Since 22 years I have been working on the Plateau de
Kirchberg in Luxemburg, the first 11 years on the 21st floor of a building
nicknamed le radiateur and the next 11 years on the 13th floor of one of the
tower buildings of the Porte de l'Europe.
When I first came to work here, our building was at the edge
of the Kirchberg quarter: behind the piscine
olympique you could see meadows, cows and forests...
Since then the area has developed swiftly to a very busy quarter,
home to European institutions, banks, businesses, a big shopping centre, a
cinema complex and last but not least the Philharmonie, the prima donna of the Place de l'Europe.
Although not the most romantic or picturesque
location, the Kirchberg offers great challenges for painters and sketchers, with state of the
art architecture and all its reflective glass and steel. For years I 've been
trying to capture its mood; after all it is the daily backdrop to my working
life. As soon as the weather allows it I take every opportunity to go sketching during lunch breaks.
And they still have not finished building....
Leen Van Bogaert
Luxemburg
See more Kirchberg sketches? https://www.flickr.com/photos/67040949@N02/albums/72157634339688734
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