Heleen Rodiers's blog

(© Saskia Vanderstichele)

Saint-Gilles a depuis peu un chouette pop-up store où l’on vend le travail de dix créateurs du cru. Ce magasin éphémère restera ouvert jusqu’en décembre et tous les trois mois changera de thème et d’accrochage. Jusqu’à fin juillet vous y découvrirez des bijoux, des objets déco et autres sous le thème de la forme.

(© Ivan Put)

It’s high time for ice cream because we’ve been waiting more than long enough. Sint-Katelijnestraat/rue Sainte-Catherine – a veritable hotspot for culinary experiences and discoveries – has recently welcomed a branch of Capoue, the Belgian artisanal ice cream makers. 

(© Saskia Vanderstichele)

“The best pastrami in Brussels”, is the claim to fame of Lou Lou, a pleasant snack bar around the corner from the busy Stefaniaplein/place Stéphanie. Superlatives always rouse our curiosity, so we decided to explore.

Photomontage, Pavillon des Temps Nouveaux, Paris, 1937 © FLC Paris/ProLitteris

Le Corbusier is undoubtedly one of the most influential architects of the 20^th century. Dozens of exhibitions have highlighted various aspects of his oeuvre. For the first time, however, “The Constructed Image: Le Corbusier and Photography” is examining his relationship with photography.

Bald Cypress, Northern Boulevard, Queens 2011/Tulip Tree, Alley Pond Park, Queens II, 2011

Together with William Eggleston and Stephen Shore, Mitch Epstein is one of the pioneers of US colour photography. For his series devoted to trees, New York Arbor, he took a completely different approach, photographing nature in his hometown, New York City, in subdued, poetic shades of black and white.

(No Title © Dan Van Severen)

Through his work artist Dan Van Severen (1927-2009) went looking for purity and simplicity. His geometric, abstract paintings in which vertical, horizontal, and diagonal lines play the leading part, look hermetic and inaccessible. Mathematical shapes such as circles, squares, ellipses, and rhombi seem to be brain exercises for intricate mathematical problems, but Van Severen's work isn't merely abstract.