6
Feb
2013

Kanal Art

I Love Belgium, Blog, Belgian, Canal, Roeselare, Nick Ervinck, Koen Van Mechelen, Art, Vanden Avenne, MaselisIt’s all about art! Or at least in Belgium. Enter a small village and an artwork will welcome you, enter a small house and a piece of art will be hanging from the wall. Probably it wont be a Magritte, but at least the art loving DNA is embedded in our culture! One more reason to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the canal Roeselare-Leie in West-Flanders with an artistic collaboration project. The idea? What do you get when several artists get in contact with local industrial companies who thrive throug the waterway? Read the rest of this entry »

28
Apr
2012

The Black Horse

Cheval noir, Brussels, Canal, Artist, housing, Industrial, L'escaut, architecture, contemporary, Blog, I Love Belgium, BelgianHow do you transform a former brewery into a housing unit for artist? You just have a look at the example of the Hallemans brewery in Brussels which was conceptualised by architecture office L’Escaut! Their key elements were openness and visual presence, elements which translated into a remarkable small tower and the use of several footbridges. Read the rest of this entry »