Medium: Gicleeprint (BE)
Meul Christophe was born in Sint-Niklaas 1974, Belgium. After his pedagogic degree he graduated cum laude as master in audiovisual and performing arts, Antwerp. He took part in many solo and groupexpositions worldwide (france, south Africa, Russia, switserland,Poland, Holland). Christophe Meul is Professor at the Academy for Fine Arts, Borsbeek, Department Integrated Digital Techniques in Fine Arts.
Current projects are concentrated in Russia
> Training - education
- Masters degree in audiovisual and performing arts, option 'printmaking - foto-graphism 'Karel de Grote' college,
Antwerp : 94-98, Studyproject, thesis : 'Frequentator' Award of the press 1998 cum laude - diploma
- Pedagogic degree in fine-arts Sint - Maria Instituut, Antwerp: 91-94 succeeded with distinction – diploma
- Human-science: high school diploma Sint-Franciscus institute Sint-Niklaas
- Degree Classic drawing 1600 hours certificate Academie Sint-Niklaas
- Degree LBC higher education 'webdesign' diploma.
- Degree LBC higher education 'web-animation' diploma.
> Expositions - publications - Artistic projects (a selection from 1999)
1999
- Exposition St-Niklaas Cultural Centrum Zwijgershoek 'de grafiekindustry' ; 3 flemish grafic artists.
- Project 'exit' of VZW Artforum : Exposition the 'Jordaenshuis' at Antwerp (feb 99), exposition at the cultural centrum at
Heusden Zolder (be).
- Publication 'countdown zum jüngsten gericht' (countdown to the final inquest)
the newest media and their cultural - social impact.
- Spring of the art, Dendermonde, Mei 99 (be)
- 'The guys from the neigborhood” exposition curated by Dan Holsbeek at Tongeren CC de velinx.sept.99 .photowork +
videoinstallation
2000 - 2001
- Gallery S&S - Antwerpen soloexposition 'frequentator' publication about frequentator by Dan Holsbeek.2000
- Project frequentator in the auction-space 'Sylvies' - St-niklaas Perfomance Photoshoot 2001.
- 'graphism at the border' : huge project between belgian, german and holland artists : my job was to make a video as inspiration
for the artists, A graphic-video representation.of the border between GERMANY HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. Traveling
exposition. (2001-2003) Elzenvled Antwerp - Holland -Germany Köln - Leuven (Be)
- Digital prints expostion at the opera of Sint-Niklaas feb-March (project extos)
- The borders between poetry and visual art (jan - march)
- Moskou - Mar's Gallery - Exposition on modern art.
2002
- Levall Gallery Novosibirsk 'ARCADE - III in Russia'. International exhibition of computer generated Prints.
Curated by Sue Gollifer University of Brighton & the london institute, Andrey Martynov LeVall Art Gallery, Novosibirsk.
- Kasterlee Masereelcentrum PROJECT DE REBUS : theme-project between 7 artists and.seven authors. Resulted in an artistic
publication limited 35 pieces, seven installations. Accompanied by a publication of a book on the project limited at 500 pieces.
Authors : Marleen De Crée, Frank De Crits, Elisabeth Marain, Willem Persoon, Bart Plouvier, Frank Pollet,
Artists : Albert Daniëls, Enk De Kramer, Ingrid Ledent, Christophe Meul, Lieven Paelinck, Goedele Peeters, Veerle Rooms.
Travelling exposition : - Frans masereel centrum (belgium) - Sasol Kunstmuseum / Sasol Art Museum
- University Stellenbosch South Afrika
2003 - 2004
- Series of prints for the new book DALIDA, author Frank Pollet. Poetry with an visual art.extension. Book printed 700 pcs.
- Solo-expo Stekene 'frequentator' introduced by Frank Pollet september 2004
- Exposition project 'ADAPTOR' - art project together with Kurt Marx.
Cultural center DE KERN at Wilrijk Belgium, Gicleeprints, c-prints and videoinstallation.
march 2004 - may 2004
- Exposition Kasterleest - cowork with author Lief Vleugels. april - may 2004
- Herentals expo digital prints CC november 2004
2005
- Photo event 2005 Warande Turnhout - international groupexpo - presentation Video- “TIME IS SHORT”
other artists : Marrie Bot, Ulrike Bolenz , Baciar.
- Lecture on digital imaging and its impact on art : evolutions - artists, fine art prints, August 2005 De warande Turnhout.
- International Novosibirsk Biennial of Modern Graphics, first price at the 4th international contemporary graphic biennial,
Novosibirsk (Ru) - September 2005.The First price in the category 'experimental digital printmaking.' won by Meul christophe.
The jury praised the ongoing research in new techniques and concepts, or how to combine classical, and, contemporary,
innovative techniques.
2006
- Moskou , expo elena Vrublevskaya gallery 22 march - 20 april together with ekaterina rozhkova - anna taguti - veerle rooms
- 500 limited works for Belgian parliamemt.
- Russia (novosibirsk) Anigma Festival international festival, digital technologies in contemporary art:
computer generated prints, digital photography, multimedia & video art : presentation video installation : 'time is short'
- Solo exposition gallery dewitt Bergen Op Zoom (netherland) 'Superheroes'
- Lecture on artistic work - digital new printing techniques gallery dewit
- Exposition t brantijser, universiteit Antwerpen
2007
- 500 limited works for European parliamemt
- Vth international contemporary graphic biennial Novosibirsk- solo-exposition introduction 'the cassandra
syndrome' , curator with Geert Opsomer for the belgian delegation
- Poland, Rawiz, international bieniall , representing Belgium: Superheroes + Cassandra Syndrome
- Artist in residence , shloss Haldenstein - Switserland
- Poland, Leszno gallery: superheroes presentation
2008
- Liechtenstein, project with marleen de cree, bibliographic publication
- Masereelcenter , presentation project Liechtenstein
- Frequentator project - Siberia 2008 - travelling solo exposition “the cassandra syndrome, and the cycle continues again...”
> opening 09-08-2008 Novokuznetsk
> opening Kemerovo 01-12-2008
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