Karel Op ‘t Eynde (°2000, BE) is a curator, writer and art worker based in Brussels (BE). His work mainly focuses on practices of gathering, situated knowledges and artistic development. Often working collaboratively, his projects intersect curating, writing and publishing.
He currently holds the position of curator at Jester, Genk (BE) and has initiated several curatorial projects with a focus on collaborative and cross-disciplinary methods. He obtained a master’s degree in Design (2023) from LUCA School of Arts (BE), followed by a postgraduate degree in Curatorial Studies (2024) at KASK & Conservatorium (BE).
His curatorial work includes projects for Kunsthal Mechelen (BE); Kunsthal Gent (BE); Vleeshal, Middelburg (NL); celador, Brussels (BE); The Green Corridor, Brussels (BE); and Het Paviljoen, Ghent (BE). He has collaborated with institutions and organisations such as De Singel, Antwerp (BE); RendezVous Brussels Art Week (BE); Z33, Hasselt (BE); Komplot, Brussels (BE) and C-mine, Genk (BE). He has also guest lectured for Curatorial Studies at KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent (BE) and at LUCA School of Arts in Genk (BE). In addition, he takes part in advisory and assessment commissions, specifically for the Flemish Community. Alongside his role as curator and writer, he is co-founder of the Brussels-based curatorial collective CASTOR.
- Grains of Sand Like Mountains
- Co-curator
- at Kunsthal, Gent
Artists: Noor Abed, Disarming Design, Alice Diop, Nina Jayasuriya, Seppe-Hazel Laeremans, Seulgi Lee, Renée Lorie, Micheline Nahra, Ben de Raes, Hussein Shikha, Stef Van Looveren
Special thanks to Laura Herman, Valentijn Goethals, Isabel Van Bos, Sonia D’Alto, Marijke Van Eeckhaut, Galerie Jousse Entreprise, argos centre for audiovisual arts, Totem Films, Kunsthal Gent Team, Design Museum Gent, S.M.A.K., Ghent University, KASK & Conservatorium.
- Views by Michiel De Cleene