For over 20 years, Chris Pype (b. 1962) has been at the forefront of lighting design for various renowned museums, exhibitions and art collections. Beyond his primary work, Chris also specializes in developing lighting master plans for museums and creating bespoke light objects commissioned by artists.
With his team at Chris Pype, Licht, he has carved out a unique niche in the international art lighting landscape. This achievement is rooted in their ongoing study and exploration of leading museums and exhibitions. The team embraces a culture of continuous learning, keeping pace with industry advancements to ensure they have access to the latest technology. This commitment enables them to deliver tailored lighting solutions that perfectly complement each exhibition’s needs.
For Chris, designing lighting for a museum, exhibition or custom project is about achieving a delicate balance across three core dimensions: the technical and aesthetic qualities of light, the optimal illumination of individual objects, and the overarching narrative conveyed through the lighting. His work not only enhances the visibility and interpretation of exhibits but also enriches their storytelling, emotional resonance and visual impact.
Through refined lighting, Chris and his team guide the viewer’s gaze to key focal points, make the materiality of each object tangible, create a seamless progression of moods and lead visitors through the museum’s spaces. In their hands, the narratives of artists, curators and scenographers quite literally come to light.
registered office
Chris Pype, licht
Cornet de Grezstraat 13
1030 Brussel
BE 0555 832 368
mailing & delivery address
Chris Pype, licht
Scheldestraat 171
9040 Gent
founder & lighting designer
Chris Pype
+32 477 320 833
licht@chrispype.be
chief operating officer & lighting designer
Heleen Sabbe
+32 477 223 160
heleen@chrispype.be
project manager & lighting designer
Ben Boving
+32 471 587 412
ben@chrispype.be
Eric van der Kooij
+32 472 277 750
eric@chrispype.be
finance & administration
facturatie@chrispype.be
production manager
Niels Uitterhaegen
+32 479 705 933
productie@chrispype.be
lighting technicians
Anton Boon
Jan Schietekat
Lucas Van De Walle
Bruno Poelaert
Benjamin Van De Water
Glenn Cox
- Sharon van Overmeire - Jacuzzi of Despair, Warande, Turnhout
- Matching Seats, MAD, Brussels
- Hans Op de Beeck - Nachtreis, KMSKA, Antwerpen
- Moshid Mohadjerin - Spiraling Outward, FOMU, Antwerpen
- Closer to Memling, Sint-Janshospitaal, Brugge
- Maskerade, make-up & Ensor, MoMu, Antwerpen
- Cindy Sherman - Anti-fashion, FOMU, Antwerpen
- Ensor - In Your Wildest Dreams, KMSKA, Antwerpen
- Brussels Jewelry Week - PARTICLE[S], MAD, Brussels,
- Margareta, MOU, Oudenaarde,
- De Thermen, Spa
- Sint-Baafshuis, Gent
- Belgisch Paviljoen, Biennale di Venezia, IT
- Berlinde de Bruyckere - City of Refuge III, Biennale di Venezia, IT
- Jef Verheyen - Venster op het oneindige, KMSKA, Antwerpen
- Willy Vanderperre - prints, films, a rave and more..., MoMU, Antwerpen
- Hans Memling, Sint-Janshospitaal, Brugge
- ECHO. Gehuld in herinnering, MoMu, Antwerpen
- Josef Hoffmann - In de ban van schoonheid, KMKG, Brussel
- Dieric Bouts - Beeldenmaker, M Leuven, Leuven
- Zeldzaam & Onmisbaar, MAS, Antwerpen
- Krasse Koppen - Bruegel, Rubens & Rembrandt, KMSKA, Antwerpen
- ROA, GUM, Gent
- Sint-Gummaruskerk, Lier
- Francis Alÿs: The Nature of the Game, WIELS, Brussel
- Brouwershuis, Antwerpen
- Sint-Pauluskerk, Antwerpen
- Dries van Noten - Flagshipstore Accessoires, Paris
- DING - Design Museum, Gent
- Etel Adnan. Poetry of Colors, K20 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
- Isamu Noguchi. Sculpting the World, Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
- Hugo van der Goes: Oog in oog met de dood, Sint-Janshospitaal, Brugge
- LGDR Paris - Art Basel, Basel
- Kehinde Wiley & Alexandre Diop: La prochaine fois, le feu, Acacias Art Centre, Paris
- Albast, Museum M, Leuven
- Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Biënnale van Genève
- PRINT&PAINT. 350 jaar bloemen op katoen, Kasteel d'Ursel, Ursel
- Anette Messager: Alsof, Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, FR
- Mon-Dvaravati Buddha & Bosco Sodi, Karnak, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Wijnegem
- Francis Alÿs, Belgian Pavillion, Biennale di Venezia
- Bosco Sodi. What Goes Around Comes Around, Palazzo Vendramin Grimani, Venezia
- Masterpieces in miniature, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden / RMO, Leiden
- Dries Van Noten WOMEN A/W 2022-23, Hôtel de Guise, Paris
- NADIR 2022, Kasteel van Laarne, Laarne
- Léon Spilliaert, Museum De Reede, Antwerpen
- F.A.S.T. Femmes Arts Sciences Technologies, ULB, Brussel
- POP ART - From Warhol to Panamarenko, S.M.A.K., Gent
- Freight, about the port, people and cargo, MAS, Antwerpen
- La Vie matérielle, Centrale for contemporary Art, Brussel
- Paul Klee, Lille Métropole Musée d'art moderne, d'art contemporain et d'art brut, Villeneuve-d'Ascq
- Imagining the Universe, Museum M, Leuven
- P.LACE.S - Looking through Antwerp Lace, MoMu, Museum Plantin Moretus, Snijders & Rockoxhuis, Maagdenhuis, Sint Carolus Borromeus Kerk, Antwerpen
- Museo Egizio, Turin
- The Ghent Altarpiece, St. Baafskathedraal, Gent
- E/MOTION. Fashion in Transition, MOMU, Antwerpen, Be
- Witches, Vanderborght Building, Brussel
- 10 years Muller Van Severen, Designmuseum, Gent
- Hahaha. The humor of art, ING Art Center, Brussel
- Drongenhofkapel, Gent
- Berlinde De Bruyckere: Engelenkeel, Bonnefanten, Maastricht
- Masterpieces in Miniature, DIVA, Antwerpen
- Van Eyck. Een optische revolutie, MSK, Gent
- Rodin, Meunier & Minne, Museum M, Leuven
- Stephan Vanfleteren, Fomu, Antwerpen
- Memling Now, Sint-Janshospitaal, Brugge
- Benoît van Innis, Be-Part, Kortrijk
- Berlinde de Bruyckere, Collectiepaviljoen Middelheimmuseum, Antwerpen
- Opus, Wim Delvoye, Sint-Baafskathedraal, Gent
- GUM, Gent
- Richard Serra, Axel Vervoordt, Wijnegem
- Peter Buggenhout, Axel Vervoordt, Wijnegem
- Anish Kapoor, Axel Vervoordt, Wijnegem
- Berlinde de Bruyckere, Hof Van Busleyden, Mechelen
- Kleureyck, Design Museum, Gent
- Blind Date. Portraits with a glance and a blush., Snijders&Rockoxhuis, Keizerskapel, Sint-Carolus Borromeuskerk en museum Vleeshuis, Antwerpen
- Kanal-Centre Pompidou, Brussel
- Van Eyck in Bruges, Groeningemuseum, Brugge
- Intuition, Palazzo Fortuny, Venezia
- Pikant!, The Phoebus Foundation, Moorsel
- Love. Hate. Debate., ING Art Center, Brussel
- Private Choices, Centrale For Contemporary Art, Brussel
- Occupie Paradit, Netwerk, Aalst
- Dirk Braeckman, Belgian Pavilion, Venice
- Museo Egizio, Turin
- Dries Van Noten, Momu, Antwerpen
- Group exhibition, Infinitive Mutability, Axel Vervoordt Hong Kong
- Yun Hyong-Keun, Palazzo Fortuny, Venezia
- Geert Goiris, Palazzo De' Toschi, Bologna
- Wonderkamer I, Diva, Antwerpen
- The Grand-Place to be, Broodhuis, Brussel
- Back Side - Fashion From Behind, Mode & Kant Museum, Brussel
- Vossen. Expeditie in het land van Reynaert, The Phoebus Foundation, Waasland
- Collection Costa, Musée du Parfum Fragonard, Paris
- Martin Margiela, Artipelag, Stockholm
- Michaël Borremans, De Krook, Gent
- Volta, Gent
- Guggenheim, ING Art Center, Brussel
- Corry Vandermassen, Mas, Antwerpen
- Stadsmuseum, Lier
- Frieze Masters, Axel Vervoordt, London
- Maarten Baas, Design museum, Gent
- Tony Le Duc, Snijders&Rockoxhuis, Antwerpen
- Lolo's Entanglements, De Warande, Turnhout
- Takashi Murakami, Galerie Perrotin, Paris
- Art Brussels, Cabinet d'Amis
- Thomas Lerooy, Kasteel van Gaasbeek
- Peter Buggenhout, De Centrale, Brussel
- Africamuseum, at EgmontPalace, Brussel
- Lucas Arruda, Mendes Wood DM Gallery, Brussel
- Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden
- Kimsooja, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Antwerpen
- Het Vlot. Kunst is (niet) eenzaam, Mu.ZEE, Oostende
- Bas Princen, Vitra Design Museum, Weil am Rhein
- Feest!, MAS, Antwerpen
- Footprint, MoMu, Antwerpen
- Musée L, Louvain-la-Neuve
- TRA. Edge of Becoming, Palazzo Fortuny, Venezia
- Voor God en Geld, Caermersklooster, Gent
- De Collectie, M KHA, Antwerpen
- Fighting the box, Centrale For Contemporary Art, Brussel
- Peter de Cupere, De Warande, Turnhout
- Haute Lecture, Groeningemuseum, Brugge
- Pieterjan Ginckels, ING Marnixgebouw, Brussel
- Divine Decadence, Kasteel van Gaasbeek
- Michel Mouffe, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, Antwerpen
- Charivari, Pamelekerk, Oudenaarde
- Johan Creten, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle
- Paco Rabanne, Flagship store, Paris
- Martin Margiela, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
- Dries Van Noten, MoMu, Antwerpen
- Jane Alexander, Centrale For Contemporary Art, Brussel
- Johan Creten, Galerie Perrotin, Paris
- Luc Tuymans, Kunstenaarsatelier
- Joëlle Tuerlinckx, Wiels, Brussel
- Heilige Plaatsen, Heilige Boeken, MAS, Antwerpen
- Sarah Westphal, Be-Part, Waregem
- Christoph Fink, Museum M, Leuven
- Dirk Braeckman, Museum M, Leuven
- Teseum, Schatkamer, Tongeren
- Sleeping Beauties, Kasteel van Gaasbeek
- Pieter Vermeersch, Be-Part, Waregem