Autumn in Belgium
A year or two ago I was a fan of a Belgium emotive hardcore band called Yage (and i still am). One day I decided to leave a message in their guestbook (not their myspace page). I said something like how I was sad that they had broken up and even more sad that I couldn't ever find their album in music stores in Montana, but that from what I had heard I was a big fan.
A few weeks later I noticed a message in my inbox from a member in the band who said he appreciated the note and asked for my home address. A few weeks after that I had a hand made mixtape with what he felt was "the best of yage". I thought it was incredibly kind.
A few days ago I received another surprise email from him. Here is the bulk of it:
hey matt!
i dont know if you remember me but i was the belgian guy who made a yage-tape for you about one year ago. i sent it to you by mail. now, i need a little favor from you. read my mail..
before explaining i want to ask your help first! do you want to help me with some pictures of your environment??
this is the plan: i'm willing to make a concept for a little exhibtion at the end of december 2006 in a smaal town in belgium, kalmthout. we're organizing a fest overthere and i wanted to expose something myself on it. there will be music and film and also art-exhibits. so, here i come: my plan is to expose 'Autumn 2006' through the eyes of very different people on very different places in the world. so i'm writing you to ask to take some pictures for me.
love/liefs
frithjof beeldens
I told him that I didn't have a camera anymore, but I would try to borrow one. He asked for 10 photos, but the day I was able to borrow a camera the sky was overcast and kind of gloomy. Still, I thought I would show y'all what will be displayed as "autumn in montana" this december in Belgium:
:)
A few weeks later I noticed a message in my inbox from a member in the band who said he appreciated the note and asked for my home address. A few weeks after that I had a hand made mixtape with what he felt was "the best of yage". I thought it was incredibly kind.
A few days ago I received another surprise email from him. Here is the bulk of it:
hey matt!
i dont know if you remember me but i was the belgian guy who made a yage-tape for you about one year ago. i sent it to you by mail. now, i need a little favor from you. read my mail..
before explaining i want to ask your help first! do you want to help me with some pictures of your environment??
this is the plan: i'm willing to make a concept for a little exhibtion at the end of december 2006 in a smaal town in belgium, kalmthout. we're organizing a fest overthere and i wanted to expose something myself on it. there will be music and film and also art-exhibits. so, here i come: my plan is to expose 'Autumn 2006' through the eyes of very different people on very different places in the world. so i'm writing you to ask to take some pictures for me.
love/liefs
frithjof beeldens
I told him that I didn't have a camera anymore, but I would try to borrow one. He asked for 10 photos, but the day I was able to borrow a camera the sky was overcast and kind of gloomy. Still, I thought I would show y'all what will be displayed as "autumn in montana" this december in Belgium:
:)