Karen Wuytens
Karen Wuytens is an artist and researcher who investigates objects as active carriers of meaning, shaped by context, ritual, and care.
Karen Wuytens is an artist and researcher who investigates in her research project Voices of Things objects as active carriers of meaning, connected to context, rituals, and values of care. In Folded Memory, she collaborates with the City of Leuven and partners to explore the role of art and design in care, using textiles as a medium of comfort and solace.
Meet the other speakers
Bert Willems
Prof. Dr. Bert Willems is Head of Research at MAD-Research (PXL-MAD, UHasselt). He specializes in research policy and discourse in the arts, with a focus on the societal and academic value of artistic research.
Bieke Verlinden
Bieke Verlinden is Alderman for Care and Wellbeing in Leuven. Her engagement is rooted in a broad vision of care: supporting people in all stages of life, including in grief and loss, and for those who are no longer with us.
@ The conference
Karen Wuytens will present - together with Bert Willems and Bieke Verlinden - the 3rd story in the theme 'Older adults & intergenerational practices' on Thursday afternoon.
