Panel Discussion

Elien Ronse Belgium

27 feb. 2026 | 11:45 - 12:30
STUK, Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
Elien Ronse

Elien Ronse is a visual artist working across disciplines including contemporary art, community practice, political activism, and theoretical research. Her work critically examines problematic relational mechanisms in late-capitalist society. Through collaboration, she seeks to challenge and transform normative social structures throughout the entire creative process. She holds an MA in Arts from the Dutch Art Institute, a degree in Social Work, and completed the Advanced Master’s programme at Sint Lucas Antwerp in collaboration with Manoeuvre.

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Erik Thys
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Erik Thys

Erik Thys is a psychiatrist at UPC KU Leuven and the Psycho-Social Centre Ixelles. He holds a PhD on creativity, psychological vulnerability and stigma, chairs the non-profit KAOS, is a visual artist, and teaches at KU Leuven and LUCA School of Arts.

27 Feb 2026 - 11:45
STUK, Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven
Simon Allemeersch
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Simon Allemeersch

Simon Allemeersch is a theatre maker and member of the collective Lucinda Ra, as well as a researcher at Ghent University. His doctoral research explores housing trajectories in social high-rise buildings, drawing on residents’ lived experiences of mental health care.

27 Feb 2026 - 11:45
STUK, Naamsestraat 96, 3000 Leuven

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