iMAL is a cultural organisation, located in Molenbeek, Brussels, combining the roles of an Art Center and a Lab. It is a meeting place between different communities with a special attention to the local scene. iMAL's 25th anniversary marks the beginning of a broader reflection on resilience, resistance to the dominant definition of progress, and the responsibility of fostering solidarity.

iMAL supports artistic practices that critically engage with digital technologies. It is a meeting place between different communities with a special attention to the local scene. We propose a multi-voiced and transdisciplinary approach to contemporary issues through our program consisting of exhibitions, research and production residencies, reflection and training, and public engagement.

iMAL also has its own workshop, the iMAL Fablab, where residencies take place every year. The Fablab also has its own public access system, with the aim of making technology accessible to all without distinction.

In the coming years, iMAL will explore the degrowth of computation and aims to emphasize the importance of regenerative production ecosystems.

LUCÍA GARCÍA
Director

ÉLIE BOLARD
Fabmanager

YANNICK ANTOINE
Project & tech manager

LOUISE WADIER
Administrative and Production Assistant

OSP
Graphic Design

FRANK KERKHOFS
Infrastructure advisor

SIEGRIED KELLENS
Collaborator Fablab

CLUB PARADIS
Press Agency

Aurore Aubouin, Tom Heene, Félix Luque & Ischa Tallieu.

More information about our board here.

Aurore Aubouin, Pascale Barret, Mona Belkacemi, Yves Bernard, Charlotte Burgaud, Laura Colmenares Guerra, Isabel Debry, Alexandra Dementieva, Eddy Deruwe, Paul-François Fontigny, Tom Heene, Aernoudt Jacobs, Félix Luque, Yacine Sebti, Christel Simons, Ischa Tallieu, Bart Vandeput, William Vanderborght, Alex Verhaest, Valerie Wolters

iMAL was founded by Yves Bernard; who was also its founding and former Director from 1999 to 2021

You can also find a complete archive of our activities between 1999 and 2019 on our legacy website.

Our Fablab is a shared atelier with various machines: 3d-printers, laser cutters, CNC, and much more. It is accessible through membership, during artists residencies, or through a partnership (for companies). While we focus mainly on artistic practices, everyone is welcome to come and use our machines to create in an inspiring environment.

Read all about it here

Thanks to a support from the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020 (ERDF) iMAL has doubled its infrastructure next to the Brussels Canal with a re-opening in 2020 as a European Center where art, science, technology, innovation and integration meet. With this new center we formulate a response to questions raised by a rapidly evolving digital society. The center not only provides space for (inter)national art practices that use, challenge and question innovative processes but it's also a place where technological developments and creativity are shared with a local community in the context of social inclusion.

More info about this project here.

Discover our partners here.

iMAL is structurally supported by the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (sector Digital Arts and General Directorate for Culture), the Flemish authorities (Vlaamse Overheid-Vlaams Brusselfonds) and the Vlaamse Gemeenschapscommissie.