Eerstesteenlegging nieuwbouwproject kunstcampus deSingel

On Thursday 25 October we celebrated the laying of the foundation stone for the new building project at deSingel arts campus. The task of unveiling the foundation stone was reserved for Bert Anciaux, Flemish Minister of Culture, Youth, Sport and Brussels, under the watchful eye of Kris Peeters, Minister-President of the Flemish Government, and Dirk Van Mchelen, Flemish Minister of Finance, the Budget and Spatial Planning. The hostess and host were Wivina Demeester-De Meyer, chair of deSingel and Flanders Architecture Institute, and Baron Rudi Verheyen, chair of Antwerp Polytechnic. The foundation stone, in two parts, was conceived by Tim Segers, an In Situ³ student at Antwerp Polytechnic. He had a concrete 'potato' shape cut out of the existing building. This stone from the 'mother building' is the foundation stone for the new project, the 'daughter building'. He also had a large cloth hung on the facade of deSingel, inviting passers-by to send a text message requesting information on the building project. Students from the department of music, drama and dance provided a setting for the speeches with a Murga procession and a performance of 'Fanfare', a work by Luc Brewaeys, on this occasion conducted by the composer himself.