Constant

Constant Studio @ Plan Atelier in Beeld Brussel

Donatella — 2026-04-21T09:31:07Z

For the second year, Constant's Studio a.k.a. Figs, Pears & Euphorbias is taking part in the Atelier in beeld open days!

Constant's Studio is also part of a network of Brussels artists spaces supported by the Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, such as Mona, Level 5, koook, paraplufabrique, Max, Decor Atelier, Globe Aroma, Werkplaats Walter.

These open days are a perfect opportunity to visit these venues and meet the artists who bring them to life.

You can find more info about Constant's Studio here.

Poster designed by Open Source Publishing (Gijs De Heij & Ludivine Loiseau). Illustrations by Sarah Illouz.

View online : https://planatelier.vgc.be/

Artistic Commission #2: Invasive Species Study Group

Donatella — 2026-03-30T13:21:54Z

For the second artistic commission in 2025 Constant invited The Invasive Species Study Group, a relatively new international collective comprising Monika Gabriela Dorniak, Hwa Young Jung and Yi Zhang, who met during the worksession Otherworldly Communications organised in June by Constant. The commission began at the end of 2025 and will conclude with a public presentation in mid-2026. For the commission, this collective gathers and activates various practices that range from community work to performance, writing and game design, in collaboration with the Brussels art space Au Jus.

Zine/publication launch: Otherworldly Communications

Donatella — 2026-02-27T11:26:21Z

Constant is very happy to invite you to the launch of its third publication under the SPLINT research trajectory: Otherworldly Communications!

In 2025 Constant's research focused on how different forms of life co/exist and circulate in the midst of damage and toxicity and how we could critically engage with different conceptions of the 'other' (as in: other than human, otherworldly and otherings). This publication tells a subjective and multi-voiced story about discoveries and encounters that happened during the unfolding of our activities.

It was compiled during a three day sprint by Constant's team, guided by graphic designer Sarah Magnan*, and printed at chez rosi* in Brussels using the software Octomode by Creative Crowds.

It will soon be available in print format as well as in web format/pdf on Constant Calibre library.

During the event, we'll have live contributions by some of the artists that accompanied us in this trajectory, such as Joke Caimo, Blise Orr, Varia*.

You are very welcome to join us for this festive launch. Snacks and drinks will be provided in this early evening hour.

*Bios

Joke Caimo is an undisciplined artivist, media artist, and inventor of objects and instruments.
(https://jocaimo.blogspot.com/)

Blise Orr's practice critically breaks through the boundaries of architecture as a discipline and reconsiders how spatial design influences ideologies of ecology in relation to our post-natural environment.
(https://bliseorr.com/)

Varia is a collective based in Rotterdam that experiments with creating and maintaining physical and digital infrastructures needed for collective, cultural work.
(https://varia.zone)

Sarah Magnan is graphic designer who's interested by collaborative work and hybrid publishing. Since 2012 she is part of the collective Open Source Publishing and co-founded the feminist group Just For The Record and the cooperative, independent magazine Médor.
(http://osp.kitchen/ https://medor.coop/)

Chez rosi is a Brussels-based risographic workspace initiated by the organisation Plus tôt te Laat.
(https://chezrosi.wordpress.com)

In collaboration with iMAL.

ACCESSIBILITY INFO
You can find them here: https://www.imal.org/en/visit
Persons with reduced mobility: the ground floor is accessible but the building does not provide direct access to all floors. Please do not hesitate to contact iMAL for any specific request: info@imal.org

Image: Dari Gatti

Constant Zine 2025 in progress

Donatella — 2026-02-04T13:31:19Z

During its 2023-2027 artistic programme, Constant publishes an annual Zine showing a subjective overview of what happened during the year. The focus of 2025 was on Otherworldly communications, a research around interspecies cohabitation and communication. In this small, subjective publication we try to recount our experiences, reflections, discoveries and perplexities.

The publication will be made collectively using octomode, a system that allows to have a publication balancing collective workflows and experimental additions; the writing of the publication is done on several computers connected to the same etherpad, and then styled through templates and stylesheets, and outputs such as html texts, images, audio recordings, drawings and much more. The making and finalising of the zine will be facilitated by graphic designer Sarah Magnan and it will be printed by at Chez Rosi in Brussels as well as be available as pdf on Constant Calibre online repository.

Keep an eye on our website for the announcement of the festive launch, which will take place in the first half of 2026!

Unbordering

Donatella — 2026-01-26T14:19:59Z

During 2026 Constant's research focuses on the question of technologies of repression and control used at borders.

Unbordering is a call to critically and radically rethink the technological apparatus of visual control erected near and far from European borders. It is a dive into repressive and authoritarian technologies as an internalisation of the violent politics of Fortress Europe. Unbordering examines border technologies in order to unravel the ways in which the border becomes a means of making violent cuts, literally and figuratively, across bodies, lives, livelihoods, cultures, nations and ecosystems.

PARSE #21: Ecologies of dissemination

Donatella — 2025-10-29T15:14:18Z

Constant has the pleasure to announce the launch of the Issue #21 of PARSE Journal: Ecologies of dissemination by Femke Snelting and Eva Weinmayr.

Our colleague Elodie Mugrefya has been part of the advisory board supporting this project.

This issue of PARSE Journal starts from the tangled and mesmerising fabric of collective artistic practice, particularly from the frictions that keep coming up when sharing work that was collectively produced or while reusing works made by others.

The editors hope that readers will find many ways to reuse the conversations, prompts, cases and resources that have been brought together in this issue.

View online : https://parsejournal.com/journal/#e...

Constant_V: Tree Times

Donatella — 2025-09-23T12:38:13Z

Opening: Tuesday 07 - 10 - 2025 18:00 → 21:00
Workshop: Thursday 30 – 10 – 2025 18:00 → 21:00

When does a tree's sap start flowing, when do trees get to work in the morning, when does their trunk grow most? During one year, the artists of the Anaïs Berck collective* measured the movements of three Scots Pines in three nature reserves in Flanders, with the intention of designing tree clocks. They recorded their movements using sensors that measure the expansion and contraction of the trunk, CO2 absorption, air temperature and humidity, and sunlight.

Although the three trees live in similar habitats — the sandy and heathland soil of the Kalmthoutse Heide, Bosland National Park, and De Liereman — their internal clocks show significant differences. Should that be surprising?

The project was inspired by the idea of criptime, a notion of time invoked by people for whom normative time often doesn't meet their needs. A workday from 9 till 5, a route from A to B which should take ten minutes to walk according to the algorithm's prediction; but also life events that would normally occur, such as living autonomously, getting married, having children.

Therefore, Anaïs Berck created a data work displaying all the observations, along with the phases of the moon and the seasons. A web app also displays the detailed data for those interested in delving deeper into the observations. And finally, a tree clerk took the time to communicate with the trees and compiled a diary. It includes unusual days, whether due to tree activity, weather conditions, or the start of a new season. You can request a fragment of the diary via text message.

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Activities around this project

A workshop around this installation will take place on Thursday 30 October in Constant's office.

The installation runs simultaneously in Constant, the Kalmthoutse Heide/De Vroente, Landschap De Liereman, and Pijnven/National Park Bosland. There you can also participate in a moment of encounter, sharing and walks.
You find more information here.

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*Biography and acknowledgments

This project is a work of Anaïs Berck, an artistic collective of humans, trees, and algorithms:

Humans contributing to this project: An Mertens (coordination/tree clerk), Gijs de Heij & Doriane Timmermans (code/graphic design – Open Source Publishing), Anne-Laure Buisson (data scientist), Aelyn Van Diest (bioengineer/communication with the trees).
Trees contributing to this project: Scots Pine Kalmthoutse Heide (51.3873841, 4.4339524), Scots Pine De Liereman (51.331038, 5.038019), Scots Pine Bosland (51.1631441, 5.3102481).
Algorithms contributing to this project: Decentlab sun sensor, Milesight & Sensecap CO2 & temperature sensor; EMS Brno band dendrometers, point dendrometer and weather station from Ghent University (Dr. Ir. Kathy Steppe); django, leaflet, sqlite, D3 JavaScript module, Python programming language, Pca, cluster analysis, skyfield, HTML, CSS.

Many thanks to: forest ranger Eddy Ulenaers, scientist Marjel van den Boer, Dr. Kathy Steppe (Boslab/Bosland National Park), arborist Sven Boets, writer and artist Achilles Cools, Kristof Sprengers, Carola Van Hove, Kris Van der Steen, Paulien Maes, Marian Mertens, Rose Govaerts, Karen Segers (De Liereman team), Peter Noben, Sofie Regniers, Jef De Winter and his team of arborists, Marc Vogels (Kalmthoutse Heide team).

With the support of: Vlaamse Overheid – Kunsten, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles Arts Numériques, Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, De Vroente, Landschap De Liereman, Nationaal Park Bosland.

View online : https://www.anaisberck.be/

Constant @ Food for thoughts — The Cookery 2025, iMAL

Donatella — 2025-09-09T08:02:57Z

In the framework of the 2025 edition of iMAL's festival, The Cookery, our colleague Imane will participate to a round table on the topic of intersectionality in tech.

The aim of this panel is to bring together voices that are thinking about technology from between the 'margins', while navigating digital dependencies, and fostering networks, communities and tech rooted in collective care that oppose extraction, exploitation and extinction.

With: Dasha Ilina, Sunjoo Lee, Anne-Marie Maes, Aymeric Mansoux, natacha petites singularités, Ai Carmela Netîrk, Marie Verdeil, Ava Zevop.

View online : https://www.imal.org/en/events/cook...

Vertical Stories workshop

Donatella — 2025-09-08T09:52:35Z

In the framework of the installation Vertical Stories by Alexandre Mulongo Finkelstein and Livia Cahn in the window of Constant, the artists will animate an informal and speculative get together.

It will be a collective reflection on what the underground holds. We're calling on neighbors with stories, local historians, amateur archaeologist, geologists, and sand enthusiasts to attempt to read the mineral document in the vitrine.

The workshop is free, but the places are limited, so please register in advance by sending an e-mail to peter@constantvzw.org

For the information about the accessibility of Constant's office, please have a look on our accessibility page.

240 million computers discarded: what if we adopted Linux?

Donatella — 2025-08-21T13:58:19Z

14 October will mark the end of support for Windows 10, an operating system that is still used on many computers around the world. As a result, only the most recent computers will be compatible with the new version of Microsoft's OS, effectively rendering many still-functional computers obsolete... - a disposal that would amount to 240 million devices according to some estimates.

While a large part of the ecological impact of digital technology is linked to the production of new devices, Microsoft is forcing us to replace functional devices, going against the grain of calls to keep the ones we have for as long as possible. In this context, Linux presents itself as an alternative capable of extending the life of computers rejected by the Windows publisher, or even giving ageing devices a new lease of life.

But what is Linux? How does this system differ from Windows and MacOS? What are the challenges of a free and open system? And in practical terms, how can it be adopted? During this meeting, we will take a brief look at the history, functioning and challenges of this free system. Because while installing it saves you from having to buy a new computer, Linux also has other advantages: it is a solution that is more respectful of the confidentiality of our data, guaranteeing digital sovereignty and our freedoms in the face of the influence and appetite of American giants.

Are you hesitating to take the plunge and want to see what this alternative looks like in practice? The meeting will be an opportunity to try out Linux on computers made available to you. Are you a new Linux user? Feel free to come along with your questions.

This meeting, organised with members of BxLUG (Brussels Linux User Group), will also be an opportunity to discover the activities of this association, which has long been working to promote the discovery and adoption of Linux by the general public in Brussels.

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Every 2nd Monday of the month, these critical reflection encounters propose to address topics related to the digital (e.g. algorithms, surveillance capitalism, ecological impacts, etc.) and to explore alternative ways of doing things (discovery of free and ethical tools, de-gluing of smartphones, protection of communications, etc.).

These evenings take place in two parts: at 6:30 pm, there is a presentation followed by a discussion or a thematic workshop. Don't hesitate to send your suggestions at: info@ateliers-dk.be
The presentations are held in French.
Please note: this venue is not fully accessible to people with reduced mobility. If this applies to you, please contact Tactic beforehand.

These meetings are organised by Neutrinet and Constant's partner, Tactic.

View online : https://ateliers-dk.be/evenements