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Experiencing Uncertainty and Invisible Phenomena When: Tuesday 12 March 2026 at 7pm Participants: This event brings together different approaches to experiences and phenomena that do not easily fit established categories of knowledge, including certain UFO sightings, telepathic experiences, and some therapeutic effects that remain unexplained. Rather than seeking to validate, explain, or resolve them, attention is given to how such phenomena are lived, described, and interpreted within specific historical, social, and epistemic contexts. Bios: Clémence Hébert is a filmmaker and independent researcher based in Brussels. She also teaches at the Agnès Varda School. Trained in film directing at INSAS and holding a Master’s degree in Anthropology from UCLouvain, her current work brings together documentary filmmaking and ethnographic field research across ufology, scientific laboratories, and mineralogical collections. Her films, including Kev (2018), Strange Land (2014), The Open Door (2014), and The Father’s Boat (2010), have screened at international festivals such as the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), Visions du Réel (Nyon), and Cinéma du Réel (Paris), and have been broadcast on Tënk and RTBF. She is currently developing Life Beyond, supported by the Scam/Orange grant, the CBA writing grant, and the Centre du Cinéma of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles. Her ongoing ethnographic research in ufology in France and Belgium forms the basis of a forthcoming book (2026). Alongside her filmmaking and research, she has led film workshops for over fifteen years and has been actively involved with Brussels-based production and filmmakers’ support workshops (CVB, Dérives, AJC!, GSARA, CBA), serving as a workshop leader, administrator, and member of selection committees. Prof. Dr. Katrin Solhdju is a Researcher Professor at the Fonds national de la recherche scientifique (FNRS) at the Institute for Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Mons, Belgium. She is a member of the Groupe d’études constructivistes (GeCo) at Université Libre de Bruxelles, as well as a co-founder of the collective Dingdingdong Institute for the co-production of knowledge on Huntington’s Disease. She currently works on the history and contemporary stakes of epistemic injustices inherent to procedures of disqualification in medicine and beyond. Her theoretical tool kit comprises thinkers like William James, Isabelle Stengers and Bruno Latour. Among her numerous publications are two books, Testing Knowledge: Toward an Ecology of Diagnosis (2021) and Selbstexperimente: Die Suche nach der Innenperspektive und ihre epistemologischen Folgen (2011). Frank Theys is a Belgian visual artist and filmmaker renowned for his video installations and experimental documentaries. His work, most notably the trilogy Technocalyps, deeply explores the philosophical intersections of technology, science, and society. Blending visual art with critical theory, he examines the future of human evolution and existence in the digital age. Alexandra Dementieva is a multimedia artist, based in Brussels. The idea of interaction between the viewer and an artwork, mediated by technologically progressive visualization methods, lies at the core of her work Photo’ credit: Claire Williams
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