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Jan van Eyck, "Annunciation", c. 1430-35 | National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

At Van Eyck’s Optical Revolution, the Sublime meets the Spiritual

Post author:Rinald D'Souza
Post published:February 23, 2020
Post category:Domus Historia Rinald D'Souza
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LONG READ | ‘Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution’ at the MSK Ghent is the largest exhibition of the Early Netherlandish pioneer Jan van Eyck, whose innovations with oil painting and realism enabled us to see the world like we had never seen before. But is there more in his sublime portrayal of reality? Rinald D’Souza reviews.

British and Indian officers of the 57th [Wilde's] Rifles [Estaires La Bassée Road, France]. 6 August 1915

The Memory of Indians in Flanders Fields

Post author:Rinald D'Souza
Post published:June 29, 2019
Post category:Historia Rinald D'Souza
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It was at school in Goa that we first read John McCrae’s1 popular war poem, In Flanders Fields. Much as the history teacher emphasized its historical contexts, the English miss…

Climate Change | Wij Dromen Meer Bomen | Claiming the Climate

Claiming back our Climate

Post author:Rinald D'Souza
Post published:December 2, 2018
Post category:Domus Rinald D'Souza
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Claim the Climate was the largest ever mobilisation for climate in Belgium, as over 65,000 people marched through Brussels voicing their support for an ambitious climate plan. Rinald D’Souza joined the Critical Mass from Leuven as he expressed his solidarity with his host country and our common struggle for sustainable climate solutions.