in the (k)now

How do we inhabit our time with open eyes? What might arts and sciences, working together, offer us in terms of understanding it more fully, questioning it more honestly, and imagining its transformations?

From 9 to 13 December 2026, Ohme and the Université libre de Bruxelles present IN THE (K)NOW: five days bringing together artists, scientists, thinkers, makers and citizens around the narratives, knowledge, methodologies and imaginaries that illuminate our present and gesture towards what lies ahead.

Faced with the profound shifts that define our moment – ecological urgency, democratic fatigue, a capitalist model under strain, technological transformation, new ways of inhabiting the world, of co-creating, of making society together – no single perspective is sufficient. Through three exhibitions at LaVallée and iMAL, a two-day symposium at Kanal, a performance at the Théâtre National, a presentation of the S+T+ARTS Aquamotion project led by KIKK, and a programme of performances, workshops and guided visits, IN THE (K)NOW brings these debates and research practices in dialogue.

Where the sciences produce and test knowledge about the world, the arts widen perspectives, make complex realities tangible and open up the field of the possible. Drawing on observation, analysis, creativity and imagination in equal measure, their encounter invites us to look, understand and conceive differently. A space to share knowledge, exchange practices, confront perspectives and explore other ways of telling the story of the present