Bert De Backer, Constructlab

The setting is the beguinage of Hasselt. This triangular walled garden in the city holds a unique oasis, forming a stark contrast with the industrious Hasselt. While the beguinage has been a well kept public secret, this does not need to be so. This non-commercial hangout would become a subtle communication tool and orientation point for the people of Hasselt. Therefor Constructlab proposed a structural idea called “DISplay”. Organised with the House For Contemporary Art Z33, it forms a hybrid communication platform, where social and cultural relationships are reinforced. Over the summer, We’ll Find Ways utilised the beguinage as a HQ: a starting point for various expeditions and processions. A crossroads for a multitude of roads and trails. A starting point, not an end stop. Whether these paths intersect only temporarily, the encounters in the garden carry a promise with them.