Is Belgium ugly? Photographer tracks down unsightly houses for new exhibition

A brand new exhibition titled 'Ugly Belgian Homes' goals to showcase a number of the most uncommon homes discovered within the nation.

The person behind the venture is photographer and writer, Hannes Coundenys, who had the thought of monitoring down Belgium's ugliest residences when driving his bike round Bruges.

He has been photographing Belgian homes for ten years and has launched two books, cataloging the pictures of the homes.

The fantastic thing about ugliness

Hannes believes it’s higher to be ugly than to be boring.”AP Photograph

His venture has additionally gone viral on social media, along with his Instagram account gaining greater than 155k followers.

To publish the photographs on the web, Hannes doesn't want the proprietor's authorisation.

Nonetheless, for the books and the exhibition, he needed to ask for it, so as to keep away from any lawsuits.

"They do not all just like the idea (the home house owners), however some folks inform me 'Sure, I believe my home is ugly too. You are proper'," defined Coundenys.

Coundenys says that the exhibition is not only a assortment of ugly homes, but additionally a mirrored image on the generally surreal spatial planning and structure in Belgium, and on the common expertise of magnificence and ugliness.

Take a look at the video above for a glance contained in the exhibition