LAMBRECHTS
Where the Lost Roots Grow
Exhibition 15.11.2026 – 13.02.2027, CC De Factorij, Zaventem
Where the Lost Roots Grow explores the hidden layers of memory, loss and motherhood. Created during a time marked by the loss of my brother and the quiet anticipation of my daughter’s birth, the series traces the intimate space between endings and beginnings.
While revisiting my own roots, shaped by a childhood of intergenerational trauma, I began to reflect on what we inherit and what we might transform. From these reflections a seed was planted: a different foundation for my daughter, shaped by softness, presence and care.
The work moves through analogue photography, bringing together Polaroids, archival images and photographs made on film. The different processes and layers of imagery reflect the fragmented nature of memory, while the slowness of the medium allows each image to unfold in its own time.
Nature runs through the work as a quiet companion. Trees, water, light and earth become symbols of roots and renewal, a gentle reminder that grief, like the seasons, has its own rhythm, and that something new can slowly emerge from what has been lost.
Where the Lost Roots Grow is a story of reclaiming and re-rooting. It reflects on the possibility of choosing differently, and of nurturing the soil from which the next generation may grow. Though rooted in my own experience, the work invites viewers to consider the origins that shaped them, the memories they carry, and the roots they may still choose to create.
Exhibition 15.11.2026 – 13.02.2027, CC De Factorij, Zaventem
Where the Lost Roots Grow explores the hidden layers of memory, loss and motherhood. Created during a time marked by the loss of my brother and the quiet anticipation of my daughter’s birth, the series traces the intimate space between endings and beginnings.
While revisiting my own roots, shaped by a childhood of intergenerational trauma, I began to reflect on what we inherit and what we might transform. From these reflections a seed was planted: a different foundation for my daughter, shaped by softness, presence and care.
The work moves through analogue photography, bringing together Polaroids, archival images and photographs made on film. The different processes and layers of imagery reflect the fragmented nature of memory, while the slowness of the medium allows each image to unfold in its own time.
Nature runs through the work as a quiet companion. Trees, water, light and earth become symbols of roots and renewal, a gentle reminder that grief, like the seasons, has its own rhythm, and that something new can slowly emerge from what has been lost.
Where the Lost Roots Grow is a story of reclaiming and re-rooting. It reflects on the possibility of choosing differently, and of nurturing the soil from which the next generation may grow. Though rooted in my own experience, the work invites viewers to consider the origins that shaped them, the memories they carry, and the roots they may still choose to create.