They are landmarks in the landscape.” The duo experimented with transparency by crossing the church experience with the landscape experience. Though only half of the town’s 24 churches are still in use, Van Vaerenbergh says, “everybody recognizes them and sees them as the center of the community. This range in meaning serves as the basis for Reading between the Lines, an art installation by design firm Gijs Van Vaerenbergh.Īrchitects Pieterjan Gijs and Arnout Van Vaerenbergh won a competition, held by Belgian art museum Z33, to create a public space in Borgloon, Belgium, that addressed the town’s relationship with its churches.
Belgian Design Firm Gijs Van Vaerenbergh Merges Landscape, Heritage, And Religion In An Art Installation That Is 90 Percent Air.Ī church can be the crux of one’s life, or simply a physical structure that blends into its surroundings.
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