Dirk Deblauwe

Utopics BE, 2007

Born in 1974 in Kortrijk, Belgium. Got a Master in Art Sciences at Ghent University. Co-founder and editor of the digital cultural magazine http://www.urbanmag.be, a project that plays with different possible formats of internet journalism. Worked at Kunsthalle Lophem. Member of the board of (K-RAA-K)3, a platform, label and concert organiser for adventurous music. Curates exhibitions and screenings, writes essays for catalogues and periodicals. Is currently a freelance graphic designer and the artistic coordinator of Courtisane, organisation for audiovisual arts, which organises the Courtisane Festival for short film, video and new media at arts centre Vooruit, Ghent.