The Ring of Remembrance (L’Anneau de la mémoire) in Vimy is a captivating and painfully beautiful memorial. Composed of 500 steel panels arranged to form an ellipse, it forms an open book whose pages are engraved with names of the fallen from all sides. A unique international memorial. Architect: Philippe Prost
Lille is packed with hidden gems, like the Abbey Garden in the heart of the old town. It’s a place where you can play with your reflection in the water, or simply lie on the grass and enjoy the peace.
Lille is packed with hidden gems, like the Abbey Garden in the heart of the old town. It’s a place where you can play with your reflection in the water, or simply lie on the grass and enjoy the peace.
Designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, Lille Grand Palais forms a gigantic concrete complex of three distinct parts: the Zénith Arena, the Exhibition Halls, and the Conference Centre. The latter two are also home to artists. Here is my nod to the photography of Eric Le Brun.
Lille is a city whose cultural vibrancy can even be seen on the walls. Portraits, questions, and tributes appear on the most improbable surfaces. Here, a piece by Mimi le Clown is mirrored by a little girl in the same state of mind.
These gardens take their name from the architect of the Villa Cavrois just next door, and they’re a real design statement from Robert Mallet-Stevens. The educational part of the park is accessed via an extraordinary piece of architecture that provides great photo opportunities.
Nothing to be cross about here. Peaceful and contentedly alone, this part of the Lille Urban Community is a haven of tranquillity.
Built on the site of what was shaft 9 in the Lens mines, and forming a kind of extension of the Louvre, the Louvre-Lens museum hosts semi-permanent and temporary exhibitions. Here, a painting is displayed as part of Le Nains exhibition.
Built by Vauban on the orders of Louis XIV, the Lille Citadel is surrounded by an expansive green space where you can recharge your batteries, ponder, stroll, laze around, and take photos.
Built by Vauban on the orders of Louis XIV, the Lille Citadel is surrounded by an expansive green space where you can recharge your batteries, ponder, stroll, laze around, and take photos.
The Palais des Beaux-Arts in the centre of Lille is home to more than just fine art. Rising to the challenges of its time, it has been known to open its doors to some rather creative – and social media dependent – art-lovers. The result? A space that never fails to shine, even for Igers.
Musverre, the glass museum. Ink wells, finials, Calvary in a bottle, gas lights... All items that tell a story, that of the dexterity and skill of their makers, and the desire to pass on a craft. They also speak of the desire to create new glass objects, like the one seen in this photo.
Musverre, the glass museum. Ink wells, finials, Calvary in a bottle, gas lights... All items that tell a story, that of the dexterity and skill of their makers, and the desire to pass on a craft. They also speak of the desire to create new glass objects, like the one seen in this photo.
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- Plan your trip to Lille (External link)
- Lille Grand Palais - 1 Boulevard des Cités Unies
- Jardins Mallet-Stevens - 14 Avenue Winston Churchill in Croix
- Louvre-Lens (External link) (in french) - 99 Rue Paul Bert in Lens
- Lille Citadelle - Avenue du 43e régiment d'infanterie
- Palais des Beaux-Arts (External link) - 18 Bis Rue de Valmy
- Musverre (External link) (in french) - 76 Rue du Général de Gaulle in Sars-Poteries
Giovanna-Paola Vergari aka @gipive, is an artist with a thousand faces. Born in Italy, she came to Paris to study towards her Ph.D at the Sorbonne. Her thesis examined deception in the 17th century. During her philosophical research, she began to develop an interest in all forms of artistic and visual deception, in particular in theatre and photography. A performing arts lecturer at Lille 3 university, she is also a curator and translator. Her photographs have been on show in Geneva, Marseille, and Lille.
