This very personal visual story is about my family who, just like millions of other people, is trying to cope with this new and confusing reality.
An enemy, invisible to the naked eye, has hit the whole world hard. Our comfortable daily routine was overwhelmed by the corona-virus and omnipresent face-masks.
Ali was a refugee and a statistic figure. Not any more, now it is merely Ali, the good-humoured young man. VISUAL STORY
BRUSSELS EN ROUTE
During one and a half year, I travelled with every bus, tram, and metro line at least once, from terminal to terminal. Images and text show a cross-section of Brussels, while also giving a brief glimpse into the lives of the) fellow passengers who cross our path every day.
How well can you really know a big city that you have lived and worked in for years? ‘Brusselse scènes, Bruxelles en scène‘ is the result of an exploration through the city’s 19 municipalities.
It documents how I experience the city: vibrant and desolate, cheerless and grey, but also colorful and warm.
BONSOIR BRUXELLES
After sunset, the city transforms itself. Daylight makes way for a wide array of artificial lights, colors fading to dark orange or blue-green.
The action of the scene fades away, actors disappear to the background, but traces remain, and the stage becomes visible.
BRÜKSELISATIONS
Brussels is the number one demonstration capital of Europe. Three out of every four days there is a demonstration going on somewhere in the city. Some demonstrators come from far and wide to shout their opinions from the rooftops.
Besides demonstrations, countless events are organised which don’t always get the media attention they deserve. These picnics, carnivals, parties, Facebook events, and processions tell a much happier and friendlier story of the city.
