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Pinhole · 2024

Noeveren in Stillness

Factory chimney and roofs of the old brickworks at Noeveren

First encounter with Noeveren: derelict buildings, hard labour, human hardship, an intense feeling. Remnants of a bygone era, while a new age slowly advances.

Recorded with a pinhole lens: through an old technique on a modern camera, the stillness and the emotion I feel are translated into an image that tells my story of Noeveren.

Wooden drying sheds of the brickworks under a dark cloudy sky

Long drying shed behind a fringe of reeds

Abandoned chair in a dark corridor of corrugated iron

Derelict house with doors painted over in orange and red

Toppled white chair with red flowers among the rubble

Factory interior with an abandoned wheel and grit

Dense greenery around the old clay pits

Bank of a clay pit with reeds and floating plants

Cloudy sky above the water of a clay pit

Closed level crossing at the hamlet

Evening light over the river Rupel at Noeveren

Wall with the inscription sx 512 and an abandoned tub

Village street in Noeveren with parked cars

Overgrown staircase against an old factory wall

Leaves and ferns on the shaded forest floor