Ports as a starting point has a symbolic meaning in this project because it’s the physical point where two cultures meet. In specific the exhibition focuses on the relationship and exchanges between Belgium and Morocco. The project contains several aspects: a cinema, exhibitions in and and an exposition circuit, which I attended.

Fameus

I recommend to start your circuit at , here you get an overview of several artists and aspects of the exhibition. This place is furnished as an exposition whereas the other places are more new ways of exposing. At Fameus you’ll find the work of students from Institute Sint-Maria Antwerp who have been working with the themes of interactions between Essouira and Antwerp ports, migration and air-port. These students all work in their own specific way, some of them make really nice pictures, others are more conceptual artist and then you also have several good drawers. Really worth to take a look at what they’ve done with the different themes. My favorite work here was by Bianca Snellings' hand. She made an installation which represents the nullity of humans against the power of the sea.

The other locations are less traditional exposition spaces. When following the circuit you’ll find the work all across the city in bars, shops, hotels, restaurants and showcases. Second stop is , a really nice coffee bar where pictures of Rudi Wouters are exposed. He works with the theme of the port.

A bit further in the same street there’s store named . The nice woman working here makes her own jewellery. Really worth to have a look at them too. At the back of the shop you can find the video of Said Rais called ‘Positive and Negative’. A film that pictures a checkers game on the streets in Morocco. Several men discuss on both sides for the best moves to make.

The third location is at the 's showcase. This location is the home of one of my favorite works called ‘Message in a bottle’. An ingenious work of students of Sint-Maria. Look close enough, than you’ll find the message.

Next one is also in a showcase in the building of . Students of illustration worked with the theme of immigration in combination with fables. They tried to look at immigration from a different angle, for example by comparing it with animals. Really nice work but unfortunately they were not nicely exposed here.

A bit further is . Here you find paintings of Jan Bosschaert and Jef Van Campen. In my opinion these works didn't meet the same standards as all the others did. The paintings are very traditional. Although the work was nicely exposed here, I didn’t really see the conceptual value of this part. The flag exposition in the Amsterdamstraat and the Montevideostraat on the other hand was really nice. The flags waving in the wind give the city a colourful touch. Sit down on a bench and enjoy the beauty of the flags.

On the next stop in you can also take a rest with a drink. While enjoying your drink you can study the book of Bart Van Dyck. He walked around Tanger with a book and asked beggars to draw something for him in return for 10 dirham. These pictures are collected in a book with a small text. Afterwards he returned to Tanger to distribute the books to the drawers. Of all the works from Airport expo, I found this the best concept. Unfortunately I found the elaboration a bit sloppy, in my opinion he could make a nicer exposition of his work.

At last there’s an exposition in the building. This building is a central place for immigrants in Antwerp. Nick Hannes shows a few of his pictures from a series named ‘The Continuity of Man’, which shows a portrait of the countries around the  Mediterranean sea. In the same building you also find the pictures of Mashid Mohadjerin and artworks of people from Essouira. All beautiful pictures, nice compositions and very nicely exposed in the building.

To make a long story short: Airport is nice exposition with a great diversity of artists, styles, materials and locations. It’s worth to follow the whole circuit but you can also enjoy small parts of it.