Janneke Janssen

Graphic design, scenography, organisation and contribution. The exhibition ‘Rite de passage' featured typographic work from students who followed or are following (typo)graphic education in Hasselt. The exhibition showed: a) typefaces designed by bachelor and master students from the past 12 years at PXL-MAD School of Arts (under the supervision of Ann Bessemans and her READSEARCH colleagues); b) a set of splendid typographical artefacts created by students; Beside, Rite de Passage also gave a platform to: a) alumni who would like to exhibit more of their typographic work; b) student Kenneth Vanoverbeke who received a TDC scholarship; c) the work of Jos Geusens (former student of Kristoffel Boudens) a Belgian stone letter-carver who gives workshops in Hoepertingen. The exhibition took place from September 8th until September 21st. During the opening on September 13th, the public could experience legibility research, music and a workshop. I took the organisation on me – from concept, budgeting to the building and campaign. The teachers selected the presented works. Together with Maarten Renckens and Ann Bessemans I worked on the second edition of the two catalogues that accompanied the exhibition. See the booklets here: booklet 1 and here: booklet 2 The exhibiton was made possible by PXL-MAD School of Arts and innitiated by READSEARCH.