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In this day and age, with identitarian movements on the rise, one often hears we should take pride in our national identity.
Living in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, I recently realized that I have no clue what being Flemish actually means. Is it completely different from being Belgian, or is there some sort of overlap?
In this ongoing series I try to find an answer to my questions.
Here you will find a first selection of images. To see all work prints and accompanying texts, go to the project blog: sothisisflanders.be
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Gent (2015) -
Marching band (Gent, 2005) -
Remnants of the Van Enschodt bridge (Klein Willebroek, 2018) -
Catching a ball (Gentbrugge, 2016) -
Gent, 2020
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Funeral of popular singer Luc De Vos (Gent, 2014) -
Klein Willebroek (2014) -
Drumband and majorettes (Gent, 2015) -
Christmas tree (Gent, 2005) -
Bollekesfrietkot. Gent, Belgium [2006] © Geert Huysman -
Terhulpen (2010)
In this day and age, with identitarian movements on the rise, one often hears we should take pride in our national identity.
Living in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, I recently realized that I have no clue what being Flemish actually means. Is it completely different from being Belgian, or is there some sort of overlap?
In this ongoing series I try to find an answer to my questions.
Here you will find a first selection of images. To see all work prints and accompanying texts, go to the project blog: sothisisflanders.be
>>>
Gent (2015) Marching band (Gent, 2005) Remnants of the Van Enschodt bridge (Klein Willebroek, 2018) Catching a ball (Gentbrugge, 2016) Gent, 2020
Funeral of popular singer Luc De Vos (Gent, 2014) Klein Willebroek (2014) Drumband and majorettes (Gent, 2015) Christmas tree (Gent, 2005) Bollekesfrietkot. Gent, Belgium [2006] © Geert Huysman Terhulpen (2010)