I remember that I always found magic fascinating ever since I was a little girl. I’m not talking about stage magic and creating perfect illusions via distractions and skill, but actual magic, the conjuring something out of nothing, the transformation of matter and energy in order to achieve a change in the fabric of the universe. I … Continue reading
I remember a time from before the EU when travelling abroad was a huge privilege and even getting out of the country was a challenge for some. Everyone had an allocated annual $50 spending money, which even in the 1980s wasn’t a lot. I made a commitment then to collect as many stamps in my passport as … Continue reading
Do you remember rolling around in a pile of fallen autumn leaves as a kid? Or throwing them above your head, then watch the leaves fall gently covering you in a chaos of colours? I was born in autumn and some of the best pictures I ever took were taken around this time of the year. … Continue reading
This week the theme is transformation. So who can tell me how to create a piece of art out of bugs? The image shows a close-up of one of the chandeliers in the Royal Palace’s Mirror Room, which (like the ceiling in the background) is covered with wing cases of jewel beetles. Brussels managed to … Continue reading
An unlikely sight in the middle of the bustling city of Brugge: a young man mass-producing soap bubbles using but a long string with small loops on it, dipped in the soapy water. Some come out as perfect spheres, others look more like large shiny rainbow-blobs, and all the eyes in the square are glued to … Continue reading
Postcards from the Country 