The pictures of Antwerp-born photographer Harry Gruyaert are, somehow, very Belgian. There's something painterly about them, and also something disquieting – in the spirit of the surrealist painter Paul Delvaux, perhaps. In the second photo here, in the Brussels museum, the homage to Rene Magritte is of course more direct.
Brussels. 1981. "Midi" train station district.
Brussels. 1981. "Palais des Beaux Art" Museum, Magritte painting.
Flanders region. Town of Antwerp. 1988.
Flanders region. Town of Antwerpen. 1988. Launderette.
Blankenberg. Art Gallery. 1988.
Town of Liège. 1981.
Town of Ostende. 1988.
Flanders region. Town of Boom. 1988. Industrial area.
[Photos © Harry Gruyaert/Magnum Photos]
Mick Hartley 
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