Bruges Triennial aspires – in addition to being an international architecture and art event in the public space – to be an experimentation platform, where the temporary nature of the installations gives the opportunity to push boundaries, invent concepts and launch new ideas for the public space in the city.
We’re keeping the names of the artists and architects under wraps for now. But in the meantime, we’d like to invite you to browse through our previous editions. Discover the temporary installations by Joanna Malinowska & C.T. Jasper (2021), NLÉ - Kunlé Adeyemi (2018) and Vibeke Jensen (2015).
Who is afraid of Natasha?
With Who is afraid of Natasha? during edition 2021 Joanna Malinowska and C.T. Jasper played on the idea of the collective consciousness. Natasha is the nickname of a statue that was on display for years on a square in Gdynia, but which following the Soviet era in Poland was moved to an inconspicuous spot in the city. The monument was seen as the personification of a regime that repressed the population and continues to evoke memories.
MFS III – Minne Floating School
MFS III or Minne Floating School by architect Kunlé Adeyemi, on display during Bruges Triennial 2018, comprised a versatile, flexible structure housing a classroom, an exhibition space and a meeting place on the water; an architectural project, ready for a fluid future.
1:1 connect: Diamondscope
The Diamondscope, an octagonal construction in mirror glass, had room for just a single visitor and a single Bruges resident. They met one another as strangers in an intimate space. They could observe people outside, but were not visible to the unsuspecting passer-by. 1:1 connect during edition 2015 by the Norwegian artist Vibeke Jensen was a fascinating work about the power of the gaze and about the shared use of the public space.