Church of Our-Lady-Across-The-River-Dijle

Built between the 14th and 17th century. Almost destroyed during WW II (there's no old windows for instance and they had to rebuilt the tower).
Brabant Gothic style parish church.

Into the afterlife (of dead dolls)

recent work
look real close!

My eyes...

large size photo

recent work

Into my arms

recent work

Train!

A picture that has amazed many because it was taken with a normal consumer camera ;-)


I have been in so many trains in my life and I love travelling in them.
These are old pictures from NL, some of them I used for my entrance-exam for art-academy ;-)
Most of these were taken with a Ricoh AF-60S camera; my first own camera (before I used my mother's camera) and I still have it ;-)

Loretta Lux

http://www.lorettalux.de/
Some interesting art

My less ancient art

Some pieces from a more recent date.
The dolls and the pictures will return in other works / pictures because I like to re-use and redefine ;-)
They aren't, strictly speaking, finished works...

Artefact festival (Stuk arts-centre, Leuven, 18-2-2006)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Now this was a trip worthy of the word trip!

The Artefact festival is a yearly event where all kinds of artists with the help of all kinds of media (music, software, video etc. etc.) design a world for us to visit.
It lasts for 6 days and most of it is for free. At night there are theatre pieces you can visit but during the day there are also several installations you can experience for free. This years theme was the experience of rooms / surroundings.

Usually with these kinds of festivals the art pieces itself aren't of divine quality: some are good, some are fun, some just are...

But!

... it's the total trip, the finding of new things around every corner that makes you so happy...
and that's always a worthwhile experience!

We will certainly visit again next year ;-)

Expo Made in Belgium (Brussels, 12-2-2006)

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Other

This was the big exhibit for Belgium 175 years and it has been extended twice but will finally really end feb. 26th. The exhibit is an ode to everything Belgian and includes everything from science to graphic novels. It's a big success because there's much to see and several must sees.

Some of the highlights: the legendary sword of Godefroy de Bouillon (all the way from Jerusalem!), the part about Belgians on Antarctica, the old books / church art pieces, the opera room, the part about Charlemagne...

Several things made me pretty sad though. Even though this exhibit has many many rich sponsors they could NOT pay for:
- decent information signs
- some-one to clean the glass / exhibit rooms
- a decent floor in the art part (it was extremely creaky and it's not an old building)
- decent lighting of most objects
- decent design for all the rooms (some where just a mockery compared to others)

All in all it was a pretty fun visit even though we did not learn much, well, one thing: 80% of all billiard balls are made in Belgium and are sometimes referred to as Belgian balls..

My Ancient Art

Some of the artworks I made during my years at art-academy..ages ago ;-p

Church of Our Lady of Hanswijk

Baroque pilgimage church from between 1663 and 1681. Minor basilica.

Holy Belgium

Some of the saints I have photographed in churches around Belgium.

Fireworks!!

Fireworks in Mechelen for several celebrations (there's always at least 3 every year ;-))

Belgium 2002-2006

Some of the sights I have seen visiting cities in Belgium between 2002 (when I didn't live there) and 2006 (when I just lived there)

Highgate Cemetery 2005

Kensal Green Cemetery 2005

London 2005

Summary of our short trip

Lille 2004

Summary of two trips to Lille

Pas-de-Calais 2004

Impression of our holiday in Le Touquet, 2004

Paris 2003

Impression of our trip to Paris in 2003

The Huns / KMKG-MRAH (Brussels, 5-2-2006)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

In the main building of the museum where we saw the trans-Siberian exhibit there was also a small expo about the Huns. Sadly it was only one room with objects but the objects are definitely worth a look!

The Royal museum for art and history is quite an experience itself. Their collection ranges from old movie projectors to Gothic altarpieces; from Egyptian statues to old horse drawn carriages; from an Easter Island statue to Art Nouveau glass....

It's art, it's history, it's a psychedelic trip!

The museum always has some parts that are closed or being renovated so you have never seen it all so be sure to visit this museum at least twice ;-)

Oh and it has a nice shop too!

Trans-Siberian Express expo (Brussels, 5 - 2 -2006)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Europalia Russia is almost over and done. One of the last exhibits still running is the one about the trans-Siberian express and it's great fun!
It was quite crowdy last sunday so if you still want to visit (ends at 26 februari) I suggest going on a weekday ;-)


The exhibit goes from one station to another; starting in Moskou and ending in Vladivostok (obviously). For every city / station there are exciting pictures, objects and stories. What tribes live there? And what are their customs? What well-known person has lived there or wrote about the city? What is the city known for?
You will find answers to these questions and of course some history on the building of the railway itself.

The exhibit is very well designed (ok, sometimes it's a bit too small for a crowd but aren't trains too sometimes?); it gives every city the right atmosphere. There are some movies and music to be seen / heard which also adds to the experience.

If you cannot go you can consider buying the visitors guide because almost all objects and info is in it ;-)
The exhibit is in the KMKG / MRAH (royal museum for art and history) in Brussels (Jubelpark / Parc Cinquantenaire) and you can also visit the main museum with your ticket ;-)

Shadow Chandelier

An interesting sight in a museum