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THOMAS LAUREYSSENS - SHORT CV


GROUP EXHIBITION
2010: BAT10, curated by Flor Bex - with '#Plant', Schilde, Belgium
2010: Canvas Collectie/Collection RTBF, Bozar, Belgium
2009: "Urban Emotion", Thurn & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium
2009-2010: "360" (traveling exhibition) (by RASA), Belgium.
2008: "Movements in urban space", Nederlandstalige Bibliotheek van Elsene, Belgium. With David Helich.
2007: "Site", Mitchell & Kenyon Cinema, Lancashire, UK (Pedestrian Levitation Research)
2007: "Urban play", Trampoline, Notthingham, UK. (Pedestrian Levitation Research)
2006: Video circuit "PowerPlays/Sites of Elasticity", Lommel, Belgium. (Pedestrian Levitation Research)
2005: "Mind in Matter", OpenSource gallery, Champaign, Illinois (Pedestrian Levitation Research)
2005: Belgian Focus, Argos Festival, Brussels (Pedestrian Levitation Research)
2005: Rhizome.org Commission ("Lakshmi" art game / interactive story)

RESEARCH
2007-2010: "Naar een artistieke interface voor het mediakunstenveld" (To an artistic interface for the media-arts field), OPK / IvOK project.
In collaboration with Liesbeth Huybrechts, EDM, Z33, BAM, e.a.

TEACHING
2006-08: Guest lecturer "Gamedesign" and "Public Space" at Media & Design Academie (KHLim) Genk

CONFERENCE SPEAKER
2008: ISEA Singapore
2006: Smeulende kwesties conferentie / Artefact festival, Leuven

STUDY
2006: Sagasnet Master Class for Independent Producers of Interactive Entertainment
1997-2001: Meester in de Beeldende Kunsten: Grafische en reclamevormgeving - eindproject interactieve media (Master of Arts)
Hogeschool Sint-Lukas Brussels, Belgium.
Graduation Project: “Lakshmi, an interactive story space”
Graduation Thesis: “Tales of tomorrow, thoughts on interactive storytelling”.
1994-1997: Economic Engineer VUB, Brussels

MOTION & GRAPHIC DESIGN
Independent (Toyfoo) (1999 - 2008): Web, Illustration, Animation
Visual Kitchen (1999-2004) VJ, Web, Animator
ADD!CT Creative LAB (2002): Freelance Print Design.