Do you also believe that art connects people? Young or old, artist or bartender, amateur or value seeker... it doesn't really matter. Art can appeal to everyone!
As an extension to the Louise/Edith exhibition, currently on display at the Ypres Museum, we took a walk in the ErfgoedApp. We immediately started making connections. What if we brought history to life at a few locations in the city? Not so much from a historical perspective, but from a painting that can tell us something about a historical location. And what if we let artist Louise De Hem tell us that story herself, while we accompany her on a journey... through time?
Of course, we didn't complete this task alone. The technical department turned the paintings into real eye-catchers, while the graphic design department ensured that the style of our walk matched the style of the exhibition. What if we looked for a warm voice that could be professionally recorded by the cultural department staff? Then we'd be there, right? Wait... because first we had to put all those puzzle pieces together nicely in the ErfgoedApp.
The result is a unique walk through historic Ypres, past the greenery of the fortifications and houses that recall the pre-war character of the city. Louise De Hem addresses you at nine locations. She sketches the city as it was in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. You step into the church with her and hear the horsemen learning to march in the courtyard. You look inside her painting studio and learn the tricks of the trade: to use pastel chalk or not to use pastel chalk?
The art installations contain a playful element, and the ErfgoedApp also ErfgoedApp about the past and present in its typically playful way: a little scratching here, a little scrolling there. Moreover, the audio walk is more than just a series of separate stories and randomly selected images. Each location has been thoroughly researched and selected by the Ypres Museum. The historical context of each story is accurate.
So... what are you waiting for? Put on your walking shoes, the sun is calling. Louise will take you on a journey. And don't forget to visit the wonderful LOUISE/EDITH exhibition . Highly recommended at the Ypres Museum!
