From printing arts to woodblocks to video art in the concert hall
On October 8, the concert hall of Flagey turns into a virtual museum. At the concert Händel: Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline graphic artist An Eisendrath (Studio Anorak) - recipient of the Henry Van de Velde Award 2018 - will exhibit a selection video projections on the big screen. The animated illustrations are based on the original woodblocks from the exclusive collection of the Museum Plantin-Moretus in Antwerp. With this collaboration the choir transports music lovers back to the 18th century.
"This 400 year old boat from the woodblock collection of the Museum Plantin-Moretus has come a long way. This week it will be featured in the animations that I created together with Tommy Rombouts for the Vlaams Radiokoor. They will be projected on Thursday October 8 on a 10 meter wide screen," says An.
The woodblock was meticulously cut out of a small piece of wood of about 4 by 4 centimeter, some 400 years ago. It is one of the 14.000 woodblocks that are preserved at the museum. Both the woodblock as well as the original print are found in the museum.
