Murals ©Michiel Devijver
Murals
Since 2015 Brabantdam has been brightened up by colourful murals. After the demolition of the building in between the two houses to reinstate the historical view of the river Nederschelde and the Krook neighbourhood two blank side walls were exposed. Both the interaction with their surroundings and the interaction between the two walls were key to this artwork.
The Gent artist Jan Van Imschoot is mainly known for his historic scenes and his love for forgotten stories. On these walls he visualised the abundance of historical meanings the place holds in a collage of images. The artwork became a kind of polyptych just like the Ghent Altarpiece at St Bavo’s Cathedral.