The garden of Villa Les Zéphyrs, once the largest in Westende, was a lush place with roses, flowers and plants, a pergola, colonnade and pond. In the 1960s, the garden was sold and had to make way for an apartment block. The villa itself was spared, but today stands in stark contrast to its surroundings.
With the exhibition Echoes of a Lost Garden, curator Han Decorte brings various aspects of the vanished garden back to life. The participating artists each relate to nature and landscape in their own way, based on research, fascination or passion. Their diverse approaches offer a polyphonic view of what was lost. The selected works do not restore a lost paradise, but form an imaginary garden: a space born of memory that continues to echo incessantly.
The works balance between matter and memory, between space and landscape. They evoke images of growth, decay and renewal. The exhibition does not start from nostalgia or melancholy, but from a conscious activation of memory. A way to re-root the presence of the past in the present.
Participating artists:
Caroline Coolen, Marc De Blieck, Theo De Meyer, Indrikis Gelzis, Annelotte Lammertse, Anthony Leenders, Svelte Thys, Filip Vervaet, Lisa Vlaemminck, Dirk Zoete
Villa Les Zéphyrs
Henri Jasparlaan 173
8434 Westende
Free admission during opening hours. (see website)
20 December 2025 - 19 April 2026