Frank Focketyn
Best compared with the finest French wine. Getting better by the years.
Jan Hoet 1936 – 2014
Today Belgian contemporary art director Jan Hoet died at 77.
Some people are not expected to die, ever. Jan Hoet was one of those people.
Thanks Jan, for your passion for art and above all for your passion for life.
(c) Katrijn Van Giel
Kristien Hemmerechts
A couple of weeks ago, Belgian writer Kristien Hemmerechts released her new book “de vrouw die de honden eten gaf” in which the writer tries to settle herself within the mindset of the ex-wife of Marc Dutroux.
My silent comment.
Alex Prager – Face in the crowd
When you study the images from Alex Pragers “Faces In The Crowd” up close, you may just notice that all of what you see is no accident. Each of the images in her series is perfectly choreographed. Every position and every expression is carefully calculated to give the viewer the exact image that the photographer initially intended.
Dale Irby wearing same outfit for 40 years straight
In every school picture for the past 40 years, Dale Irby wore the same 1970s-era polyester shirt and coffee-colored sweater.
Didn’t want you to miss out on this one.
Yuki Iwanami – FUKUSHIMA landscapes
What happens when a serious accident happens at a nuclear power plant? In the aftermath of the earthquake which hit Japan in 2011 the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was damaged and as such invisible radiation invaded the land and the lives of the people in Fukushima, Japan.
Yuki Iwanami shares his view on the aftermath in FUKUSHIMA landscapes.
Bryan Schutmaat – Grays the mountain sends
Thank you Jef Boes for directing me to this fine American photographer.
In his series ‘Grays the mountain sends‘, Bryan explores the lives of working people which reside in small mountain towns & mining communities in the American West.
