bio
Arno Synaeve (°1994, Ghent) lives and works in Munich. He is a visual artist, set designer and theatre maker.
His practice is build around a fascination for how an environment influences us, as well as what our impact is on our environment. The word 'landscape' is often referred too, although it's definition goes far beyond the genre in art history: it's a place that evokes both orientation and identification. It doesn't only play a crucial role in the physicality but also in the psychology of the person inhabiting them.
His work reflects a deep interest in art history, especially in the domains of visual art and opera. To him the art of the past is not something that lies behind us - it's part of an ongoing and fascinating dialogue. Windows and mirrors are important metaphors.
He currently studies at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich (DE) under professor Pia Fries. He gained a Master in Visual Arts at KASK Ghent (BE) and a Master in Theatre at the Toneelacademie Maastricht (NL). He is part of the artistic platform Raumteid, together with Steven Prengels, Wolf Govaerts and Sofie Crabbé.
2022
Jahresausstellung - Klasse Pia Fries (exhibition)
Akademie der Bildende Künste, München
2021
DASfest #1 - In A Landscape (art festival: curator, artist)
Raumteid
Who wants to dance with me (exhibition)
Les Ballets C de la B, Ghent
Woestijn (movie: co-director)
Raumteid
Zomersalon 2020 (exhibition)
Kunsthal, Ghent
2020
Daidalos (theatre: director, set design)
Raumteid
Zomersalon 2020 (exhibition)
Kunsthal, Ghent
2019
Desolation Nation (exhibition)
Curating the Young, Brussels
The Eye of the Beholder (exhibition)
Blanco, Ghent
Ronse Drawing Prize (exhibition)
De Ververij, Ronse
2018
Berg (theatre: director, set design)
Raumteid, NTGent, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele
deep sleep (exhibition)
Cultuurcentrum Scharpoord, Knokke
JR (theatre: director extras)
FC Bergman, Toneelhuis
Ronse Drawing Prize (exhibition)
De Ververij, Ronse
Frozen Beauty (exhibition)
Cement festival, ’s Hertogenbosch
Septemberfestival (exhibition) De School van Gaasbeek
2017
Une Catastrophe Fantastique II (theatre: set design, dramaturgy)
Kopergietery
Masters Salon 2017 (exhibition) Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp
Septemberfestival (exposition) De School van Gaasbeek
Graduation (exhibition)
KASK, Ghent
Sehnsucht (exhibition) Gouvernement, Ghent
2016
Doppelter Boden (exhibition) Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich
Une Catastrophe Fantastique I (theatre: set design, dramaturgy)
Kopergietery
2015
Ohne Titel (noch) (exhibition) Zwarte Zaal, Ghent
projects
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