, Milton Raggi, and Vitrina de Wallonie. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/framed-bienale-havana-2022
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2018 Night of the unexpected for KLARA festival.
Live drawing performance HPSCHD in collaboration with Frank Agsteribbe, Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen, and others for Festival van Vlaanderen Internationaal Brussel-Europa vzw https://www.jannabeck.com/post/klara-festival
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2018 VoyageVoyage projectweek for the Graphic Design Department in collaboration with Show&Tell research project, Janna Beck, Olga Wroniewicz (PHD Dome Projection at the Polish Japanese Institute for Design and Technology in Warsaw), VR Belgium and the Graphic Design Department. https://www.jannabeck.com/post/voyage-voyage
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2017 Growing Gifs performance by Maxlab in collaboration with Royal Conservatoire Antwerp during research days in collaboration with Janna Beck, Wouter Steel, Kris Meeusen (Lab101)
https://vimeo.com/207618159
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAiJptVq_mk
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2024 DIMYMYDI The fourth student workshop, Mythology: Nature, of an EU-funded 5-country Erasmus+ Cooperation partnership project DIMYMYDI Digital Mythologies - Mythological Digitalities was arranged at the Aalto Arts. Gina Poortman and Annelise Cerchedean. https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/hello-forest-hello-spirits-the-fourth-instalment-of-the-digital-mythologies-mythological
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2023 Urban Travel Machines Visual and Vocal Creativity Intertwine at the Royal Academy: Urban Travel Machines' 3rd Creation Course https://ap-arts.be/en/news/visual-and-vocal-creativity-intertwine-royal-academy-urban-travel-machines-3rd-creation-course
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2020 Framed Extreme Pop-up Event, BAclass by Janna Beck and Wouter Steel, Wintertuin Royal Academy Antwerp.
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2025 Drawing Across Borders Collaborative international drawing project linking Antwerp, Kentucky, Krakow, and Durban. Live collective drawing sessions via the FRAMED platform. Part of the ongoing exploration into digital collaboration, transmission, and shared studio practices.
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2024 Framed Workshop at University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA
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2024 FRAMED BOOK Track Report/ Framed book, silkscreen print cover, design publication in collaboration with Annelise Cerchedean. Distributed by printed Matter New York City, USA https://www.printedmatter.org/catalog/67658
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2020 FRAMED research project by Janna Beck, Wouter Steel and Kris Meeusen. https://ap-arts.be/index.php/en/research/framed-live-animation-drawing
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