The Bear's Skin series, 2018/2019. Soft technique, 42 x 58 cm each.
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Each of the prints in this series results from a new pair of zinc soles attached and engraved under my shoes, when I walk from my studio to the printmaking workshop. Each print bears the name of the exact location and the number of steps taken before the soles come off.
1. Left sole: 428 steps – rue des Halles, 1000 Brussels
Right sole: 1714 steps – avenue de la Toison d'Or, 1050 Ixelles
2. Left sole: 678 steps – rue du Marché aux Poulets, 1000 Brussels
Right sole: 1071 steps – place de l'Albertine, 1000 Brussels
3. Left sole: 93 steps – rue Marcq, 15, 1000 Brussels
Right sole: 586 steps – carrefour boulevard Anspach rue Grétry, 1000 Brussels
4. Right sole: 164 steps – rue du Béguinage, 31, 1000 Brussels
Left sole: 169 steps – rue du Béguinage, 31, 1000 Brussels
5. Right sole: 257 steps – place du Béguinage, 1000 Brussels
Left sole: 579 steps – boulevard Anspach, 20, 1000 Brussels
6. Left sole: 26 steps – pedestrian passage between rue du Canal and rue Marcq, 1000 Brussels
Right sole: 103 steps – rue Marcq, 6, 1000 Brussels
7. Left sole: 107 steps – rue Marcq, 2, 1000 Brussels
Right sole: 479 steps – rue des Augustins, 7, 1000 Brussels
Photo credit : Gilles Ribero
