photoactive arrays consisting of Bodipy scaffoldings is described. The syntheticstrategy involved first the construction of functionalised modules, then the use of specific Knoevenagel reactions. Boron-protection is required to avoid self-condensation. Comparison of thienylBodipy dyes with their phenyl analogues showed them to be both less chemicallystable and more weakly fluorescent. In the multichromophoric