Retrōspicere | Summer Exhibition

In Retrōspicere (meaning; 'to look back’) past imagery is taken from the An Irrational Element archive and curated into a visual novella as to reflect and conjure feelings, memories and thoughts.

During this summer An Irrational Element relocated from Arnhem, The Netherlands to Antwerp, Belgium due to the expansion of the studio and desire for a new surrounding. Once settled I took the time to browse through the recent archive of imagery and felt like looking back at the summer period as it is coming to its end. This is an exhibition of trips with friends, excursions, work for An Irrational Element and other snippets of the summer. Aiming to convey these moments you will find added captions with selected imagery for more context.

Antwerp

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A favorite cafe of ours, Dansing Chocola

A favorite cafe, Dansing Chocola

Statue of Silvio Brabo throwing away the hand of Druon Antigoon.

Statue of Silvio Brabo throwing away the hand of Druon Antigoon.

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Through the front door of one of the many art galleries in the old city centre.

Through the front door of one of the many art galleries in the old city centre.

An ever loving fascination for doors and its patina.

An ever loving fascination for doors and its patina.

Museum Plantin-Moretus, the original residence and workshop of the Plantin and Moretus publishing dynasty.

Museum Plantin-Moretus, the original residence and workshop of the Plantin and Moretus publishing dynasty.

Printing tools

Printing tools

Metal letters for the letterpress.

Metal letters for the letterpress.

The ‘Kunst’ Baseball Cap

The ‘Kunst’ Baseball Cap

Ameland

Bornrif Lighthouse in Ameland
Beach days

Beach days

Edge of Ameland

Edge of Ameland

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‘Keori & Yousuke’ Shooting day - En Route

Skateboarding to the shooting location

Skateboarding to the shooting location

Yousuke with dog 1

Yousuke with dog 1

Yousuke with dog 2

Yousuke with dog 2

Snippets

We had a thoughtful conversation with this man talking about his Lindberg glasses and lots of other things. Hope we’ll meet him again sometime!

I had a thoughtful conversation with this man talking about his Lindberg glasses and lots of other things. Hope to meet him again sometime!

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Zandvoort aan Zee

Zandvoort aan Zee

Just loved the iridescent fishing thread.

Just loved the iridescent fishing thread.