Shendy Gardin

I am a freelance curator, researcher and project manager working at the intersection of contemporary art and architecture.
I am interested in art’s capacity to foster connections and shared experiences, open up dialogue, and offer new ways of seeing and engaging with the environments we inhabit.

Common Thread, SO–IL, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

Earthsea Pavilion, Studio Ossidiana, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

empty drop, Shingo Masuda+Katsuhisa Otsubo Architects, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

Firesong for the bees, a tree of clay, Mariana Castillo Deball, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

Firesong for the bees, a tree of clay, Mariana Castillo Deball, Bruges Triennial 2024, © Filip Dujardin.jpeg

Grains of Paradise, Sumayya Vally, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

Mona Hatoum, Full Swing, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

Raamland, Norell/Rodhe, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

Star of the Sea, Ivan Morison, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

The Joyful Apocalypse, Traumnovelle, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

The tower of balance, Bangkok Project Studio, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

Under the Carpet, Adrien Tirtiaux, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

Under the Carpet, Adrien Tirtiaux, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin.jpeg

Who?, Iván Argote, Bruges Triennial 2024 © Filip Dujardin

selected projects

Kaaidistrict

Kaaidistrict: the History of a New Urban District explores the intangible heritage of a neighbourhood in development.
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Modernism in Bruges

A research project that maps modernist heritage in Bruges, shares its value with a broad audience and questions its future sustainability and adaptability for the decades to come.
PZ Onzelievevrouw

Artistic mediation of a newly commissioned artwork in an area where care, art, and unexpected encounters converge.
Bruges Triennial 2024

Bruges Triennial 2024: Spaces of Possibility explored the potential of urban voids within the context of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Memories from an amazing trip through Thailand — shaped by remarkable places, unforgettable encounters, and inspiring people, from Bangkok to Koh Lanta

hierarchy #publicspace

Maria Assumpta Church - Arthur Degeyter, 1962-1965

#modernism #inbruges #architecture

What might a new work of art mean within an environment of care and shared encounters? I’m delighted to spend the next two years exploring this question as Artistic Mediator for the Onzelievevrouw Psychiatric Hospital, working alongside artists

This weekend, the former “Fishbone” restaurant at the Zeebrugge fish market will provide the unique setting for a three-day exhibition showcasing @lindajasminmayer work. The artist will share her artistic exploration of plankton, and on S

Hors-sol - Tatiana Trouvé, 2025

#tatianatrouvé #undergroundnetwork #downtherabbithole #venice #contemporaryart

in the press

2024 - Domus - Ephemeral, but meaningful: pavilions to spark debate on the city →

2024 - Focus - De Kunstrepubliek op bezoek bij Triënnale Brugge →

2024 - VRT - Kunst om in te klimmen, te schommelen en de klok te luiden: Triënnale laat je verborgen hoekjes van Brugge ontdekken →

04.2024 - De Standaard - Tunnels, trechters en een nieuwe toren: Triënnale Brugge verrast met verborgen verhalen op vergeten plekken →

04.2024 - Wallpaper - Bruges Triennial takes over the city with contemporary art and architecture →

04.2024 - Mas De Arte - Spaces of Possibility, la Trienal de Brujas propone imaginar otras ciudades y futuros posibles →