Patrick lives and works in Brussels, Belgium, his day job dedicated to protecting the environment, his spare time to writing fiction, poetry and art reviews. He grew up in Germany, Australia, Japan and England, and studied Physics and Philosophy in the UK, French language and civilization in France and Mexican literature of the 20th century in Mexico. His short stories have appeared in Coffin Bell, Night Picnic Press, Beyond Words, The Brussels Review, and in 101 Words. His poetry collection, Urban Enigmas, will come out as a chapbook in 2025, produced by Dipity Press.
Unmistakable, unmissable Chiharu Shiota, with her spiderweb of red threads rising from boats, connecting people, with her black strings enveloping a piano and dresses, indeed makes […]
In November 2021, young Kazakh breakdancer Amir, also known as B-Boy Amir, reached a milestone by winning the Red Bull BC One championship, the world’s most […]
Recently, the Giza Pyramids became a giant open-air art exhibition, echoing ancient civilizations and their rituals. Named Forever is Now, this contemporary annual art exhibition brings together artists […]
Oceans fill our myths and literature with dreams of adventure, discovery, and fearsome sea monsters. Today’s reality is more of over-fished oceans, polluted with plastic, evidence […]
The exhibition Flowers of Baku: Traces of Art Nouveau in Azerbaijan opened its doors to the public on 17 October at Halles Saint-Géry, in the heart of […]
As I enter the main hall of Michael Craig-Martin’s exhibition at London’s Royal Academy, I spot a little girl sitting mesmerised in front of Michael Craig-Martin’s […]
EUROPALIA Festival is preparing for its 2025 edition, promising this time to showcase Spanish culture and arts. Visitors will have the opportunity to discover Spain’s well-known […]
Tournai’s Art Nouveau masterpieces are one of Belgium’s hidden treasures, tucked in the province of Hainaut, just an hour by train or 89 km southwest of […]
The second edition of Kortrijk Art Weekend is set for the last weekend in October 2024, uniting museums, galleries, resident artists, installations, projects and pop-up shows in the […]
Since 2003, Beaufort has transformed the Belgian coastline every three years into a living canvas, blending contemporary art with nature’s ever-changing landscape. If you haven’t yet explored Beaufort24, […]
Anyone who has been to the Baie de Somme in Picardie, France, will remember the astonishing sunsets, different every night. They will also remember the tidal […]
You may have already seen the famous blue stone of Tournai, Belgium, without realising it. Alongside textiles, it is an export the city is famous for, […]
No trip to London is arguably complete without a visit to the National Portrait Gallery and its Portrait Award, relaunched the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award 2024. This is the […]
A long-lost portrait of the English monarch Henry VIII has been rediscovered thanks to a post on X. London-based art historian Adam Busiakiewicz was the one to first […]