Belgian Solutions is a constantly growing collection of images of ingenious Belgian solutions. After years on Facebook, the photos have now found their way into a real book.
For some years, artist David Helbich – originally from Germany but working in Brussels – has been looking for Belgian solutions to practical problems. Not that he has had too much trouble finding examples, for the solutions seem to be leaping into his lap. The staircase that leads to nowhere and a cycle path that abruptly ceases to exist are two cases in point.
Once he has committed all those absurd situations to celluloid, they find their way to the world via the Facebook group Belgian Solutions, a group that is gradually taking on the role of a real community, with some 750 photographs made by fellow-enthusiasts of the better solution.
Helbich will be displaying a selection of 300 images, some of which are brand new, while others are good old classics.
If you are looking for a Christmas present, then look no further!
Concept and photos: David Helbich
Publishing house: MER. Paper Kunsthalle (Ghent) publisher
Support by: Beursschouwburg, Kunstencentrum BUDA (Kortrijk)