Saloon Series, a one day event of ‘sound and vision’, took place at an old bicycle factory called the L’Avenir-Site in Lier, Belgium.

Illustrations and composition by Sabbo Verleye

The old factory was built around 1905. Its restored roof, a construction of glass and steel, allows daylight in. The natural light in combination with the industrial setting fill the exhibition rooms with the right atmosphere – neither dingy nor smooth.

The photography of Jelle Sluyts was intruiging because of its narrow framework, Photo: Jelle Sluyts

The exhibition featured several artists, all of which had their own compartment. As said in the introduction, vision (photography, illustrations, video) was accompanied by sound: live dj’s.

Untitled paintings by Leen Michiels, 2009 – 2010

The curators united artwork that didn’t need a lot of imagination or pages of explanatory text to be understood as art. That’s what made Saloon Series very enjoyable, without being boring.

Between the rain showers – august was really wet in Belgium – people were chatting in the garden at the front of the factory.

Saloon Series
Date: 29th August, 2010
Place: L’Avenir-Site
Address: Sionsplein 19, 2500 Lier, Belgium
https://www.lavenirsite.be