{"id":682,"date":"2013-04-28T13:40:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-28T13:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kersavond.augustfirst.de\/?p=682"},"modified":"2022-04-26T11:55:39","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T11:55:39","slug":"the-ghost-village-doel-in-belgium-street-art-graffiti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanpresents.net\/en\/2013\/04\/the-ghost-village-doel-in-belgium-street-art-graffiti\/","title":{"rendered":"the ghost village doel in belgium \u2013 street art &#038; graffiti"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">a visit to the village of doel (east flanders, belgium). this village on the schelde river once had 1,300 residents. now only a handful of people are holding out here, putting up a dogged fight against the threat of eviction due to the expanding port of antwerp.<br>well-known belgian artists have found a unique backdrop for their work here, as the village has already been (semi-) abandoned for years. some of the residents consider them allies in the fight against eviction, but others see them as vandals, and formed a citizens\u2019 watch.<br>there have also been huge illegal parties in the village, so that the authorities have stepped up their patrols<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">january 2011: we visit the village just before the sun goes down. everything looks normal from afar, though it\u2019s noticeable that there isn\u2019t a trace of traffic far and wide. approaching the village, we have a foretaste of what\u2019s to come: an isolated farm with bricked-in windows and graffiti-covered walls. a bit further, we find a villa with smashed windows, but it\u2019s decorated with comic figures by bue. at the entrance to the village, we\u2019re welcomed by a house-high crow by roa, and the art continues toward the village center, which leaves a post-apocalyptic impression: an abandoned school, church, gas station, etc.<br>a few houses are still inhabited \u2013 the rest all have \u201cno trespassing\u201d signs on the doors.<br>i almost forgot, a few things are still in operation here: the local football club (from far away, you can hear the cheering at a football match) and a bistro, which unfortunately we couldn\u2019t visit as it&#8217;s closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5172\/5398228921_2f413540d8_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti | ces53 | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>bauernhof mit graffiti &#8211; ces53<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5095\/5398842692_1bd3154c39_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti - streetart | bue | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>leerstehende villa, dekoriert von bue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5251\/5398841260_3f0bab40ec_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti | roa | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>am dorfeingang gr\u00fcsst roa&#8217;s kr\u00e4he<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5132\/5398839738_c8d03f3f9d_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti . streetart | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>leere strassen und viel graffiti. hier rechts roa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5012\/5398234099_d1f016b428_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti . streetart | roa | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>mural von roa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5011\/5398237319_d2884c5a56_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti . streetart | roa | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>graffiti von roa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5058\/5398833390_8514bde163_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti . streetart | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>graffiti charakters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5018\/5398831048_083dc4cc3f_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti . streetart | roa | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>mural von roa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5211\/5398830312_db6a2c4262_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti . streetart | bue | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>graffiti bue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5139\/5398830942_6b779e5f20_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>graffiti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5212\/5398228753_d6cb1fb456_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti | ox-alien | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>graffiti &#8211; ox-alien<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5175\/5398231959_a83fd92bc8_z.jpg\" alt=\"painting | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>painting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5099\/5398835776_fab269c80c_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti | ox-alien | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>graffiti &#8211; ox-alien<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5059\/5398230207_9625d1457c_z.jpg\" alt=\"mural | resto | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>mural &#8211; resto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5211\/5398839924_706a9d6991_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>graffiti<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5293\/5398836544_3e73978a99_z.jpg\" alt=\"verlassene tankstelle | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>verlassene tankstelle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5256\/5398236589_59527a452c_z.jpg\" alt=\"painting | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>painting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5012\/5398237475_2e3f0f7fa1_z.jpg\" alt=\"graffiti - streetart | roa | doel . belgium\"\/><figcaption>graffiti &#8211; 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