The story
The most wonderful cities in the world are founded upon a myth, and Antwerp is no exception. Legend has it that, to cross the Scheldt River, you first had to pay a toll to a fearsome giant, named Druon Antigoon. Whenever sailors on the Scheldt river refused to pay the toll to the giant, he punished them by cutting off their hand. A Roman soldier named Silvius Brabo slayed the giant, cut off its hand, and tossed it into the Scheldt River. Given that the Dutch for "hand thrown" is "hand werpen", the city’s name was born. So, the "hand" has become the symbol of Antwerp and it is looked upon like an official shield of Antwerp. There are excellent cookies and different types of chocolates in the shape of a hand. This artisanal product is recognized by the European Union as "guaranteed traditional specialty".

Travelling exhibition
Giving someone a hand is letting them borrow your hands, or in other words, helping them out. A hand is also often used to greet somebody, which makes it a nice symbol for a friendly gesture. A selection of Belgian graphic artists made in the form of a hand, an illustration on the theme "friendship". These designs will be part of a travelling exhibition, which starts in Antwerp in 2017 to go to Havana (Cuba), Lisbon (Portugal), Namur (Belgium) and other cities.

Facebook: facebook.com/AntwerpHandsExpo

The template and more information can be found on the website: antwerpenkoekenstad.be/antwerpse-handjes

Artist Participations

Yuriko Ogawa
Yuriko Ogawa The Netherlands
Yojan Hernandez
Yojan Hernandez Cuba
Yanaisy Puentes
Yanaisy Puentes
Trui Chielens
Trui Chielens
Tja Ling
Tja Ling
Tinne Driesen
Tinne Driesen
Teun van den Wittenboer
Teun van den Wittenboer The Netherlands
Pieter Boels
Pieter Boels
Paul Mahoux
Paul Mahoux
Nikita Van den bosch
Nikita Van den bosch
Nadia Senyczak
Nadia Senyczak Ukraine
Mirly Wouters
Mirly Wouters
Martin Saive
Martin Saive
Mandy Bekaert
Mandy Bekaert
Lukas Verstraete
Lukas Verstraete
Luk Duflou
Luk Duflou
Loeka Jordaens
Loeka Jordaens
Liza Suvedi
Liza Suvedi
Kevin Smink
Kevin Smink The Netherlands
Katrijn Jacobs
Katrijn Jacobs
Jean-Marc Hamblenne
Jean-Marc Hamblenne
Hannelore Thijs
Hannelore Thijs
Gerd De Maere
Gerd De Maere
Evy Van Guyse
Evy Van Guyse
Eva Thienpont
Eva Thienpont
Domien Delforge
Domien Delforge
Aurelie Lise-Anne
Aurelie Lise-Anne
Astrid Yskout
Astrid Yskout
Yannick Pelegrin
Yannick Pelegrin
Rosalien Helsen
Rosalien Helsen
Marenthe Otten
Marenthe Otten The Netherlands
Maarten Arys
Maarten Arys
Klementyna Epa
Klementyna Epa Poland
Katja de Gouw
Katja de Gouw The Netherlands
Jomi Builaert
Jomi Builaert
Inge Vandecasteele
Inge Vandecasteele
Hà Khánh
Hà Khánh Vietnam
Emma Verhulst
Emma Verhulst
Elihu-Duayer
Elihu-Duayer Brazil
Charlotte De Weerdt
Charlotte De Weerdt
Antonio-Sànchez
Antonio-Sànchez Spain
Amber Obbels
Amber Obbels
Alison Souffreau
Alison Souffreau
Mirjam Lapauw
Mirjam Lapauw
Yule Hermans
Yule Hermans
Yannick Poelemans
Yannick Poelemans
Thomas Hauwaert
Thomas Hauwaert
Stephanie Gerdon
Stephanie Gerdon
Sarah Adriaenssens
Sarah Adriaenssens
Nina Aerts
Nina Aerts
Natan Bylois
Natan Bylois
Mariâlle Vander Gouw
Mariëlle Vander Gouw The Netherlands
Louize Perdieus
Louize Perdieus
Lisveth Cantillo Ponce de Le¢n
Lisveth Cantillo Ponce de Leòn Cuba
Lindsay Lambeets
Lindsay Lambeets
Leen Van Hulst
Leen Van Hulst
Kaurie Vleugels
Kaurie Vleugels
Jenny Stieglitz
Jenny Stieglitz
Ivana Arandjelovic
Ivana Arandjelovic Turkey
Hans Vanneste
Hans Vanneste
Erik Geens
Erik Geens
Ellen Deckx
Ellen Deckx
Elisabeth Roggeman
Elisabeth Roggeman
Dunieski Aguilera
Dunieski Aguilera Cuba
Blande Overlaet Michiels
Blande Overlaet Michiels
Benedicte Noirhomme
Bénédicte Noirhomme
Christiane Beauregard
Christiane Beauregard Canada
TRIK
TRIK The Netherlands
Roger Laute
Roger Laute
Merve Atilgan
Merve Atilgan Turkey
Jean Bourguignon
Jean Bourguignon
Ingrid Van Kogelenberg
Ingrid Van Kogelenberg
Lode Coen
Lode Coen
Peter Hosteaux
Peter Hosteaux
Annelien Smet
Annelien Smet
Louise Ectors
Louise Ectors
Bruno Seys and Filip Vandewiele
Bruno Seys & Filip Vandewiele
Hanne Holvoet
Hanne Holvoet
Suzanne van der Aa
Suzanne van der Aa The Netherlands
Liesbet Slegers
Liesbet Slegers
Paul Van Lancker
Paul Van Lancker
Silke Groffy
Silke Groffy
Sergey Vereftenko
Sergey Vereftenko Russia
Bert Lezy
Bert Lezy
Eric Lambé
Eric Lambé
Klaartje Berkelmans
Klaartje Berkelmans The Netherlands
Jampur Fraize
Jampur Fraize
Jasmine Elsen
Jasmine Elsen
Jeroen Los
Jeroen Los
Lise Van Lerberghe
Lise Van Lerberghe
Max Tilgenkamp
Max Tilgenkamp
Vincent Rif
Vincent Rif
Lore Suls
Lore Suls
Annemie Berebrouckx
Annemie Berebrouckx
Fatinha Ramos
Fatinha Ramos
Frank Roger
Frank Roger
Joëlle Dubois
Joëlle Dubois
Julie Van Wezemael
Julie Van Wezemael
Jurgen Walschot
Jurgen Walschot
Lies Van Gasse
Lies Van Gasse
Vladimir Kazanevsky
Vladimir Kazanevsky Ukraine
Serge Baeken
Serge Baeken
Shamisa Debroey
Shamisa Debroey
Stefaan Van Hyfte
Stefaan Van Hyfte
Stijn Gisquiere
Stijn Gisquiere
Gudrun Makelberge
Gudrun Makelberge
Eliza Pepermans
Eliza Pepermans
Mieke Lamiroy
Mieke Lamiroy
Johan Devrome
Johan Devrome
Nikolaas Demoen
Nikolaas Demoen
Jimena Aragones Rossetto
Jimena Aragones Rossetto Canada
Rika Deryckere
Rika Deryckere
Cost.
Cost.
Julien Englebert
Julien Englebert
Patryck de Froidmont
Patryck de Froidmont
FBS Studio
FBS Studio
Inge Bogaerts
Inge Bogaerts
Eric Meynendonckx
Eric Meynendonckx
Jean-Louis Lejeune
Jean-Louis Lejeune
Charlotte Peys
Charlotte Peys
Ben Peeters
Ben Peeters
Julie Toussaint
Julie Toussaint
Teresa Sdralevich
Teresa Sdralevich
Katrien Van Schuylenbergh
Katrien Van Schuylenbergh
Steven Van Hasten
Steven Van Hasten
Sarah Wouters
Sarah Wouters
Geert Vervaeke
Geert Vervaeke
Ellen Vrijsen
Ellen Vrijsen
Wide Verknocke
Wide Verknocke
Eva Vermeiren
Eva Vermeiren
Marc Van Overbeke
Marc Van Overbeke
Marie Van Praag
Marie Van Praag
Karolien Vanderstappen
Karolien Vanderstappen
Annelies Vanoost
Annelies Vanoost
Irma Smeets
Irma Smeets
Frédéric Thiry
Frédéric Thiry
Schen
Schen
Charlotte Severeyns
Charlotte Severeyns
Inge Rylant
Inge Rylant
Jean-Claude Salemi
Jean-Claude Salemi
Liesje Mentens
Liesje Mentens
Daan Rosseels
Daan Rosseels
Greet Lesage
Greet Lesage
Sisca Locca
Sisca Locca
Matto Le D.
Matto Le D.
Pascal Lemaître
Pascal Lemaître
Ivan Lammerant
Ivan Lammerant
Jürg
Jürg
Laura Geurten
Laura Geurten
François Godin
François Godin
Pieter Gaudesaboos
Pieter Gaudesaboos
Regine De Loose
Regine De Loose
Merel Eyckerman
Merel Eyckerman
Philippe de Kemmeter
Philippe de Kemmeter
Thomas Delhaye
Thomas Delhaye
Serge Dehaes
Serge Dehaes
Lin Wei Chen
Lin Wei Chen Taiwan
Sassafras De Bruyn
Sassafras De Bruyn
Eleni Debo
Eleni Debo
Silke Daneels
Silke Daneels
Kristien Aertssen
Kristien Aertssen
Johnny Bekaert
Johnny Bekaert
Aad Goudappel
Aad Goudappel The Netherlands
Tom Schamp
Tom Schamp

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