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it's a family affair

90 + 80 + 60 = 230 .. This number of years were the reason of cosy family affair some weeks ago. I've been shooting with my Yashica, Fujifilm 200 ASA .

Veer's book

Devendra Banhart, a great artist, a hero for Veer and an photo object for Lauren Dukoff.

Visit Lauren Dukoff's website and listen to Devendra's music!!

You little sweet cupcake

Damn you little sweet cupcakes.... I wanna touch you!!

I've got those sweet sugar pieces from a friend, she bought them in Julie's house. You can find this lovely pie and cake world in the center of Ghent:

Julie's House . Kraanlei 13 . 9000 Gent

How did my Yashica behave in Paris last summer

test prints . low res . Paris sky . end of August 2009

it's o so quiet

A sunny afternoon, which is rare lately, at the Blaarmeersen... I took this picture and was thinking about the song 'It's o so quiet'.

It's o so quiet... everyone know's Bjork is singing this song, but actually it's a very old song from Betty Hutton.

Everything but the circus

(Antwerp, November 2009)

cir·cus (sûrks)

1.

a. A public entertainment consisting typically of a variety of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals.

b. A traveling company that performs such entertainments.

c. A circular arena, surrounded by tiers of seats and often covered by a tent, in which such shows are performed.

2. A roofless oval enclosure surrounded by tiers of seats that was used in antiquity for public spectacles.

3. Chiefly British An open circular place where several streets intersect.

4. Informal Something suggestive of a circus, as in frenetic activity or noisy disorder: "The city is a circus of the senses" (William H. Gass).

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[Middle English, round arena, from Latin, circus, circle; see circle.]

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circus·y adj.

Word History: The modern circus owes its name, but fortunately not its regular program of events, to the amusements of ancient times. The Latin word circus, which comes from the Greek word kirkos, "circle, ring," referred to a circular or oval area enclosed by rows of seats for spectators. In the center ring, so to speak, was held a variety of events, including chariot races and gladiatorial combats, spectacles in which bloodshed and brutality were not uncommon. The first use of circus recorded in English, in a work by Chaucer written around 1380, probably refers to the Circus Maximus in Rome. Our modern circus, which dates to the end of the 18th century, was originally an equestrian spectacle as well, but the trick riders were soon joined in the ring by such performers as ropedancers, acrobats, and jugglers. Even though the circular shape of the arena and the equestrian nature of some of the performances are carried over from its Roman namesake, the modern circus has little connection with its brutal namesake of long ago.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.

www.huiszwaluw.com

One of Ghents cosiest streets is the Jan Breydelstraat. A few weeks ago I discovered the shop 'Huiszwaluw' and I felt in love ♥. Do you know where to spend your November salary? You must do Christmas shopping's soon and this is the shop where you want to go if you 'd like to grant your friends a happy living. This shop is driven by passion for Scandinavian contemporary homewear and stylish gadgets. The owner is a very friendly lady from Holland. The shop opened one year ago and offers Danish brands like Rice and House doctor and the nice vintage furniture is for sale as well.

Go and see for yourself: www.huiszwaluw.com


Huiszwaluw
Jan Breydelstraat 33
9000 Gent
+32 (0)9/233 27 37

Finalizing the make up shoot

more here

A paper with news

A paper with news.. a newspaper. Lots of stories and pictures. One paper on one day used one of the pictures I've took from the Mayer Hawthorne concert. The people of Stones Throw records, the label M.H. is signed to, contacted me and put me in contact with someone from the Telegraph. My own little moment of fame..:)

Cinematic feeling

I have a cinematic feeling lately. Visited the cinema twice and wanna see more ..

Seen:

De helaasheid der dingen

The Misfortunates, this is how the movie will be shown in American cinema. This story is about the ordinary lives of extraordinary Belgians and based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Dimitri Verhulst.

500 days of Summer:

A non-typical Hollywood love story with indie chemistry. Check out the music from She& Him, the band of actrice Zooey Deschanel.

Wanna See:

My queen Karo:


Les Barons:

More movies I need to see? Let me know!

View master

I love every way of shopping.. the most secure one is photo-shopping. Still busy with those fashion shots of last Saturday. I'm haunted by those damn shadows.. I maybe liked the shoot itself, but the more I look to the result the more I realise how much not done those shadows are... Ooo I need to find someone to show me how a studio works.. Anyhow.. this is apicture I like. Remember the view master... I've got one and I pushed it in Jolien's hands while she was posing.

° Make me Up°

Make up your mind .. and your face! Last summer I've met Adelien De Puysseleyr a make-up artist also known from the beauty boudoir on the Radio Modern events. We did a try out :a mix of Adelien's make up and my camera. Jolien was the model of my first beauty shoot.

We had to be creative as we could not use a studio or the professional light stuff, so we relied on Adelien her living room and some spotlights.

Some teasers from the shoot:

Mayer Hawthorne @ Make-up club, Gent

Somewhere between hip hop and soul... that's the sound of Mayer Hawthorne. He performed an amazing show in the Make-up in Gent last night. Mayer Hawthorne, the blue-eyed soul singer of Stones Throw records, is a versatile artist. After pleasing the crowd with his retro-soul voice he showed us his dj-talent behind the decks. Mayer Hawthorne also known as Dj Haircut.

For 'the likers' of this singer, buy his debut-album: a Strange Arrangement. It's worth it.

Just ain't gonna work out... maybe so, maybe no...here are some pictures of the concert:

More pictures here
Stones Throw records: www.stonesthrow.com/mayerhawthorne

Thanks again Democrazy Team for keep on bringing these amazing artists!

Fields of gold

(summer 2009)

It's all about the funk

The essential elements for a Friday evening:

• funky people
• Lefto and his musical friends
• a dancing happy crowd

Last Friday these elements were all over the place. I looked forward to the night that Vadim came to Ghent, but the night surprised me.. The big names Vadim and Sa-Ra productions made me go to the Minnemeers venue but it was Breakestra that made me move! The night exploded with this rare groove funk band from Los Angeles. I dare to say it was one of the best concerts I've seen in 2009... Big up to the new amazing female vocalist

I found a video of Breakestra in Leuven a few days before they were in Ghent. Certainly not as good as in Ghent, if we make a little city clash.. but still an amazing band!

Elle's report on Cutting edge: www.cuttingedge.be

Some weeks ago Raphael Saadiq was in the la Belgique!! Funky vibes in Brussels! Check the blog of Elisabeth, the polaroid girl and check out the 9 minutes of the concert as well:

A polaroid Story by Elisabeth Ouni
www.raphaelsaadiq.com

Sand.day

A sand day on a Sunday ..

Almost cinema half away the records

You know what to do on a Wednesday evening in Gent?
You like music?
You like to spin yourself some music?
You don't believe in a vinyl crisis?

Go and check Music Mania, where my friend Red-d is helping you out in the finest music, together with Maxim Lany.

So, on my way with Jona to the opening of this new concept in the Music Mania we passed the Vooruit.

Almost cinema and the boy posed..
Almost cinema and the boy got an attitude..

FilmFest: Applause

October is the month of the film festival in Gent www.filmfestival.be . More then 100 movies over 10 days. I'm not going to see them all...would be a little bit too much.. I suppose.. but on Friday I went seeing "Applause" (official site).

We braved the heavy rain to go to the renewed cinema, but it was worth it. This debut of Martin Pieter Zandvliet is a pure dogma cream of the crop!!

inside is the new outside

Sitting outside, walking on the streets, drinking on a terrace, hanging around in the park... it's over.. it's getting cold. Sitting inside will be the new outside!

TO dO list - for inside - the new outside:

* baking cake:

http://cakesinthecity.blogspot.com/

* spaghetti at 'het Gouden Hoofd':

http://www.hetgoudenhoofd.be

* good concerts:

Democrazy and AB line-up

* ....

They love autumn...

Herfst - Autumn - Otoño ... you gotta love this season. It's like the second spring when every leaf is a flower. There's the September sun, bittersweet October and Movember, mustache month...

And they love Autumn as well!!

E. choco-shot

B. flea market

T. Graslei

Destiny without Destination?

A nice art project starts tomorrow in Oudenaarde. Two people I know cooperate at this project. You can visit it from tomorrow till October 24th, you have one month the time .. so go!

Red Bull Elektropedia Day

Last Saturday it was time for the first edition of the South District Day to celebrate the launch of the Elektropedia website: www.redbullelektropedia.be

From noon till the evening the Walpoortstraat was transformed into this street is electronic with expo pop-ups, in-store deejay sets and a discount in the Mahy circus for the Sephan Vanfleteren exhibition.

I wouldn't say the streets represented 30 years Belgian dance scene, but it was a nice sunny day and the South District was filled with happy people who were enjoying the sunshine and I had the best cappuccino ever in the new coffee bar Or in the Walpoortstraat in front of the Minard Schouwburg. As I am a coffee geek I really know what I'm talking about.

At 8pm people of the Belgium electronic scene gathered at the back of the Vooruit for an award ceremony.

From the ceremony on the ground we walked on water... on a boat. So, yes this means, the boat was electronic too! During this 2 hour boat trip I saw deejays, organizers of events, people from the radio, ...

Some asked me how I was related to the music business, as they all were an important ingredient to this life.. but I was just .. euh .. I .. I just like music. The food catering on the boat is worth mentioning. It was organised by a well-known restaurant in Gent: Coeur dArtichaut and they offered delicious appetizers and deserts!

So back in the Vooruit I stayed a little longer for the next electronic thing.. the beat is electronic.. known as the official launch party for Elektropedia. The line-up was maybe totally not my cup of tea, but a lot of legendary Belgian deejays and musicians, from the past to present were on it. And I just wanted to see shortly the live performance of the Confetti's. Do you remember them? This is the sound of .. After 3 songs their show was over, the party continued, but I went to sleep. I didn't felt electronic anymore..

After 3 songs their show was over, the party continued, but I went to sleep. I didn't felt electronic anymore..