Amsterdam – Commodity Fetishism

Amsterdam and the Dream in Bricks

When the starting point is unclear it can be helpful to aim for something well known. This is why tourists swarm to Trafalgar Square, the Eiffel Tower, the Taj Mahal, the Statue of Liberty. It’s a way of anchorage, of finding bearings. And if nothing else, it means a sense of having arrived; after all,Continue reading “Amsterdam and the Dream in Bricks”

Flanders Light

Another time, these are different people, with lives we pass as our train slowly picks up speed. The Palais de Justice past Bruxelles Centraal, built on a hill top in the centre of the city to act as a physical reminder to the working class of the power of the state. The obligatory walls ofContinue reading “Flanders Light”