Underground Funk

This work centers on a single station, a space designed for movement, photographed in stillness. Stripped of people, it remains charged. Absence does not empty the space; it reveals what is usually overlooked.

I approach the station as both observer and witness. Rather than passing through, I remain. I am deliberately drawn to moments when the expected rhythm collapses and the atmosphere becomes uncomfortable. Lines, colors, and structures come forward as a silence settles in, not calm or restful, but uneasy.

Time is essential here. As movement recedes, the residue of urgency lingers. The station no longer performs its function, yet it retains the pressure of countless passages. The memory of rush and repetition persists.

These photographs were made at moments of near-total absence. What remains are subtle traces: order, control, and the imprint of routine. Though meticulously maintained, the station carries the quiet weight of those who move through it daily.

This work proposes that silence is never neutral. Here, it holds as much tension as the movement it temporarily replaces.

Pannenhuis metro station, Brussels.