Komplot

Two weeks ago, Open Miike #2, initiated by the , brought together a room full of conversations, questions, ideas, and unexpected encounters. Thank you to everyone who shared, listened, and joined us!

The BARN core team launched the Open Miike series in response to a lack of opportunities and physical infrastructure for Brussels’ artist-run scene to come together, take up space, and communicate about ongoing projects, challenges, news, and ideas.
The aim is simple: to give the floor to artist-run initiatives and cultural workers. Participants are invited to introduce themselves, present a project, share an idea in progress, ask for feedback, or raise questions with the community. For each edition, several contributors may also be invited in advance, especially when connected to a particular occasion or theme.

This second Brussels Artist-Run Open Miike took place as part of .brussels, a do-it-ourselves, artist-run festival celebrating Brussels’ independent art scene. From 15 May to 14 June 2026, eleven artist-run initiatives came together over four weeks and five weekends to coordinate, connect, and cross-pollinate their programmes.

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Komplot is delighted to welcome Petticoat Government for the Chapter Vinyl

Selected for the Belgian Pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, the collective composed of Denicolai & Provoost, Antoinette Jattiot, Nord architectes, et Spec uloos, together with a wide network of artists and collaborators, developed Petticoat Government, a multi-chapter scenario populated by giants drawn from European folk traditions. Presented as a looped screening alongside a 12-metre inflatable Kutch, the half-hour musical film retraces this joyful collective adventure.

Gazpacho will be served throughout the evening!

The vinyle record will also be available for purchase during the opening hours.

𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙑𝙞𝙣𝙮𝙡
Petticoat Government
Part of .brussels

In dialogue with Thibaud Leplat and Camille Van Meenen

Quantizing Folklore
A remix by Senjan Jansen of La Claque, composed by Moha Ezatvar, performed by Salamba and recorded at Ateliers Claus in Brussels in February 2024. Quantizing Folklore was broadcast in the Belgian Pavilion as part of the Petticoat Government scenario during the 60th Venice Biennale (20 April – 24 November 2024).

7 traversèrent
A sound piece by Laszlo Umbreit, composed from recordings made during Petticoat Government’s journey to Venice in March 2024: the bus ride through the Alps, a festive picnic on the frozen Lake Resia, the dance of the giants inside the rotary printing press of La Gazzetta dello Sport in Padua, and the crossing of the lagoon towards the Giardini.

𝙍𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝟭𝟭.𝟬𝟲
18:00-22:00

𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝟭𝟮-𝟭𝟯.𝟬𝟲
14:00-18:00

📍Komplot, Place du Conseil 4 Raadsplein, 1070 Anderlecht
Thur. - Sat. | 14:00 - 18:00 or by appointment
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This time last year, 𝘈𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 took place at , responding to a deanery meeting room on campus filled with portraits and busts depicting central figures in the institution’s history—with one exception, all men.
The project invited Sanie Irsay, Nikolay Karabinovych, Celine Aernoudt and Lázara Rosell Albear to develop site-specific artistic interventions in this room and other spaces across campus, as an opportunity to collectively question institutional, historical, infrastructural and spatial hierarchies.

𝘈𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 was documented throughout, forming a short film of the same title. Situated somewhere in between a vlog and a documentary, the film captures the behind-the-scenes of installing each intervention at KASK & Conservatorium throughout May 2025. It highlights the project as a collaborative, collective process shaped by encounters and conversations, reflecting on the notion of an ‘intervention’ as not only a singular act or final presentation, but a continuous gesture of negotiation, adaptation, and engagement.

𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟯–𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲, the film will be shown at Komplot in a continuous loop and extended spatially with echoes of each artistic intervention reactivated in Komplot. During the vernissage, after the first screening of the film, there will be a collective reading of texts integral to the research project. We hope to see you there!

𝙊𝙣 ‘𝘼𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙’
Film screening and retrospective exhibition
Part of .brussels
With Sanie Irsay, Nikolay Karabinovych, Celine Aernoudt and Lázara Rosell Albear
Curated by Bethan Burnside, Miranda Pastor and Flora Bonneure Vanclooster
‘𝘈𝘯 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘐𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥’ at KASK & Conservatorium was additionally curated by Maartje Claes, Hanna Julia Erdosi and Tuta Say

𝗞𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘁
Place du Conseil 4
1070 Anderlecht

𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝟬𝟯.𝟬𝟲
18:00-22:00
With an introduction by the curators, screening of the film and a collective reading

𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝟬𝟰-𝟬𝟱.𝟬𝟲
14:00-18:00

This was 𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝!

From March 20th till April 26th, Komplot was very pleased to present the duo exhibition by Natalija Gucheva and Julia Tröscher. A week after its closing, it feels like a lovely moment to look back and thank everyone who made it possible, as well as all those who visited and engaged with the project.

A heartfelt thank you to the artists, Natalija and Julia, for embracing the project and developing such thoughtful and intuitive works, both individually and collaboratively.

Warm thanks to assistant curator Charlotte Frenay and head of production PC Malet, without whom the project would not have been possible.

Special thanks to Emma Burel for creating the remarkable graphic elements accompanying the exhibition, including the 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 publication.

And sincere thanks to all collaborators and supporters of this exhibition:
Aidan Abnet, Rachel Alvarez, Adam Baillon, Theo Bonne, Charlotte Daniëlse, Erifili Doukeli, Lorella Granvillano, Thibaud Leplat, Paul Murgat, Ines Amaia Naaraat, Johan Poezevara, Anton Ripon, Pauline Salinas Segura, Benjamin Schoones, Ivy Slater, Jan Staiger, Samuele Sartori, Regine Tröscher, Pieter Vandenhoudt, Sofie Anny Nicea Velghe, Oriana Mangala Ikomo Wanga
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𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝
Natalija Gucheva and Julia Tröscher

Curated by Camille Van Meenen
Assistant Curator Charlotte Frenay

Scenography and production by PC Malet
Co-produced with Gilbard

Graphic Design by Emma Burel

Part of the OFF Programme

𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
20.03-26.04.2026

📍Komplot, Place du Conseil 4 Raadsplein, 1070 Anderlecht
Thur. - Sat. | 14:00 - 18:00 or by appointment

This exhibition is generously supported by FWB, VGC, Commune d’Anderlecht and Gilbard.

Exhibition views by

Last day to visit 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩! Open 14:00-18:00

𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 has been a project that spanned over a year and a half, beginning when the artists were first invited to take part in this endeavour. The project has grown through collaboration, conversation, and, above all, sensitivity and intuition.

“Natalija: There’s something really rewarding about seeing your passions recognised and echoed in someone you connect with. Altogether, it gives you more faith in the process, that this won’t only be understood, but also felt, even in something as subjective as dreams and memory. And then to find a meeting point in your interests is a beautiful thing.

[...]

Julia: I think for me it was really cool to hear you pitch your direction and the shift you envisioned. What you were describing was something I had been thinking about too, an interest I was moving toward but hadn’t yet incorporated. I had been putting it on the back burner a little bit.
It felt like confirmation that we were right to trust our gut. That makes me really happy, because the whole point of this exhibition is about feeling and being intuitive. So it comes together nicely.”

𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝
Natalija Gucheva and Julia Tröscher

Curated by Camille Van Meenen
Assistant Curator Charlotte Frenay

Scenography and production by PC Malet
Co-produced with Gilbard

Graphic Design by Emma Burel

Part of the OFF Programme

𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
20.03-26.04.2026

📍Komplot, Place du Conseil 4 Raadsplein, 1070 Anderlecht
Thur. - Sat. | 14:00 - 18:00 or by appointment

This exhibition is generously supported by FWB, VGC, Commune d’Anderlecht and Gilbard.

Image:
gucheva .o.scher .e.s

Today and tomorrow are the last days to visit 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩! Open from 14:00-18:00

“When coming up with the title, I remember that the notion of a surface was something I had in mind. With rippling through, what’s nice is that it automatically implies a surface, and that something is crossing it.”
- Camille Van Meenen, conversation held for 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, featured in the publication accompanying the exhibition

𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝
Natalija Gucheva and Julia Tröscher

Curated by Camille Van Meenen
Assistant Curator Charlotte Frenay

Scenography and production by PC Malet
Co-produced with Gilbard

Graphic Design by Emma Burel

Part of the OFF Programme

𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
20.03-26.04.2026

📍Komplot, Place du Conseil 4 Raadsplein, 1070 Anderlecht
Thur. - Sat. | 14:00 - 18:00 or by appointment

This exhibition is generously supported by FWB, VGC, Commune d’Anderlecht and Gilbard.

Image by
gucheva .o.scher .e.s

A focus on the 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 publication, designed by Emma Burel . Emma carefully considered the project and the artists intentions, translating it visually for the graphic elements of the exhibition.

Camille, Charlotte, Julia and Natalija gathered together on Friday, February 6th, at 14h in the afternoon. A month and a half before the opening of their exhibition 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, they took an active moment in time to have a conversation about their process during the project. Flow through their thoughts, reflections and unfolding ideas as the conversation continues across the pages.

They were in the company of Emma and PC Malet, who took care of the production and scenography of the exhibition.

The beautiful publication is available at Komplot. It’s the final weekend to visit 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩—open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 14:00–18:00.

𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝
Natalija Gucheva and Julia Tröscher

Curated by Camille Van Meenen
Assistant Curator Charlotte Frenay

Scenography and production by PC Malet
Co-produced with Gilbard

Graphic Design by Emma Burel

Part of the OFF Programme

𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
20.03-26.04.2026

📍Komplot, Place du Conseil 4 Raadsplein, 1070 Anderlecht
Thur. - Sat. | 14:00 - 18:00 or by appointment

This exhibition is generously supported by FWB, VGC, Commune d’Anderlecht and Gilbard.

Images slide 1:
Scans:
gucheva .o.scher .e.s

Last Sunday, 19 April, we gathered for an afternoon of artist conversations on dreaming images.

Bringing together Natalija Gucheva, Agata Ingarden, Minne Kersten, and Julia Tröscher, the event connected two exhibitions, tracing how each practice gives form to the invisible realms of the mind: its shifting landscapes of fear, desire, and imagination, in resonance with influential writings and auto-theoretical reflections.

The first conversation brought Gucheva and Ingarden into dialogue around character-building, storytelling, and f(r)iction, moderated by assistant curator Charlotte Frenay. After a short break with coffee and cake, Kersten and Tröscher continued with a discussion on the spectral—phantasmagoria, metaphor, and elusive symbols—moderated by curator Koi Persyn.

This event explored shared synergies between the exhibitions 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 curated by Camille Van Meenen at Komplot and 𝘔𝘖𝘛𝘩𝘚 curated by Koi Persyn at the Chapel of Boondael, unfolding within celador’s third space, situated between both venues.

Both 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 and 𝘔𝘖𝘛𝘩𝘚 are part of the Off Programme, and are open this week from Thursday until Sunday. Make sure to go for a visit!
gucheva .o.scher .space

This week, we are open 𝐓𝐡𝐮-𝐅𝐫𝐢-𝐒𝐚𝐭-𝐒𝐮𝐧 from 𝟏𝟒:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟖:𝟎𝟎. We’d love to see you for a visit!

“In terms of the alter ego and inhabiting another self, it has always been important for me to actualise aspects of myself that I can’t fully express in reality through another persona. Not as escapism, but as confrontation, because you’re faced with these parts of yourself more vividly than with thoughts that stay in your mind.

As a performer, this opens a different set of possibilities, especially when working with emotionality. The skin you step into becomes a tool for navigating what you’re trying to uncover within yourself. It’s beautiful, but also frightening, because you begin to reveal layers that are difficult to process. I see it as a ritual within my practice, often leading to discoveries that move into other projects.”
- Natalija Gucheva, conversation held for 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, featured in the publication accompanying the exhibition

𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝
Natalija Gucheva and Julia Tröscher

Curated by Camille Van Meenen
Assistant Curator Charlotte Frenay

Scenography and production by PC Malet
Co-produced with Gilbard

Part of the OFF Programme

𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
20.03-26.04.2026

📍Komplot, Place du Conseil 4 Raadsplein, 1070 Anderlecht
Thur. - Sat. | 14:00 - 18:00 or by appointment

This exhibition is generously supported by FWB, VGC, Commune d’Anderlecht and Gilbard.
gucheva .o.scher .e.s

Last week to visit 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩! Were open Thu-Fri-Sat, 14:00-18:00, and especially on Sunday this week on the occasion of . We’d love to see you!

“[...] I think the beauty of the symbolism in dreams is that you project yourself onto beings other than yourself. In one of the references I gave you, Susan Rowland writes about symbolism and nature and psychology and how the symbols in our dreams are essentially our minds processing things through the means of embodying ourselves through nature. Our unconscious talks to us in this way, which I think makes a lot of sense and is a beautiful process we already do naturally. If you think about it, it’s just such an obvious thing because if we have the ability to dream, which is a whole other topic, of course, but in dreams this merging just happens and it’s right there, inside, in front of us, you know? Experiencing our own porousness becomes so much more tangible through dreams. It makes them interesting for me to work with, because this whole idea of ecology, what attracted me to it was this idea of a porous universe where everything flows into each other, and it really happens when we dream and it affects us in our waking life. That is why I really like to engage with my dreams, because you kind of connect these worlds, and then through that, you learn a lot about yourself and through that you learn a lot about the whole world around you as well, how it flows through you.”
- Julia Tröscher, conversation held for 𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩, featured in the publication accompanying the exhibition

𝙧𝙞𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝
Natalija Gucheva and Julia Tröscher

Curated by Camille Van Meenen
Assistant Curator Charlotte Frenay

Scenography and production by PC Malet
Co-produced with Gilbard

Part of the OFF Programme

𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
20.03-26.04.2026

📍Komplot, Place du Conseil 4 Raadsplein, 1070 Anderlecht
Thur. - Sat. | 14:00 - 18:00 or by appointment

This exhibition is generously supported by FWB, VGC, Commune d’Anderlecht and Gilbard.
gucheva .o.scher .e.s

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