Working internationally and rooted locally in Brussels, Twenty Nine is an independent creative organization whose strength is based on the people who make it: "Let the land belong to those who work it". The Twenty Nine team is Sammy Baloji, Rosa Spaliviero, Estelle Lecaille, Juliette Hourçourigaray, Minne De Meyer Engelbeen and Marek Szponik.

Sammy Baloji is a visual artist and photographer. Since 2005, he has been exploring the memory and history of the Democratic Republic of Congo. His work is a ongoing research into the cultural, architectural and industrial heritage of the Katanga region, as well as a questioning of the effects of Belgian colonization. His work highlights how identities are shaped, transformed, perverted and reinvented.

As a film company, Twenty Nine focuses mainly on creative documentaries and artists films. Producer Rosa Spaliviero supports filmmakers in their most daring film projects with a strong social or political dimension. She chooses to produce films that show an openness to the world with a unique aesthetic device.

Since 2016, Estelle Lecaille has worked as production and research manager with artist Sammy Baloji. She is an independent curator and is in charge of the art studio management. In 2021, Juliette Hourçourigaray, production manager, joined Rosa Spaliviero for the film production management. In 2022, Minne De Meyer Engelbeen, architect and curator, joins the team as art studio assistant and Marek Szponik takes care of the administrative and financial aspects of both studio and film related projects.

Contact our team

Marek for administrative or general inquiries admin@twentyninestudio.net / Estelle or Minne for art production estelle@twentyninestudio.net / info@twentyninestudio.net / Juliette or Rosa for film production film@twentyninestudio.net / rosa@twentyninestudio.net