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I Am From Belgium

Sometimes people ask me what there is to see in my area. So I've been sharing pictures of our fields (specially the flowery season) to these people that ask me. Now there are other things to do then fields... but yeah, my area is largely fields. There are some cities where there are activities, but being from a rural area it's just not that exciting to most foreigners as a big city.

But there are some other pictures that always get a "wow" responds. They are the pictures of a little metal church that was build in 2011 by an architect/artist called "Gijs Van Vaerenbergh". So because most people went "wow", I'll share the pictures (wich are not mine) here too. The project was called: "Reading between the lines", and it has gotten a fair amount of media attention and won some prices.



















And here it is on youtube:

[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5J2JoK9dA4]




You can find an article/introduction to the little monument over here: https://www.archdaily.com/298693/reading-between-the-lines-gijs-van-vaerenbergh
https://www.architectmagazine.com/technology/detail/reading-between-the-lines-for-a-church-made-of-metal_o
(I also got most of the pictures from the first article)



... oh yeah. It's in the middle of a field :D
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Moonflower · 61-69, F
I've been looking at these pics for a while, and it strikes me as a very strange building. It gives me a peculiar feeling looking at it so I would probably feel even more peculiar standing in it. But I suppose these type of structures are meant to make us feel some kind of reaction. I do find it a bit creepy!
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@Moonflower Hey there

Why is it creepy? :)
Moonflower · 61-69, F
I think because it looks a bit surreal to me. Beautifully structured though.
Kwek00 · 41-45, M
@Moonflower Oh... Are all "surreal" images "creepy" for you?

Surrealism can have some pretty nice aesthic qualities though.