Bains::connective is a working and presentation space for artists since 1997. The multidisciplinary laboratory

Laboratory

A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...

 is located in the ancient swimming pool

Swimming pool

A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...

 of Vorst|Forest in Brussels

Brussels

Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

.

An artistic breeding place

Bains::Connective is a home for long-term residencies in the fields of music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

, dance

Dance

Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....

, visual arts

Visual arts

The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...

 and others. B::C also welcomes short-term and one-off proposals by individuals or groups keen to participate and invest in the life of the Connective. Activities, workshops, works-in-progress and performances are grounded in the principles of experimentation, exchange and development. The result is a fertile environment for cross-disciplinary research and innovation. The former Forest public baths are an experiment on their own, as is the architectural project of renovation and rehabilitation. It is a social and cultural meeting place, where visitors, members, inhabitants of the local community and a wider public are encouraged to become involved, to connect.

Bains::Connective is administered by Krul vzw/asbl at the same address.
Since 2006 B::C is recognized as an artistic working space by the Flemish Community

Flemish Community

The term Flemish Community has two distinct, though related, meanings:...

.

Thanks to: De Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie, de Vlaamse Gemeenschap and Kosmopolis.

www.bains.be