Piet Stockmans, Hugo Duchateau and Ado Hamelryck made works of art specifically for the Manifesta event. Their starting point: every building on the site has an enormous potential.
This project hovers between two poles, the territorial and the human identity. Departing from the Vennestraat, it exposes little known green areas and the versatility of the multicultural community, incorporating exhibitions, art interventions, film screenings and a running track.
Sofie Muller often refers to repressed memories of pain, abashment and loneliness. The element of fire plays an important role, as the burning of Saint-Barbara, patroness of the miners, illustrates.
