Our original idea to show existing work in an empty gallery of the National Office for Annual Vacation, was severely shaken when we got the secret entrance to the five-storey vacant part of the buidling. For decades diligently working officials were at work here, but since last year, this block is empty.
We were intrigued by this strange place: a silent witness of a closed work island in the middle of the city. How do people work here and especially how do they escape the daily routine through small interventions? Around this question, we built our research, which resulted in the in situ project 'Meanwhile' by Ellen Janssens and Maya Wilsens.
We were intrigued by this strange place: a silent witness of a closed work island in the middle of the city. How do people work here and especially how do they escape the daily routine through small interventions? Around this question, we built our research, which resulted in the in situ project 'Meanwhile' by Ellen Janssens and Maya Wilsens.