Army of skanks

Photographer: Enda O Flaherty

Long speedpainting for my good friend Iggy! Had such a blast painting this one!

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Behind the depot of a railway enthusiasts’ association, in a forest, this collection of railway equipment is waiting for restoration. The wagons displayed here are mainly meter gauge wagons (a form of narrow gauge), mainly used in industrial applications. The “Train de Déconfinement” or evacuation train (main image), for example, comes from the Kempen coal basin, probably from the Beringen coal mine. Such a cart was used to evacuate sick or injured miners from the mine and was set up as a kind of first aid post, where first aid could be given to the sick or injured on the way to the surface. There are also a whole series of mining carts from various mining sites, as well as a tourist carriage from the Averbode park. 

However, today there is still a part of the stock, the “reserve”, which has never been shown to the public before. In 2021 this reserve was the subject of an exhibition at the Vinckier site in Ghent. The reserve consists of a number of unique old-timers that have not (yet) been restored and includes the Aston Martin DB2 (1953), with which the young King Baudouin once whirled over his Belgian territory.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In my line of work I find it in places most people would not expect. Nor understand. There are moments that strike you for whatever reason. Some last for milliseconds, others linger for hours. Sometimes it’s a tactile sensation, sometimes it’s an evocative smell, sometimes it’s a pattern, sometimes it’s a union of color. But more often than not, it’s ethereal. #BeautyInDeath

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