09.10.2025, 12:00—14:00

Camille Van Meenen & Thibaud Leplat

Camille Van Meenen & Thibaud Leplat are two cura­tors who sha­pe the pro­gram at KOMPLOT in Brussels, pro­vi­ding spa­ce for young and mid-career artists explo­ring expe­ri­men­tal practices.

ABOUT

Thibaud Leplat and Camille Van Meenen are mem­bers of the cura­to­ri­al col­lec­ti­ve Komplot, whe­re they col­la­bo­ra­te with coo­r­di­na­tor Pauline Salinas Segura to devel­op the exhi­bi­ti­on cycle and public pro­gram­me at the collective’s spa­ce in Anderlecht, Brussels.

Founded in 2002, Komplot is an open plat­form for con­tem­po­ra­ry art based in Brussels. The col­lec­ti­ve pre­sents a diver­se artis­tic pro­gram­me that inclu­des exhi­bi­ti­ons, dis­cus­si­ons, work­shops, and encoun­ters with both emer­ging and esta­blis­hed artists. Komplot offers a spring­board for artis­tic and cura­to­ri­al expe­ri­men­ta­ti­on, with a focus on explo­ring the exhi­bi­ti­on as a tool for tes­ting cura­to­ri­al for­mats, sup­por­ting artis­tic prac­ti­ces, and pro­mo­ting visi­bi­li­ty and ethi­cal exhi­bi­ti­on prac­ti­ces within both artis­tic and eco­no­mic frameworks.

Thibaud Leplat is a Brussels-based cura­tor and wri­ter. His work explo­res the inter­sec­ti­ons bet­ween artis­tic prac­ti­ces and research. Within this per­spec­ti­ve, he is inte­rested in the poro­si­ty bet­ween exhi­bi­ti­ons, public pro­gram­ming, peda­go­gy and writing. 

Currently, he is an asso­ci­a­te cura­tor at Komplot, whe­re he co-orga­ni­zes the artis­tic pro­gram­ming and con­tri­bu­tes to the coo­r­di­na­ti­on of the cul­tu­ral orga­ni­za­ti­on. He has pre­vious­ly wor­ked at La Loge and ISELP (Brussels, BE), the Collectif Jeune Cinéma (Paris, FR), and the resi­d­en­cy pro­gram of Collectif Blast (Angers, FR). He has col­la­bo­ra­ted with 019 (Ghent, BE), Supermarket Stockholm Independent Art Fair (Stockholm, SE), Krone Couronne (Biel/​Bienne, CH), Art Brussels, Poelp (Brussels, BE), Le Festival des Cinémas Différents et Expérimentaux de Paris (FR), and the Belgian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (IT).

After stu­dying fine arts and art his­to­ry in France, Thibaud Leplat con­ti­nued his edu­ca­ti­on at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, whe­re he com­ple­ted a Master’s degree in Exhibition Practices. Following this, he wor­ked as a stu­dio assis­tant at ArBa Esa. In 2022 – 2023, he co-direc­­ted dis­con­ti­nu, an exhi­bi­ti­on pro­gram in Belgium focu­sed on col­la­bo­ra­ti­ons with emer­ging artists and non-insti­tu­ti­o­nal spa­ces. In 2024, he was awar­ded the Young Curators Programme and the SAFFCA Prize for an emer­ging curator.

Camille Van Meenen is a cura­tor and chef based bet­ween Brussels and Antwerp. Currently, she is cura­tor at Komplot Brussels, pro­ject coo­r­di­na­tor at RendezVous — Brussels Art Week, and co-foun­der of Brussels-based art col­lec­ti­ve CASTOR. Developing an empa­the­tic cura­to­ri­al prac­ti­ce, she focu­ses on pro­cess-based and affect-orien­ted pro­jects, reflec­ting on how we could reima­gi­ne our rela­ti­ons to one ano­ther within artis­tic pro­ces­ses. Investigating the noti­on of hos­ting, she aims to explo­re dif­fe­rent for­mats through which the exhi­bi­ti­on spa­ce can be a wel­co­ming spa­ce for kind cri­ti­cal thought. She holds a post­gra­du­a­te degree in Curatorial Studies at KASK & Conservatorium, Ghent (BE); has pre­vious­ly wor­ked at 1646 Experimental Art Space, The Hague (NL) and A Tale of A Tub, Rotterdam (NL); and has col­la­bo­ra­ted with insti­tu­ti­ons such as celad­or, Brussels (BE); Cas-co, Leuven (BE); 019, Ghent (BE); Het Paviljoen, Ghent (BE); Kunsthal Extra City, Antwerp (BE); De Singel, Antwerp (BE), Kunsthal Gent (BE); Vleeshal, Middelburg (NL); and Prospects, Art Rotterdam (NL). In 2024, she par­ti­ci­pa­ted in the 3^rd edi­ti­on of the Young Curators Programme, wor­king together with the Petticoat Government as part of a one-year fel­lows­hip for the Belgian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale (IT). Aside from her cura­to­ri­al prac­ti­ce, she is co-mana­ging the kit­chen at Rush Rush in Antwerp.