Dirty Monitor
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- 2004
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About Dirty Monitor
Dirty Monitor is a Belgian creative audiovisual studio specializing in architectural projection mapping, digital art and immersive experiences. Founded in Charleroi in 2004, it began as an artistic collective exploring real-time video, VJing and projection on buildings. Its work now spans cultural ceremonies, heritage sites, exhibitions, live entertainment, sports venues and commercial events across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.
The studio treats architecture as an expressive medium, shaping audiovisual narratives around the forms and character of buildings, monuments and performance spaces. Its productions combine animation, motion graphics, projected imagery, light and sound to create experiences ranging from monumental outdoor spectacles to enclosed, immersive environments. Projects encompass both commissioned installations and traveling exhibitions, with creative development adapted to the setting and audience.
From concept to experience
Dirty Monitor's services extend from concept development and artistic direction through technical feasibility, content creation and multimedia production. The studio develops architectural assets, animated sequences and stage visuals alongside interactive installations, holographic illusions and virtual or augmented reality experiences. Its production capabilities also include script development, sound design, chroma-key production and editing, allowing visual storytelling and technical planning to develop together.
Live performance is another part of its practice. VJing, scenography and dynamic projection bring moving images into concerts, festivals, theatrical productions and arena presentations. For cultural institutions and exhibition environments, the studio creates sensory visitor journeys that use large-scale imagery to interpret art, history and place.
Cultural and public commissions
Selected work includes the multimedia visitor experience for the Belgian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, projection mapping for the Grand Egyptian Museum opening ceremonies, and Cloé for Mons 2015 European Capital of Culture. Exhibition projects include Klimt: The Immersive Experience, Pompeii: The Immortal City and Toy Factory at Atlanta's Pullman Yards. These sit alongside public light installations and architectural spectacles, including work at the Atomium, iMAPP Bucharest and Dubai's Burj Khalifa.
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Leadership and founders
- Co-founder Mauro Cataldo is identified as CEO and Creative & Art Director.
- Co-founder Orphée Cataldo is identified as CEO and Creative & Technical Director.
- Co-founder Denis Van Cauteren is identified as a videographer.
- Arnaud Meulemeester is International Business Director.
Production methods
The studio combines computer-aided architectural design and 3D modeling with TouchDesigner real-time interactivity and custom motion graphics. Its stated creative ethos, “Enhancing without distorting,” guides its treatment of architecture as a sculptural canvas.
Operating model
A permanent team works with a regular network of multidisciplinary freelance artists, TouchDesigner developers and 3D animators for larger international commissions. Overseas installations are delivered through temporary on-site teams and local technical contractors rather than permanent foreign branches.
Collaboration
The Burj Khalifa New Year countdown productions for 2015 and 2016 were created in collaboration with Ruggieri.
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Where Dirty Monitor is based
- 11 Quai Arthur Rimbaud, 6000 Charleroi, BelgiumCharleroi, Wallonia, Belgium
Charleroi office
HeadquartersAbout this office
Global headquarters and creative studio, housing administrative, technical and creative production activities. The quay was formerly named Quai de Brabant.
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