Down to Mother Earth
Looking up at a seven-meter diameter balloon carrying a detailed 120dpi NASA image of the Earth's surface rotating on its axis in the stunning architecture of Saint-Loup-Namur church, one of the most...
Tag: Belgium
The Colors of Erik Mattijssen
Just as color plays an undeniable role in everyone's life - more than we recognize - this may be even more true for the Dutch artist Erik Mattijssen. In his works, which can be seen for the first...
The color of cultural, artistic heritage
In my perception, heritage has everything to do with the memory of individuals, of communities, places, time zones and nature. Heritage activates our creativity as it offers opportunities to build on...
The colors of Pont Spalaux
Last weekend, the centenary of the “Fêtes de Wallonie” started with the slogan “Les Wallo dans le 100.” As is customary every year in the city and in twelve districts, the various original...
MOTHER NATURE and Moments of Awe
Mother nature is my ultimate source of inspiration. She shifts my focus. She asks the right questions about compassion and caring. She challenges me to be creative. (click on thumbnails to enlarge...
Signs of invisible realities
Walking through the exhibition Les Portes d’Or, Charles Doudelet and symbolism, you are immersed in the symbolist years of the end of the nineteenth century. An art movement of French and Belgian...
A moment of Awe
While visiting the church de La Plante in Namur, a wooden statue of mother (Mary) and child (Jesus) stopped me for a moment and struck me in awe. With slightly bowed head and tender face the mother...
Three days of Walloon atmosphere in Namur
During the Walloon Congress of 1905, the idea of having its own flag for Wallonia in addition to the national Belgian flag became reality. In 1923, the liberal politician and writer François Bovesse...
Stilt walking, a tale of ‘many’ custodians
Although stilt walking is a worldwide phenomenon, in 2021 the 600-year-old tradition of jousting on stilts in Namur, my hometown, was officially registered on the Unesco list of intangible cultural...