'Publieke Denkbeelden / Public Thought-Images'
Tafelzetting #3, De Singel, VAI
2022
Exhibition / Essay / series of Thought-Images
Photography by: Illias Teirlinck
Organisation, Production: Vlaams Architectuur Instituut
Thanks to: Collectie Vlaams Architectuurinstituut
The intriguing rooftop landscape of De Singel in Antwerp is used as a starting point for a series of 'Thought-Images' about architecture and the use of public space. The public route that Léon Stynen and Paul De Meyer designed half a century ago form the inspiration source for these images, though they visualize spatial and architectural situations that travel beyond this location. The thought-images are used as a tool to question the relation between public and private body and are an exercise to imagine spaces that facilitate or suggest a diverse, inclusive and open use of public space.
'Tafelzetting' is an exhibition series for young architects, active within the field of Flanders and Brussels, invited to reinterpret a series of benches and props, designed by Laura Muyldermans, on the front square of De Singel in Antwerp.
This exhibition was on display at the VAI in Antwerp
Download the exhibition catalogue with essay 'Public Thought-Images' NL EN