Dear reader,

Here is some photography news from Karin Borghouts.

• KU Leuven 600 Years photo book
• Two upcoming exhibitions in Leuven Belgium
• Patate at the Van Gogh House in Zundert The Netherlands
• The skeleton motif at the James Ensor House Ostend
• Tapis-Tableau at De Mijlpaal Art Gallery
• An exhibition on the repurposing of churches in Milan, Italy
• BOEM in Ghent Belgium

KU Leuven: 600 years of history to discover

In the video below, you can follow Karin Borghouts and Liesbet Nys during the photo shoot for the photo book KU Leuven Images of a University.

If you would like to explore the KU Leuven buildings for yourself, you can do so on Open Monument Day on 14 September. Book your place in advance for the guided tours, walks, and slow reading event.

The book is available in Dutch and English in the University Hall or online bij Hannibal Books.

Double exhibition

This autumn, the two exhibitions Routes to Knowledge and The Pursuit of Knowledge will reflect on 600 years of university history in Leuven. The university library is displaying photographic routes by Karin Borghouts. Several of her large-format photographs are also on display at museum M Leuven.

10 October 2025 – 22 February 2026
KU Leuven University Library and M Leuven Belgium

Info on the double exhibition KU Leuven 600

Potatoes in Zundert

140 years ago, Vincent van Gogh painted The Potato Eaters in the Brabant village of Nuenen. Contemporary artists are inspired by The Potato Eaters.

With 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 • Ellen Mandemaker.

A photograph of The Potato Eaters was staged in Nuenen by Kees Rovers, collector of Van Gogh objects, and photographed there by Karin. Watch the video below.

PATATE

Until 2 November 2025

Vincent van Gogh Huis
Markt 26-27
Zundert - NL (between Antwerp and Breda)

The James Ensor House

From medieval dances of death to contemporary grotesque and erotic depictions—the human skeleton has been a powerful image in art for centuries.This exhibition explores how Belgian artists, from James Ensor and Félicien Rops to Paul Delvaux and Wim Delvoye, have interpreted the skeleton motif in diverse and often surprising ways. Includes one photo taken by Karin at the Museum Dr. Guislain.

18/9/2026 - 11/1/2026
The Skeletonmotif from Ensor to the Present Day
The James Ensorhouse Ostend

Tapis-Tableau

A special selection of Berber carpets from Morocco enters into dialogue with contemporary art, works from the gallery's own collection, jewellery and ethnic objects.
Tapis-Tableau
Until 30 November 2025

Kunstgalerij De Mijlpaal
Brugstraat 45
3550 Heusden-Zolder Belgium

Open on Sundays from 2 pm to 6 pm and by appointment

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 - Patrick Ceyssens

Sculptures in the garden:
Jef Wishaupt - Peter Vanbekbergen - Geneviève Vastrade - Hubert Minnebo - Robert Vandereycken - Willy Peeters

Repurposing churches. Exhibition in Milan.

At the end of last year, the Flemish Government Architect's Office published HER SCHEPPEN(*) (Recreate), a book showcasing the design research conducted for the Projectbureau Herbestemming Kerken (Church Repurposing Project Office) between 2016 and 2021. The book, with photographs of Karin Borghouts, received widespread acclaim, both at home and abroad. An exhibition featuring these photographs, among other information, will open in Milan in Italy on 17 September.

The exhibition, Un paesaggio di chiese. Esperimenti di riuso nelle Fiandre, will take place at the Fondazione dell’Ordine degli Architetti di Milano and will run until 31 October 2025.

Information about the book Dutch

BOEM electroacoustic concerts

The fifth edition of BOEM promises to be a unique musical experience! On Saturday, 27 September 2025, 16 composers will come together with the public for an evening of electroacoustic creativity at the Tinnenpot Theatre in Ghent Belgium. The event is organised by Dirk Veulemans (partner of Karin Borghouts), whose own composition will be performed on Sunday 28 September.

You can find the full programme and practical information on the BOEM-website.

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.

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