An octagonal structure with an amazing shell of mirror glass stood across from the Belfry on the Market Square. Visitors and residents of Bruges met each other as strangers in this intimate space, where they could observe the people outside but not be visibile themselves.
Under the Carpet was a three-part artwork that invited you to rediscover the disused link road between St John's Hospital and the Minnewater Clinic.
The Tower of Balance by Boonserm Premthada of Thailand’s Bangkok Project Studio was inspired by his visit to Bruges’ 13th-century Belfry. His 18-metre-high contemporary bell tower, with three wooden viewing platforms, both marked and gave meaning to a little-known stretch of greenery.
A pair of bronze boots stood on the Speelmansrei. They seemed to be resting or walking leisurely on the surface of the water. It was as if they belonged to a larger sculpture: had it been dismantled, or was it still under construction?
Conceived for the beach of Zeebrugge, Star of the Sea attracted attention from afar with its voluminous form and peculiar chimneys. This strange monumental structure explored entanglements between art, industry, nature, and ecology.
Mariana Castillo Deball created an architectural, sculptural installation entitled Firesong for the Bees, a Tree of Clay. It combined a colony of bees with the history of beehives.
Full Swing by Mona Hatoum invited visitors to swing in a narrow underground passage that had been excavated from the garden of the Onzelievevrouw Psychiatric Hospital.
Norell/Rodhe's Raamland, situated between Oostmeers and Westmeers, took the form of a new community garden. The Swedish architecture firm redeveloped the square in Sint-Obrechtsstraat and transformed it into an exciting and inspirational meeting place.
Inspired by the density of Bruges' street plan, Shingo Masuda and Katsuhisa Ostubo constructed a new, open 'place' for the city in St John's Hospital Park. Their geometric, brick-built sculpture subtracted ground from the historical orchard while also lending it structure. Here, the architects played with the concept of 'free' or undefined space and its absence in the city's geography, where every corner was well-defined.
SO–IL created Common Thread for the garden of the former Capuchin Monastery. Together with Dr. Mariana Popescu (TU Delft) and Summum Engineering, the architects developed a fabric that spanned two neighbourhoods and created a new urban connection.