Francis Schmetz

(Eupen, Belgium, 1957 – Liège, Belgium, 2022)

Artist. He exhibited his works in numerous installations and art galleries such as the Musée d'Art Moderne de Liège (Belgium), the Kraushaar Galleries (USA), the Galerie Gille-Stiernet (Belgium), the Galerie DuflonRacz (Switzerland) or the IKOB, Museum of Contemporary Art (Belgium).

He participated in Medialab Madrid through the project: “The creation of the Balkan War: the game”, an interactive virtual installation by the Personal Cinema collective (Greece). This exhibition (from February 11 to March 14, 2004) used the formal characteristics of an epic adventure video game to propose a critical reflection on the different patterns of thought and behavior that take place at the level of geopolitics and everyday life. . The exhibition space was transformed into a virtual and interactive scenario where the visitor became a participant and player immersed in the Balkan conflict zone. The objective of the project was to propose an open space for action and communication on the religious, social and political conflicts that persist in the Balkans.