Lietje Bauwens studied philosophy in Amsterdam. Based in Brussels, she works with Wouter De Raeve under the name '431', initiating artistic research projects such as "the new local" (2018) , the film "WTC A Love Story" (2020) and the upcoming film "WTC A never-ending Love Story". She is co-editor of "Perhaps it is high time for a xeno-architecture to match" (Sternberg Press, 2017) and "Speculative Facts" (Onomatopee, 2021). She writes essays and reviews and is an editor of the literary magazine nY. She was a resident at the Jan van Eyck academy in 2019-2020.
Art & Spatial Praxis – The research group Art & Spatial Praxis (LASP) starts a new Plot(ting) research group consisting of 11 new members. They meet on a monthly basis to discuss theoretical and material manifestations that speak to Sylvia Wynter’s concept of the plot. They had their first fruitful session on May 30th 2023.