demolition - the fleeting world; bubbles in a stream

May 21, 2023 What has been left

The Headless Light

“Light, oh where is the light?
Kindle it with the burning fire of desire!
There is the lamp but never a flicker of a flame –
is such thy fate, my heart? “

( Rabindranath Tagore in Gitanjali no. 27)
Seraing (B)

April 6, 2023 Street scenes - garages and parking places

This garage sale certainly didn’t bring in much money

“The buying power of the proletariat’s gone down
Money’s getting shallow and weak
The place I love best is a sweet memory
It’s a new path that we trod
They say low wages are a reality
If we want to compete abroad”

(Bob Dylan in Workingman’s blues #2)
Liège (B)

January 18, 2023 Transport

Where the track lost its bridge

“The trail is dusty
And my road it might be rough
But the better roads are waiting
And boys it ain’t far off”

(Bob Dylan in Paths of victory)
Liège (B)

December 18, 2022 Culture of industry - steel industry

Where the demolition workers are slowly approaching

“Broken bottles, broken plates
Broken switches, broken gates
Broken dishes, broken parts
Streets are filled with broken hearts
Broken words never meant to be spoken
Everything is broken”

(Bob Dylan in Everything is broken)
Seraing (B)

December 10, 2022 religious objects

Easter 2021: resurrection but without arms

“Was entstanden ist, das muß vergehen!
Was vergangen, auferstehen!
Hör auf zu beben!
Bereite dich zu leben!”

(G. Mahler in O glaube, mein Herz, o glaube)
Cadier en Keer (NL)

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The Headless Light

This garage sale certainly didn’t bring in much money

Where the track lost its bridge

Where the demolition workers are slowly approaching

Easter 2021: resurrection but without arms