Boris Brink is regional broker of the Northern Netherlands and represents the provinces of Drenthe, Groningen, Friesland and northern Flevoland as well as the Wadden Islands.
Boris is active as a cultural consultant, project leader and artist. He combines his artistic practice with advisory and coordination tasks for various organisations, governments and festivals. As a project leader, he supervised innovative projects in the museum and cultural heritage sector, such as the long-term plan Innovation Museums Groningen, the heritage project Verhalen van de Veluwe and the art education project Wetter & Moar for Museum Dr8888. Under the name Chonk, Boris creates participatory art installations that have been shown at international festivals, including La Mercè in Barcelona, Festival Dranouter and Nuit des Lampions in Luxembourg.
On the role of regional broker:
“It is inspiring to support new initiatives in the north to explore the possibilities of the Mondriaan Fund and thus be able to contribute to realising the dreams and ambitions of creators and organisations.”