Christmas Time

Some of the Christmas-decorations I have enjoyed seeing daily going from home (Mechelen) to work (Antwerp)

Sigur Rós (Forest National, Brussels, 16-11-2008)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Sigur Rós are simply divine. The music and especially the vocals can be so fragile they literally move you to tears. Other times the music is like a thundering waterfall almost drowning you and everything around you.
And sometimes the music is so happy it'll make you laugh through your tears.

It was nice to see Sigur Rós this time without all the extras: no violins, no big bands just the band. It sounds cleaner but no less brilliant!

Brussels Biennial (12-11-2008)

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

There is something new and exciting going in in Brussels right now!

Well, there are probably loads of new and exciting things going on in Brussels but this time I'm referring to the Brussels Biennial.
On two major and some smaller locations museums, galleries and other institutions are showing us some of their artists and their art.
It's not as exciting or organised as the Documenta in Kassel but maybe someday it will be. The locations are brilliant already and some of the works are too.

It's well worth checking out if you are interested in post-modern art. More info on their site: http://www.brusselsbiennial.be/

Habeus Corpus (Botanique, Brussel, 12-11-2008)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Another brilliant exhibit in the Botanique! This is definitely one of the best exhibits I've seen this year!
All the works are obviously about the human body and they are all beautiful, thrilling, exciting, interesting or funny.

So check out the exhibit! It runs un till 30-11-2008 and it's only 4 euros. More info: Botanique
There is also a free exhibit in the gallery which is very nice so check that out too ;-)

House of Folklore&Traditions (Brussels, 9-11-2008)

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

If you are interested in folklore and traditions from all over Europe you should check out this place every once in a while.
At the moment there is an exhibit about amber-jewellery and textiles from Latvia. The objects are all extremely visually pleasing!

You can still see this exhibit un till 30-11-2008.
More info: http://www.brupass.be/ (French & Dutch)

Thinking the World (La Centrale Electrique, Brussel, 9-11-2008)

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Other

Another interesting exhibit in La Centrale Electrique! 12 French artists exhibit their works and they are all good and some are even great!
The works don't look very "French" because they are about the world and the artists vision on (part) of our world.
Exhibit un till 11-1-2009 so loads of time to check it out!

Ecohouse Spider Exhibit (antwerp, 25-10-2008)

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

If you are interested in spiders or if you want to learn more about them you should definitely visit the spider exhibit in the Ecohouse in Antwerp.
It's a really great exhibit with loads of pictures, information and fun facts about the spiders in our neighbourhood.

The exhibit is free. More info (dutch!) here. Exhibit un till 30-11-2008.