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Here is some news about photographer Karin Borghouts. Have a nice summer!

• A photo bookto celebrate the 600th anniversary of Leuven's University, with exhibitions coming up in autumn.
• PATATE at the Van Gogh House in Zundert.
• TAPIS-TABLEAU at the De Mijlpaal art gallery.
• Video 'Au Borinage' during Marcasse aux Chandelles.
• PhotocompetitionWesterpunt De Panne

New photobook KU Leuven

This year, Leuven University is celebrating its 600-th anniversary. A beautiful photo book containing photos taken by Karin Borghouts in around 60 buildings, with accompanying texts by Liesbet Nys (NL-E), has been published. View it here.

Meanwhile, preparations are underway for a double exhibition, which will also feature Karin Borghouts' photographs. It will be on display from 10 October 2025 at Museum M and the Leuven University Library, Belgium.

Discover KU Leuven 600 years

Potatoes in Zundert

One hundred and forty years ago, Vincent van Gogh painted The Potato Eaters in Brabant, the Netherlands. He considered this 1885 painting of a peasant family gathered around a table with a dish of steaming potatoes to be his masterpiece.

Contemporary artists draw inspiration from The Potato Eaters. The adaptations are diverse. Some seek to capture the essence of old peasant life reminiscent of Vincent's time. Others wonder whom Van Gogh would depict if he were alive today — perhaps migrants working in the strawberry fields and tree nurseries of Zundert. Some are simply fascinated by the shape of the tuber.

Featuring work by: Giuseppe Penone, Barbara Schroeder, Anna Lange, Nynke Deinema, Pieter Laurens Mol, Anne Geene, Arjan de Nooy, Paul Bogaers, Karin Borghouts, Paul de Jong, Nanne Meulendijks, Noortje de Brouwer, Lotte van Lieshout, Samuel Sarmiento, Sam Maske, Peter Kantelberg, Juliette Karlsson, An Roovers and Ellen Mandemaker.

Karin will exhibit two photographs, one of which is a picture of the Potato Eaters being shown for the first time. The Potato Eaters were staged by Kees Rovers (80) from Nuenen and photographed by Karin there.

PATATE
28 June – 2 November 2025
Vincent van Gogh Huis
Birthplace of Vincent van Gogh
Markt 26-27
Zundert, The Netherlands (between Antwerp and Breda).

Tapis-tableau

Like the weather, the Milestone Art Gallery is in the southern hemisphere.
It showcases the craftsmanship of the Berbers with a special selection of Berber carpets from Morocco. The radiant colours and abstract and figurative motifs of the carpets create a unique experience. They interact with recent artworks and pieces from the collection.

Tapis-tableau

29 June – 30 November 2025
Art Gallery De Mijlpaal
Brugstraat 45
BE 3550 Heusden-Zolder, Belgium

Open Sundays 2–6 pm or by appointment.

A dialogue between Berber carpets, jewellery and modern and contemporary art.
Exhibits by Luc Peire, Octave Landuyt, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Koen Vanmechelen, Renato Nicolodi, Karin Borghouts, Monique Muylaert, Els Vos, Willy Peeters, Peter Vanbekbergen, Dan Van Severen, Jeroen Maes, Koen Vanderstukken and Patrick Ceyssens.

Sculptures in the garden by:
Jef Wishaupt, Peter Vanbekbergen, Geneviève Vastrade, Hubert Minnebo, Robert Vandereycken and Willy Peeters.

A weekend in the Borinage

Last year, Karin's photo project Au Borinage was exhibited in both Van Gogh houses in the Borinage region of Belgium, which was once a major coal mining area.

Every year, the Borinage celebrates the anniversary of Vincent van Gogh's death. On 26 July, the Marcasse aux chandelles event takes place in the ruins of the old mine where Van Gogh descended in 1887 (Petit-Wasmes in Colfontaine).
Highlights include a screening of the short film Au Borinage, a collaboration between Karin Borghouts and photographer Dieter Demey.
26/7 Info Borigines

On Sunday, the Van Gogh house in Cuesmes will host "Un Dimanche avec Van Gogh".
27/7 Info Visit Mons

Photo competition in De Panne

Westerpunt in De Panne, on the Belgian coast, is an architectural masterpiece and viewpoint designed by the architecture firm studioMOTO.
The municipality of De Panne is setting up a photography competition. Photos can be uploaded until 31 July 2025.
An exhibition of the selected photos will take place in autumn, along with the chance to win various prizes.
Participation is free of charge.

The jury will consist of Michiel Hendryckx, Karin Borghouts and others.

For rent

Photo exhibitions including Paris Impasse, The House, Vincent Was Here, Au Borinage and Interludium are available for museums, cultural centres and galleries. New projects are in development. Framed exhibition prints are also available to purchase.
Please feel free tot contact Karin Borghouts.

ZICHT is a newsletter of Belgian artist photographer Karin Borghouts. She is working on het own projects and on commissioned assignments by museums, art and heritage institutions, architects, publishers and city councils.

www.karinborghouts.be