In this project, I explore the concept of aesthetic atavism: the way in which old forms, functions, and meanings reappear within contemporary objects. The word atavism comes from evolutionary biology and genetics, referring to the return of an ancestral trait

We were handed the coordinates of nine supposedly “special” places in and around Ghent.
The mission sounded simple enough: drive to the exact GPS point, plant your feet on that sacred spot, and make one single photograph.
Since

The N43 runs from Ghent all the way to the French border near Mouscron.
It’s a hiccup in the landscape, never meant to be there, only to be passed through — functional affection, the kind you also feel for

Imagine this: for seven weeks straight you wander through the world with a camera and a mission. Not a stiff assignment, not homework — a treasure hunt. Every week you pick five strange, stubborn, poetic, ridiculous, or unexpectedly profound themes,