Death of a Shadow (Dood van een Schaduw) (Dood van een Schaduw)

DEATH OF A SHADOW

Colombier Street

Jan Ternauw

I'm sorry.

Jan Ternauw July 6th, 1983, Colombier Street

Beaten to death by Boran Kassovic.

Nathan Rijckx November 10th, 1917, Parc de l'Abbaye

Shot dead by Franz Baumer & Joachim Dünker

Mr. Rijckx?

Did you bring me Jan Ternauw?

Excellent, Mr. Rijckx!

The work of a beginner, this Kassovic.

However, a strong composition, concrete.

An excellent combination of fear and suffering,

of passion and form. So energetic!

I'll be very sorry to see you leave my service, Mr. Rijckx.

- But,... you could also stay. - No.

Why so attached to life, Mr. Rijckx?

So little happiness, so much pain...

I could... show you the true beauty of death.

Two more, Mr. Rijckx.

Two more...

Accident

Explosion Exhaustion

Murder

Old age

Thomas Belcourt, November 30th, 1918 Parc de l'Abbaye - Old age

Parc de l'Abbaye...

Thomas Belcourt

Sarah Winters

Sarah...

Sarah?

Daniel Hainaut

Daniel?

Death by old age?

Don't you know that these shadows are almost never interesting.

It's a worthless composition.

I know that not all deaths are masterpieces, but nevertheless...

I hope that your final project will be more interesting.

The spontaneous aesthetics of an accident, for example...

For example...

A train, a plane or a car...

An explosion...

Or a drowning...

We haven't had a drowning in a long time.

Or a murder.

Murder is always expressive.

There we have it,... murder.

Murder

Daniel Hainaut, March 7th, 2015 Rue de la Brabande