Cat house collected pictures
Found back the original photo’s of a cardboard shelter for street cats developing over time. They were separately posted in the category Cat houses I post them here in their full resolution for the sake of my archive. First picture is taken in 2003, the last one November 2004. more…
Breath of air
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Un/re/writing the real
In the evening of 22 mars, many people gathered on the Beursplein in Brussels to write messages with multicolored crayons, expressing grief and solidarity with the people who suffered from the terrorist attacks that happened earlier that day. more…
My place
Reserve your parking spot with two traffic cones. Use screws nails and bolts to make sure they are firmly attached to the pavement. 1000 Brussels more…
All together now: Basement covers
Here are some images of improvised repairs, alterations to covers of coal cellars that are no longer in use. Some quite decorative ones such as the one above, others are more pragmatic. The basements that were used back in the days to stock coals in general now serve some other function. It used to be […] more…
Don’t piss on my mailbox
Quai du commerce, 1000 Bxssls I suppose most guys would interpret this stainless steel triangle as a desperate sign to please not pee in that corner, but apart from blocking completely the lower letterbox, what does the triangle actually do ? Technically speaking it is still very possible to pee in that corner I guess […] more…
Arabe refresh
This image looks a lot like the previous ones in this series, (this one and this one) but attentive inspection shows that the writing is new. On the right, next to the E, you can still distinguish traces of the previous E. The monument stands in full sunlight, so even permanent marker ink fades easily. […] more…
Steen Pierre Rock
Cantersteen 3, 1000 Brussels This warning sign that surrounds a construction site just behind the central station in Brussels, warns in French for falling stones. The dutch translation ‘Risico van Rock vallen’ is of an interesting out of this world delirious level of surreal badness … How does one come up with this crazy stuff […] more…
Hands of(f) Congo
If one of these days you’re visiting the statue of former Belgian king Leopold II on his horse at Trone / Troon you will see that it is tainted by red paint. Leopold II privately controlled the colony of Congo Freestate between 1885 and 1903. The paint is a trace of a counter-demonstration against the […] more…
Truck truck
Boulevard Anspach, 1000 Bxsl View from café El Metteko, Brussels center, on thursday 3 december. The soldiers in these trucks must be either very prepared and ready to drive off in any direction, or cold, bored, and trying to create a common space were they can be together. Or who knows .. maybe both at […] more…
I am blackout
Place de la Monnaie, 1000 BXSL Jewelry chain ‘I am’ closed its shop that was situated on the Munt square. To celebrate this fact the shop’s sign was temporarily transformed to an urban art piece. Back to black. more…
Liberal semantics
Boudewijnlaan, 1000 BXSL Unemployed people need to fill out a stamp card (stempelkaart / carte de pointage) to indicate whether they worked, were unemployed, or were on a holiday. The liberal Union helps its members and employees to understand the difference between a square metal box for depositing documents from a square metal box to […] more…
Women and children first
Rue de Rempart des moines, 1000 BXL more…
From shit scraper to rain pipe
. Many 19th + early 20 century houses in Brussels have a small space at foot level next to the main entrance. It is where the so called ‘shit-scraper’ used to be installed: a metal bar that you can use to scrape off the soles of your shoes, before entering the house. Having become obsolete, […] more…
City park grave
There are many homeless people in Brussels. Since two years one guy lived in a small tent right in the middle of the park on the Quai à la Houille, next to a very popular children’s playground. A photo of the tent in 2014 can be seen on Google maps. He died recently. The place […] more…
Skywalkers cross here
Avenue Antoine Depage, 1050 Ixelles, Bruxelles more…
Komechezsoi
Comme Chez Soi is one of Brussels best known restaurants. This snack on the Boulevard Baudouin is paying tribute with a funky deviation of that name. more…
Sheep maintenance
La Ferme du Parc Maximilien, Quai du Batelage 2, 1000 bxl A sight you don’t encounter everyday in a city: this sheep needs medical attention and is being held by its caretaker. The poor animal seems to be paralised in a calm state of anxiety. Three very worried cohabitants observe the alarming scene on their […] more…
Foam Head
Metro Central Station, 1000 Brussels more…
Desigual drama
Inno, Rue Neuve, 1000 BXL A drama took place in the window of the Inno department store. Was it the bear? the christmas tree ? more…
Buiten Diest
Grote Markt, 1000 Brussels. A small mistake in the translation to Dutch of ‘Hors Service’ / out of service: It should have been ‘Buiten dienst’. Some kind person added the missing ‘n’ with a pen. ‘Diest’, by the way, is a city in Belgium. Buiten Diest, therefore means ‘outside of Diest’. more…
Scratch & peek
The glass wall of the corridor that spans the central hall of the Bozar museum in Brussels is temporarily blocked with grey self adhesive plastic. A scratched hole in the plastic allows a view on the lower storey. Is this expression of spatial curiosity intended as a critical intervention addressing problematics of representation of female […] more…
Yser Break
Metro Yser / Antwerpselaan From Lunch Break to Metal tape ? Yser meaning Iron in Dutch. Somewhere in here there must be a word joke … more…
Corner Winkel
A nice bilingual shop sign on Rue du Midi, 1000 Bxl. In Dutch / English ‘Corner Winkel’ would mean: corner shop. In German / English it could be a poetic way to translate corner. ‘Corner angle’, ‘Corner corner’ hmm suggestions welcome. more…
One way !
Not sure why this small one way street sign was pasted on top of the one below. Not sure either if this helps getting the message across. Rue de Midi, 1000 Bxl more…
You are here
Rue de Mirroir, 1000, bxl more…
Mosaic floor
One of my favorite Brussels musea is the Cinquantenaire Museum. It houses an amazing collection of historic items, ranging from medieval silverware, gothic sculptures and Flemish tapestries to 19th and 20th century furniture and interior design. The big internal square on the groundfloor in the history wing deserves a place in the collection of its […] more…
Black Marker revisited
After the subtle black marble tomb-stone like intervention of artist Pierre Lizin (see this post) had disappeared, a space opened up for once again a re-inscription of the word ‘arabe’. The typography and handwriting are in line with the one in this post from 2010. more…
Entree totem
Main entrance NMBS building, Boulevard du Midi, Brussels more…
Cover Bank Table
Rue du Canal 21, 1000 Brussels A multifunctional solution to protect a basement ventilation shaft from dust and rain. To low to be a seat, to high for a lid, it most resembles a coffee table. more…
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