Shitty Digger
Work in progress under the parrot tree. But that doesn’t change the parrots daily business. They continue to do what they do here since a long time. Does nobody check the database of trees used as toilets by flocks of parrots ? more…
Parrot poppy
It has been ages since I went back to the tree that is full of parrots shitting on anything below. The picture in the last post in this category dates back to 2011. But now, 10 years later, they still claim the same tree to do their business. In only took little time to render […] more…
Stripped shells
In 2018, the wall in Rue Vanderdussen was decorated with an abundance of sea shells. Now three years later, not much is left of it. So, the same thing happened again as before, when the shells were moved from Chaussee de Gand. And although that facade has been cleaned a little more, the traces of […] more…
Doorstop + 3+ years
The picture is taken three years after the first time that I saw this invention in July 2017. There is very little noticable difference or degradation taking place. Quite incredible. more…
Tree growing strong
Extra reinforcements have protected the sprout. It is still growing healthy and strong. more…
Blocked out
The peace and solitude that the public planter found back was short lived. In Januari 2020 new developments are announced by a road sign forbidding to park next to it until half February. Soon enough, a good amount of pallets with isolation materials are put right next to it. The facade of the neighboring building […] more…
Tilted planter
Roadworks are done, walking home from the metro late one evening, the crate is again to be admired in its full glory. However nice that the street is cleared, it looks like something has pushed the planter against the sidewalk; it is slightly slanted and tilting over. more…
Bak under threat
Not long after, new developments threaten the crate that was recently constructed to block the parking place. Roadworks will take place and the crate seems to be positioned right in the middle of the targeted area. more…
Fresh bak
In September 2020 a new way to block this parking was constructed: it is a proper attempt to build a public space garden: a wooden crate, lined with plastic, filled with earth, planted with a still small tree. It looks like this is a crisp, fresh new addition to the neighborhood. Thumbs up for the […] more…
Black lives matter monument
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Back in, back out
Arabe / arabischen is back again. Oh and removed again. A complete insert carved in stone doesn’t happen that often: since I follow the interventions on this sculpture, it is only the second time. Two VB guys posted on F*c*book: “This morning xx and me have symbolically restored the Congo monument in the Cinquantenaire park. […] more…
Door
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Floyd George Laan
On 7 june 2020, the day of the BLM manifestation in Brussels, theAvenue Lloyd George Laan turned into avenue Floyd George Laan. Clipping from Bruzz more…
L’arabe rouge
It used to be blue, now it is red … not much changes apart from this. A variation on a theme. more…
Broozed boxes
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Lamp fill
In front of the Palais de Justice small cobble stones are inserted in the pavement. You will find a line of these, along the roadside. In 2016 these squares were circles. Not stone but glass. They still contained the fittings of lamps, although they were clearly at the end of their lives, which is now […] more…
Rain pipe repair
This crushed rain pipe has been temporarily repaired using a plastic bottle. more…
Smoke divide
This post is for the archive of odd regulations. The dotted line on the ceiling of café Verschueren has been put in place to indicate the separation between the smokers and no smokers side of the café. Before the law required that smokers spaces need to be closed off spaces, there was a brief period […] more…
Bakken dance
New developments around the wooden boxes filled with gravel in the Haeckstraat. First the six boxes have shifted position, diminishing the space thy occupy. Next, see the picture above, one of them has disappeared. Also visible is that dragging the boxes around has worn of the marking on the street surface which indicated a no […] more…
To be integrated
This mural is an imprint of the interior walls of a demolished house. Works are in progress for new buildings next door which will very likely soon be covering the wall. more…
Self initiated tree
This tiny tree is a work of love. An officially planted version has crashed. Someone took the effort to plant this dis-proportionally small specimen. And to add four traffic poles, of a type that is used in the neighborhood to separate footpaths from the main road, as you can see in the detail below. more…
Tweedehans +D, Tropish +C
The Dutch in these info panels in Kanal, the new museum in Brussels in the former Citroën garage on Sainctelette square, have been corrected by a visitor. The dutch texts are grammatically well done. But ‘second hand car’ would be ‘tweedehands auto’, and from the missing space and the d that is lacking suggest that […] more…
Safety in style
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Chair repair
Both sides of this seat back have been supported with a good bit of tape. The black duct tape and brown packing tape stylishly fuse with its surroundings. For live experience go eat at Thai restaurant Da-Kao II, the table in back, right corner. Excellent food. more…
Bakken are back
Aw, after the previous sighting of the ruines of this parking blockade, I had little hope it would survive. But there it is: freshly piled up, with a new bit of tape around it and refilled they are back in action. Stacking method seems less reliable. We’ll see. more…
Kassier+ster
A little help was lend to translate the french into Dutch. ‘sac’ was orriginally translated to ‘koffer’, which means suitcase (valise). Corrected to ‘zak’ (bag). Some translation tool has apparently not understood the gender of ‘cassière’ and ‘caissier’, the translation for both turned into ‘kassier’ (male) but a small addition corrects this into ‘kassierster’. more…
Balcony balls
Since ages this balcony has intrigued me. The metal grid rests on metal feet in the shape of a ball. There are four of them: on at each corner. At some moment in time a tennis ball has joined the quartet. This fifth ball, the one in the middle, has the perfect size: it got […] more…
Square in a circle
Round window posts are a challenge to renovate. The PVC frame above occupies more space then the window pane itself. A statement of the difficulty to find a proper solution. Sometimes the rectangularity of the replacement frame is less apparent such as in the top window in the picture below. At other times it is […] more…
Squashed bakken
After several crashes, these wooden boxes filled with stones that served as a barrier against cars were dismantled. Some have been emptied, they are waiting to be trashed. (Picture october 2018) more…
Depotoir pour chiens
Citizens. My wall is not a dump for dogs. Please do not let your animals relieve themselves in front of my door. Thank you. more…
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