The Word Blog
31.08.2010 by Randa Wazen
With only three days to go until our Rough Edges Issue comes out, we thought it fitting to run with a series that's been tantalising our rough-sides so much we actually featured it in September's edition at the last minute. Yves Decamps’ Scanning Arequipa series documents his four-year […] Continue
30.07.2010 by Randa Wazen
Sofie Vandam’s work caught our eye at Narafi’s final year students' exhibition held at the begining of the summer at Tour & Taxis. “Photography and psychology are often closely related. Get your camera up and people will often adopt an attitude or behave differently.” Her Vulnerable Moments series portrays people […] Continue
20.07.2010 by Randa Wazen
We first stumbled upon Melika’s work when she started interning for The Word back in April. She managed to come up with a teaser for our Breakthrough Issue, portrayed dance sensation French Horn Rebellion when we met them for an interview, and Continue
24.08.2010 by Ulrike Biets
When we met Jimmy Edgar at Dour festival, he was holding a bottle of whiskey in one hand and his buddy Otto von Shirach with the other. We asked him to let go of Otto and take our disposable camera instead. Which he did. The […] Continue
18.08.2010 by Randa Wazen
When we caught up with Jan and Dries of two-man band The Black Box Revelation at Les Ardentes, they were in the midst of their summer festival marathon. The boys were happy to capture their gypsy lifestyle with a disposable camera and got so […] Continue
31.07.2010 by Nicholas Lewis
We'll be throwing a prom-influenced party in September, to mark the begining of the school year (and give us a good reason to bring out our dust-covered tuxedos and cheesy pick-up lines). As such, we're looking for a portrait photographer we could work with to create a yearbook, along the […] Continue
27.08.2010 by Randa Wazen
Belgium has a number of reputable festivals all year-round but if you're looking for a low-key urban initiative, Deurne is now to be added to your summer 'to-do list': this municipality of Antwerp premiered a “route of art” and festivities between Wednesday 18th and Sunday 22nd August. Named […] Continue
09.08.2010 by Renasha Khan
Newly opened and already making its presence felt on the fashion thoroughfare of Dansaert, Glorybox is a bastion of Belgian and French design. Stocking new designers solely from Belgium and France is a primary and appealing feature of the boutique, distinguishing it from other shops in the area. […] Continue
02.08.2010 by Devrim Bayar
Cultural life in Brussels might shift into lower gear during the summer but contrary to popular belief, it does not die and disappear into a vortex of oblivion. Amongst the recommendable activities available to those whom, by choice or by necessity, will spend the better days of the […] Continue
13.08.2010 by Randa Wazen
If you’re familiar with The Word, you probably know by now we’re not too keen on reporting facts the conventional way. When we decided to cover the season’s festivals, we intended on doing it with somewhat of a twist. Front-stage pictures taken during the first three songs of a set […] Continue
20.07.2010 by Ulrike Biets
Hardly a few days after our Throw Away Project marathon at Les Ardentes, we were back at it again at Dour Festival. Our mission was to hand out even more of our disposable cameras, but also to enjoy good music and shoot some off stage […] Continue
14.07.2010 by Randa Wazen
In between our Throw Away Project antics (check HEALTH's pics here and Jamie Lidell's here) we managed to get some cool backstage snaps and behind the scenes stories at Les Ardentes. Pictures by Ulrike Biets The one and only Pharrell, listening to his iPod […] Continue
