New door
Brocante Oxfam Solidarité – Rue Dubois-Thorn, 105, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Bruxelles Not sure where to start to describe this reparation, but that is exactly what is so exciting about it. At several moments in time, this door has been constructed and repaired in a non-planned, improvisational manner with materials that were at hand. I guess that at […] more…
Marble arab
A new chapter in the political corrections to the ‘monument for the Congo warrior’. See the ‘Congo Monument’ chapter for other posts. At the spots in the text where it used to read ‘araabsche’ / ‘arabe’, black marble squares have been placed. Marble seems to be more resistant to scratching then the original sandstone of […] more…
Streetlight blocker
Sint-Gilliskerkstraat, 1060 Saint-Gilles A construction to keep light from street lanterns away from the window of an appartment. Black light more…
Short sword
Luchtvaartsquare, 1070 Anderlecht Brussel The post below shows that it is not the first time that the sword of the monument for the “Fun fair workers” is split in two halves. In 2008 it also broke but it was hanging on for a long time thanks to a temporary construction. Apparently the quality of the […] more…
Stabilizer sacks
Boulevard Adolphe Max Plastic bags filled with sand are an effective way to stabilise postcards stands. Weather proof and versatile. Can be found all over the center of Brussels. more…
Giant exhaust
Metro Louiza, 1050 Brussels Crazy curled up pipe connected to the airconditioning system of the Leonidas chocolate shop in metrostation Louise. Less space consuming but equally weird alternatives could have been to cut the exhaust through the window pane such as in this shop in Saint-Gilles, or to lift up the pipe above head level […] more…
New door
Wapenstilstandstraat / Rue de l’armistice, 1081 Koekelberg Not sure if the door is newly placed, because the ‘shitscraper’ left next to the stone steps indicates there has always been a door on this place in the wall. Or if there has been a shutter in front of it that has been removed recently. In any […] more…
Don’t crash my green spot
Rue Vandenbogaerde, 1080 Molenbeek Bad parking often means a sudden death to many improvised green corners in the area. This orange cone and the reflector pole next to it are meant to create a visual delimitation to the parking place in the hope that big bumpered cars don’t crash the low wooden gate surrounding the […] more…
Fair warning
Zuidfoor / Foire du midi, Bruxelles A small linguistic hickup detected on the yearly Brussels fair: Forbidden to overtake the counter Interdit de dépasser le comptoir Verboden de balie in te halen photo by An Mertens more…
Detached plant
corner Rue de la Rivière and Brabantstraat more…
Lost Sole
Mysterious map on orphan sandal. Sainqtelette square, brxl more…
Artisanal fix
Wasserijstraat, Brussels more…
Crushed / Cosy corner
The urban furniture on the pedestrian area between the housing blocks situated between the Wasserijstraat, Rue des Tanneurs and Nieuwland are well known for its swift deterioration. Youth like to make noise, piles of trash arrise overnight, cars crash poles and fences. A typical accident that happens regularly is that the corners of the wall […] more…
Liquid pentagon
Early morning sighting: dripped shape in front of café in center of Brussels, very similar to the outline of the city center. Rue des Tanneurs, Bruxsels more…
Brown mirror
Rue Vanderlinden, 1030 Schaerbeek more…
Our bikes are well protected
Zuidlaan, 1000 Brussels more…
Don’t walk on tram
Rue Gallait, Brussels more…
Gred Reen Lights
Slightly confusing traffic lights at junction Place des Armateurs / Redersplein shortcircuiting pedestrian flow. See video here: Your browser does not support the video tag. Or right click + download: http://westenberg.constantvzw.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/stoplichten-720p.ogv more…
Carpet Car
Avenue Julien Hanssens, Molenbeek. more…
Shell wall
Chaussee de Gend, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean, Bruxelles. Sometimes Brussels looks a bit like Hollywood. The Molenbeek river is sweet water; the decorator must have imported the shells to build this seaside nostalgia facade from elsewhere. more…
Plaffonage Heureuse / Gezegende Bezetting
Place Simonis, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek, Brussels more…
Cleaned up appointment times
Rue de la Victoire, St-Gillis, Belgique more…
Aanaarding Remblai Aanvulling
Photo’s by Femke Snelting more…
Atomium Poses
Atomium, Brussels Gestures derived from the shapes of the Atomium building. more…
New house number
Avenue Charles Woeste, Brussels Sometimes you need to replace your house number. It’s a small job that takes just one minute. You could paste the numbers left from where they used to be. It helps if your wife can judge spacing and lineage of the numbers. You can use a glue that will last for […] more…
Museum floor
The Museum of Ancient Art, Brussels Sunday afternoon visitors flowing in repetitive patterns through the central museum hall. more…
The Passion for Clients
blvd Anspach, Brussels This sign for an employment agency reads ‘passion for clients’ but the visual language of the display, the way the posters are mounted on a colonial façade inbetween classical statues of some roman looking woman has some ‘master and servants’ connotations. Both the women represented in the statues and the women in […] more…
Cleaner Statues
Rue du Musée / Museumstraat more…
Woman, gas burner, household steps, roof window
Boulevard du Jubilé, Molenbeek more…
Safety for all
On a short visit to Rotterdam two people crossed my path driving electric wheelchairs pimped with reflective materials, sensors, meters, flashing lights. The women tells me she and her son tour Holland to raise consciousness for safety conditions of wheelchair users. They came directly from Rijswijk, some thirty kilometers from Rotterdam. Her sons cap reads […] more…
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