Formation | 1997 |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 50°51′15″N 4°21′07″E / 50.85419°N 4.35186°E |
Membership | digital art, electronic art |
Website | www |
LAb[au] is an artist group founded 1997 in Brussels, Belgium with the aim to examine the influence of advanced technologies in the forms, methods and content of art.[1] Members are: Manuel Abendroth and Jérôme Decock. Former members were: co-founder Naziha Mestaoui (until 2000), Grégoire Verhaegen (until 2003), Pieter Heremans (until 2006) ,Alexandre Plennevaux (until 2009) and Els Vermang (until 2022).
From the name 'LAb[au]' one can read in ‘LAB’ (standing for an experimental approach) and ‘BAU’ (ger. = construction / providing a link to Bauhaus[2]) both a reference to the group's approach to work.[3]