Opening Weekend of the Photobook 2009


① memo 20190203 ~ Opening Weekend of the Photobook 2009 – Opening by Tineke de Ruiter († 2018) of the Weekend of the Photobook ten years ago , Saturday 7 February 2009 , organised by the Leiden University Master Photographic Studies , the website PhotoQ, Kunstenaars en Co, and the Nederlands Fotomuseum – a full weekend at two nearby locations, the SKVR BeeldFabriek (art center) and the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam.
I vividly remember Tineke’s teaching, the workshop – wearing white cotton gloves handling delicate old photographs. Thank you Tineke.

Belgicum – Head & Heart & Hands of Stephan Vanfleteren


① memo 20190202 ~ Belgicum – Head & Heart & Hands of Stephan Vanfleteren ~ Short videonote ten years ago (handhold and zoomed with Sony DSC-T500) during the conversation of the belgian photographer Stephan Vanfleteren – on his method and photo project Belgicum : the Belgium in his head & heart – with Edie Peters of PhotoQ Live in the SKVR studio , Sunday February 8 , 2009 — during the Weekend of the Photobook organised by the Leiden University Master Photographic Studies , the website PhotoQ, Kunstenaars en Co, and the Nederlands Fotomuseum – a full weekend at two nearby locations, the SKVR BeeldFabriek (art center) and the Nederlands Fotomuseum in Rotterdam

Hotel Window


① memo 20190201 ~ Hotel Window ~ Room at the back of hotel January 2017 in Mechelen city center with the St. Rumbold’s tower in the back , Belgium

Mechelen Night Lights


① memo 20190130 ~ Mechelen Night Lights ~ In front of cafe ‘t Groot Licht (the big light – reminds me of the dutch saying ‘geen groot licht’ for ‘not really all that smart’ ) January 2017 , Mechelen , Belgium

Guards of Memory


① memo 20190129 ~ Guards of Memory ~ Sculpture ‘les Sentinelles de la Mémoire’ from the Belgian sculptor Nat Neujean ( natneujean.be ) filmed January 26, 2017 in the Kazerne Dossin museum, Mechelen , Belgium