Tag: Photography

“My practice is one of astonishment that consists in opening images up.” How the work of Benoît Platéus makes you see what you weren’t supposed to

We speak to Benoît Platéus about his versatile artistic practice, the role accidents and imperfections play in his work and his laser-like focus on the myriads of possibilities inherent in imagery.

30 things to do in Belgium this weekend

USB runways in Brussels, transcendent art in Antwerp and poetic cinematography in Leuven. Go do the right thing.

“I write images.” Writer and artist Simon Johannin on his latest publication and upcoming part in Après la pluie

Simon Johannin (1993) is back in Brussels to present his latest publication book, cowritten with his partner Capucine Johannin, as well as to inaugurate the month-long group exhibition at C12, Aprés la pluie.

30 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Birthday celebrations in Brussels, A4 print mania in Liège and upbeat tempos in Leuven. Go do the right thing.

30 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Grand openings in Ghent, silent statues in Antwerp and triple visual trouble in Charleroi. Go do the right thing.

“Text enables a guided form of abstract thinking.” Jakob Van den Broucke’s inaugural leap into self-publishing and plasticity

Jakob Van den Broucke talks to us about self-publishing his first ever book, which you can discover for yourself at his book launch and exhibition at Gouvernement this Wednesday 23rd January.

How Philippe Braquenier’s work exemplifies Europe’s juxtaposing contrasts

As Eurotopie's resident photographer, we shoot Philippe Braquenier several questions on being tasked with documenting the European Quarter, from its present state to future possibilities.

Kanal’s Identity and Alterity: A film noir journey through essential gender-bending visuals

Downtown Kanal's latest large-scale exhibition showcases a variety of photography and film, on representations of gender, the self, domesticity and refugees.

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Grand re-openings in Brussels, gritty performance art in Antwerp and artistic adventures in Ghent. Go do the right thing.

15 things to do in Belgium this weekend

New locations in Ghent, remedies for the soul in Brussels and a power plant party in Zwevegem. Go do the right thing.

Home-field advantage

An Etterbeekois since the age of five, editor-in-chief Nicholas Lewis and in-house photographers Miles Fischler and Thomas Ost roam the streets of Etterbeek, the village-within-a-village.

The slashers re-inventing the work-life balance

Kick-starting our collaborative series of interviews with Rémy Martin back into action, we continue our exploration into the balancing act payed by some of the country's relentless multi-taskers.

“Flexibility is crucial.” How OUTLINE reflects on surroundings and its inhabitants to create art.

Various art forms will be explored, boundaries will be crossed and the unexpected is to be expected as Belgian artists and creatives from further abroad will showcase new and existing works in the framework of Bekegem's PLAN B art festival. We've selected five artists and projects you cannot miss, starting off with the multimedia collective OUTLINE.

“Only time will tell how I’ll fit in.” Ugo Woatzi on bridging the corporal, spatial and sexual

As part of BOZAR's Somewhere In Between, the group exhibition Fremdkörper brings together various voices to explore the elusive boundaries between physical corporalities and abstract identities. For the occasion, we've invited five participating artists to showcase their works, rounding off with French photographer Ugo Woatzi.

Five reasons to visit BOZAR’s RESIST!

BOZAR has launched its second major summer exhibition RESIST! - unmissable, but if you need more convincing, here are five reasons why you should go.

8 essential botanical gardens and arboretums in Belgium

We’ve put together a selection of eight essential botanical gardens and arboretums to pepper your summer bucket list.

20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Love for azure in Ostend, dinner-and-show in Antwerp and Swedish grand sculptures in Ghent. Go do the right thing.

Translating conversations into photographs: Hadrien Duré’s search for great stories behind local people

We posed Hadrien Duré a couple of questions about keeping the camera rolling outside of the boxing ring, travelling all over the Mediterranean and keeping everyone on their toes.

21 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Dripping decadence in Antwerp, calculated chaos in Leuven and bumping beats in Brussels. Go do the right thing.

“I was respected in Charleroi because no other girl had the balls to do what I had done.” Sarah Lowie’s vivid new realism

We put a few last-minute questions to emerging photographer Sarah Lowie in a Whatsapp conversation as stern and sincere as her artistic narrative.

20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Jazz spectacular in Liège, friendships in Antwerp and grand reveals in Brussels. Go do the right thing.

30 things to do in Belgium this weekend

A special edition dedicated to Brussels' contemporary art week of the year, and of course, various not-to-be-missed opportunities throughout the country to shake the week off. Go do the right thing.

On the streets of Belgium, Part 2: Eva Donckers

The Word Magazine and Fujifilm are happy to invite you to a free street photography workshop, and for the occassion, we sent our own in-house photographer Eva Donckers to capture our streets.

On the streets of Belgium, Part 1: Miles Fischler

The Word Magazine and Fujifilm are happy to invite you to a free street photography workshop, and for the occassion, we sent our own in-house photographer Miles Fischler to capture our streets.

The Belgian Breakfast Club

In-house photographer Thomas Ost criss-crossed the country far and wide, visiting various different secondary schools in a bid to capture the generations of tomorrow.

On documenting a tower block’s dying days by Christina Vandekerckhove

Ghent local Christina Vandekerckhove talks us through her most recent creation Rabot, a heartwrenching portrayal of urban demise and human perseverance, which hit the silver screens in January to much acclaim.

Christophe Collas’ 15 best Belgian photobooks

In honour of the second edition of the Liège Photobook Festival running this weekend, we've asked photographer and curator Christope Collas to round up a 15-strong list of this year's best contemporary Belgian photobooks.

10 public libraries in Belgium

Public libraries fulfil an invaluable, and very necessary, role in modern society – we pay tribute to some of the country’s most distinct and distinguished ones in the hope of encouraging you to renew your membership once and for all.

15 things to do this weekend

Post-revolution revelations in Brussels, fusion-dabke in Ghent and enigmatic art reveals in Antwerp. Go do the right thing.

The 40 best photographs of 2017

20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Graphic design gold-mines in Liège, minimalist perfection in Antwerp and smoozey love songs in Brussels. Go do the right thing.

Delicate intimacy in Maria Baoli’s photography

Amongst FoMu platform .tiff's selection of ten strong artists this year, one in particular caught our eye: Brussels-based Maria Baoli breaks down her past, present, and future works for us.

20 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Snapshots of the Middle East in Brussels, electro-mania in Charleroi and artist blind dates in Ghent. Go do the right thing.

15 things to do in Belgium this weekend

A corporal mini film fest in Ghent, bebop jazz interpretations in Brussels, and the faces of humanity in Liège. Go do the right thing.

Class of ’17 – Part II

Take a look at 8 more of the most influential Belgians who broke through the mould in 2017.

Class of ’17 – Part I

Take a look at the first 8 of some of the most influential Belgians who broke through the mould in 2017.

On capturing the future, by Agence Future

We sat down with the duo behind Agence Future to discuss their lives' work, blurring the boundaries between academic vigour and creative art.

“I think you need some guts to live here”: The enduring and contradictory appeal of Borgerhout

We round up some of Borgerhout’s most involved and committed residents to consider the neighbourhood’s many different facets and discuss what makes it the hotbed of possibilities and potential it is today.

10 essential movie posters – Part 2

From the essential (La Promesse) to the graphic (De Zaak Alzheimer) and the revolutionary (23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles), we zoom in on the artwork that positioned these movies for longevity.

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Offline fashion stints in Antwerp, electro wizards in Ghent and urban glorifications in Brussels. Go do the right thing.

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Photo-mania in Antwerp, the Belgian underground in Ghent, and self-awareness in Brussels.

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend (Mockup)

In collaboration with ING Art Center, here's our list of tips and tricks for a culturally active WE in Belgium. 

Photographs of our launch party at Brussels’ CIVA Foundation last week

Best. Night. Ever.

11 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Belgian design history in Brussels, urban re-imaginations in Ghent, and Sunday fun in Namur.

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend.

Queer power and play in Antwerp, touching photography in Liège, and democratising symposiums in Brussels.

11 must-see public artworks in Belgium

From highway monument to coastal sculpture, we've toured the country to reveal 11 of the most striking examples of public art in Belgium.

Curator Eva Wittocx on Dirk Braeckman’s show for the Belgian Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennial

A silent momentum amidst the busy Venice Biennial.

Living like Belgian kings at Spain’s ARCOmadrid fair with Sam Steverlynck

Behind the scenes at ARCOmadrid art fair and its many parties, with appearances from our favourite local art players.

Inside Michèle Matyn’s private sanctuary

Photographer Joke De Wilde headed to the Antwerp-based artist's atelier, delving deeper into the intricate mosaic that is Matyn's practice.

Inside Tom Poelmans’ Berchem studio

Step inside the Antwerp-based painter's tiny, light-flooded studio.

20 portraits taken from our book Thiis iis Belgiium

In Internet speak, it's called throwback Tuesday: 20 portraits culled from our book Thiis iis Belgiium.

Into the wild: three years alongside photographer Alec Soth

With 'Gathered Leaves', Soth's comprehensive solo exhibition opening today at FOMU in Antwerp, we delved into our archives - all the way back to 2011 - when we featured directors Laure Flammarion and Arnaud Uyttenhove's extensive journey through the US alongside Soth himself.

Inside Nadia Naveau’s Antwerp studio

In a new series of studio visits, photographer Joke De Wilde headed to the Antwerp-based artist's spacious, light-flooded Antwerp studio to capture and document the inner workings of her practice.

15 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Ethnoyoutubers in Brussels, Gaming galore in Antwerp and clandestine checkpoint-inspired art in Ghent. Do the right thing.

15 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Photography evenings, blackout sessions and synth queens. Do the right thing.

Photographer Frederik Vercruysse’s aesthetic abstraction

We talk early influences, interests and aesthetic abstraction with the Antwerp-based artist.

The instinctive practice of artist Amina Saadi

Daily observations and a intrinsic, instinctive curiosity suggest a narrative steeped in "something more 'real', something more current."

Belgium’s vibrant bicycle initiatives

A roam around Belgium's different bicycle-related initiatives, with profiles from a family-owned manufacturer, an edu-tainment publisher and bike sharing project, to the capital's only bike polo team.

Pre-order the new and updated edition of This is Belgium

All you need to know about the new and updated edition of our guidebook This is Belgium, now available as a pre-order.

Photographer Peter De Bruyne’s analog grains

We talk breaking rules with the Belgium-based photographer.

10 things to do in Belgium this weekend

Photography exhibitions, record fairs, debates and dirty disco. This weekend's top agenda fillers.

Darkrooms and drawing pens with artist Marie Cloquet

We sit down with the Ghent-based artist to talk rejection and reinvention.

The truth-telling tales of artist Stef Renard

With his three-month residency at Dusangneuf Osangsett coming to an end, we talk ideas and ideals with the Limburg-born and based artist.

From Bristol to Brighton with Belgian jazz-funk outfit Stuff.

On tour with the Belgian jazz-funk sensations.

Brussels-based photographer Aglaia Konrad’s bricks and mortar

The Brussels-based photographer guides us through her reading of (urban) decision-making at different levels.

The artists taking up residence in the back alleys of Antwerp

Photographer Miles Fischler's account of the hidden artists' oasis bang in Antwerp's city centre

Sarah Lowie’s intimate photographs of Charleroi’s Madil City Gang

The young photographer captures the daily doings of Charleroi's Madil City Gang with a fragile yet fervent focus.

Miles Fischler’s Peru

A selection of 21 photographs taken from the photographer's recent South American adventures.

20 things to do in Belgium over the weekend.

Exhibitions, group shows, local electronic music showcases, DJ sets, artist talks and more. The weekend's going to be a long one.

“It could have happened in Bruges” – Robert Devriendt’s disposable ways

The Belgian Primitive takes us for a ride in a short-lived series full of the usual dose of double-entendre.

The people, places and projects of Kasper de Vos

Belgian artist Kasper de Vos captures day-to-day inspirations with a throw away camera.

Antwerp-based photographer Eva Donckers’ tourist trap

The Masters student in photography talks mass tourism, the ownership of images and infiltrating a group of tourists in Yosemite

A few days in the life of Independent co-director Liv Vaisberg

Across the Atlantic for fairs, fun and familiar faces.

Circus life

Photographer Joke de Wilde photographs and interviews Mechelen-based, family-owned Circus Ronaldo.

Behind closed doors, the unpublished pictures

A few unpublished images of our last edition's fashion story.

The covers we thought of running with, but didn’t

Here are some of the cover tests we did before going to print on our February-March edition.

Behind closed doors

The fashion series Antwerp-based photographer Joke De Wilde created for our February-March edition, the dream edition.

It It Anita in New York

They take us along NYC metro rides, funky bars and just plain derision.

That time we… Photographed boxers coming off the ring

A series of four portraits of Belgian boxers culled from our office hard-drive, and shot by Ghent-based photographer Sarah Eechaut.

That time we…Took a closer look at the local legacy of architect Jacques Cuisinier

Writer Bart Sibiel and photographer Veerle Frissen take a tour of Jacques Cuisinier's Brusilia tower.

Digging deep for lost treasures

With an exhibition of his monumental found footage collection opening at Brussels' Sorry we're Closed gallery in Brussels tomorrow, we sit down with collector Thierry Struvay to talk about his life-long passion for flea market finds.

Retouching expert Olivier Dengis on working alone

The print wizard talks about going solo, and all the related implications.

A few days in the life of artist Adelheid De Witte

Studio spaces, private collections and artist friends all come together in the Ghent-based artist's disposable moments.

14 gift ideas for Christmas

A selection of gift ideas to make him, her, and everyone around you happy in this end of year season.

Photographer Thomas Vandenberghe

In an extended interview, the Ghent-based artist discusses photography as therapy.

Photographers Ruben Tomas and Gert Motmans

We get a glimpse of Ruben Tomas' and Gert Motmans' photographic work presented by Alexandra Beirnaerdt in Antwerp this weekend.

Looking through the cracks

Our November-December edition's cover story, shot by photographer David Widart, with unpublished photography.

Photographer Sébastien Van Malleghem

Photographer Sébastien Van Malleghem (1986) is this year's recipient of the Bozar Nikon-Monography Series Award for his reportage PRISONS.

M Museum’s Eva Wittocx on Sarah Morris

Curator Eva Wittocx shares a word with us on British artist Sarah Morris and her work currently on display at Museum M in Leuven.

Clément Montagne

We take a look at the work Clément Montagne created in the context of our residency project, Dusangneuf Osangsett.

Michael Marson on Behind the Blinds

Michael Marson talks to us about his new online fashion and photography platform, Behind the Blinds.

Dirk Snauwaert on Stan Douglas

Dirk Snauwaert talks to us about Stan Douglas' monumental exhibition at WIELS.

Wulfy Benzo’s Berlin

Wulfy Benzo Berlin's "carnet de voyage".

Photographer Michèle Matyn

Michele's Matyn's elusive yet mesmerizing photographic work is featured in our soon to be released September edition.

Mont Doré

Mont Doré, Brussels-based hardcore five-piece, recently took up a residency at Charleroi's Le Vecteur.

Hana Miletic

YBAP nominee Hana Miletic takes one of our throwaway cameras on a tour of Belgium, through Bozar, past Molenbeek and into Ghent.

Behind the scenes at Un-Scene III

We ask assistant curator Marwann Frikach to capture the set-up phase of Wiels' Un-Scene III, which opened to the public last week.

Etienne Courtois

We catch up with artist Etienne Courtois a few days after his exhibition opening in Brussels.

Rape Blossoms

We go on tour with Belgian post-punk outfit Rape Blossoms by way of our throwaway camera.

Stephanie De Smet’s Inside green

Photographer Stephanie De Smet, Instagram's #insidegreen queen, reveals the ins and outs behind her iconic series.

Foreseen at Poppositions

Art collective Foressen take to Poppositions with one of our throwaway cameras.

David Widart’s 23 days in Los Angeles

Belgian photographer David Widart's 26 rolls shot over 23 days in Los Angeles.

Photographer Griet Van de Velde

We talk to photographer Griet Van de Velde about her artistic practice and the two men instrumental to her visual narrative.

Pass. A group show deep in the Flemish Ardennes.

We take a stroll through a monumental group show set within the bare landscapes of Belgium's Flemish Ardennes.

Sam Steverlynck

Three days in the life of Belgian art critic Sam Steverlynck.

17 post-its and 17 gallerists

Les bulles by Albert Baronian (Albert Baronian) Warm by Anne-Claudie Coric (Daniel Templon) Silence by Roger Szmulewicz (Gallery51) innit! by Jerome Jacobs (Aeroplastics) Fresh by Antoine Ferrand (Almine Rech) Diversification by Greta Meert and Frédéric Mariën (Greta Meert) Brussels! by Louis Philippe Van Eeckhoutte, Wim Peeters and Marie Denkens (Office Baroque) First time by Sofie […]

A night at Art Brussels

We take a midnight march through Art Brussels, enjoying unobstructed views of some of the best contemporary art in the world.

50 photographs from Art Brussels

Here's our pick of 50 photographs from this year's edition of Art Brussels, which closes today at 20h00.

Ren Hang

Ren Hang opens up to us about his provocative images and risking jail time.

Looking for models with an edge

We're starting a new series of fashion editorials and are looking for girls. And not just any girl. Read on...