Jan Boelen graduated from the KHLim in Genk. He is founder and director of the Art Museum Z33 (Kunstcentrum Z33) in Hasselt (BE) and is the head of the ‘Social Design’ Master at the Design Academy Eindhoven (NL). He also chairs the Flemish committee for Architecture and Design[1] and is currently curating exhibitions and projects for the upcoming Manifesta 9.