Christophe Floré
Bridge builder
Christophe Floré (° born 1972) is an independent curator, artist and cultural entrepreneur based in Antwerp. After his studies (Master in visual arts 1995 Sint Lukas Brussels) he went to work in a marketing and advertising agency (The Crew). From this dual background, he has been working as an independent curator for the Cartoon Festival in Knokke-Heist since 2010 and has made scientific exhibitions for UZ Leuven, KU Leuven and the Flemish Government, among others. In 2015 he was Co-Founder of the Rotspaleis with Geert Briers and together they made a poetry performance which sold out the Sportpaleis in Antwerp twice. In 2006, he founded SECONDroom in Brussels as an independent platform for contemporary visual arts with a focus on praxis.
Expertise
Concept development, Art Direction, Leadership, Strategic, Project management, Teamwork
Experience
1996 - 2021
The Crew
Creative Director
For The Crew as the art director i was responsable for the creative results and the performences of my team. Being a partner my focus all so went to the strategic and financial side of the company.
2009 - present
Luca School of Arts
Guest Teacher
I have been giving sessions as a guest teacher to final year Bachelor's students in the department of photography since 2008. For this specific group I focus on the creative process and retroplanning during their final projects.
2009 - present
Knokke-Heist
Curator
I developed a strategy for the future which has led to an increase in the number of visitors from 12,000 in 2009 up to 102,000 now. Today, the festival is regarded as the most important event in its genre in Belgium.
2017 - 2018
UZ Leuven
Curator
Utopia
I was asked by UZ Leuven and the centre for human genetics to create an exhibition about the hospital of the future. This was done to mark the 500th anniversary of the book Utopia by Thomas Moore. I conducted the whole process from concept to realization.
2006 - present
SECONDroom
Curator
Started in my home in downtown Brussels as a temporary platform for artists. A platform with a strong focus on the artist and his work.
2014 - 2015
Sportpaleis
Setdesign
Rotspaleis
What if we could hold the most intimate poetryevent in the biggest venue in Belgium. And sell it out? In this project I was one of the initiators. My responsibilities were communication and set design. And yes we did sell out. Twice!