This photographic gallery presents, every three months, exhibitions of photographic artworks from existing or future famous European artists.

In the heart of the European district, the hotel Silken Berlaymont hotel opened since 1996, owns a private photo collection of around 450 artworks on every decorative support.

The art of the 21st century has been fully integrated in this establishment of exceptional architecture designed by the Belgian Serge Roose.

The gallery is located on the beautiful 'passerelle' leading the guest from the lobby to "L'Objectif" restaurant or 'The News' bar. The passerelle benefits from the brightness of natural direct daylight.

The second part of the gallery is located in the large and gorgeous corridor (see picture) linking the two buildings of the hotel and adjacent to the meeting rooms. This locations takes advantage from indirect natural daylight falling down from the passerelle.

Mises en scène involontaires - by Patrick Van Roy

Patrick van Roy is a self-taught photographer who reads between the lines. "I love the art of photography because it can simplify as well as distil things in a visual sense. When taking pictures, you can isolate, crop, remove elements from their context, and freeze the moment. Photography has the power to transform, to tell a story, to give a subjective opinion…  A picture does not tell the truth but it offers unlimited possibilities, it can offer a thousand views, a thousand choices. It goes beyond appearances and provokes the imagination."

The series Involuntary Scenes and Nocturnal Viewpoints have the same objective: to show us our daily environment like we have never seen it before.

Visit Patrick Van Roy's Website: http://www.patrickvanroy.be/

Paul Fumière

September 2009 - January 2010

Emilie Danchin

January 2010 - May 2010

In the past we welcomed :

January 2009 - April 2009

Reinhilde Terryn - (DIS)Placed

October 2008 - January 2009

Heidi Gelders - Inspirational Flowers

April 2008 - August 2008

Danny De Cock - "Brussels Lights Up"

January 2008 -  April 2008

Michael Chia - "Happy Rain" & "Dreams in Dreamland"

September - December 2007

"Nationale Vereniging van Beroepsfotografen" - Green"

May 2007 - August 2007

Kris Vervaecke - Changing Chia

January 2007 - May 2007

Michèle Francken - Beauty of Nature (Winner of the Silken Photoplate Award 2007)

September 2006 - December 2006

Lucien Kraus - Eastern Milestones

May 2006 - July 2006 

Gerhard Trumler - Hommage

January 2006 -   May 2006

Penelope Duns - Visions Insolite (Winner of the Silken Photoplate Award 2006)

October 2005 - January 2006

"Nationale Vereniging van Beroepsfotografen" - Smile !

The "Zoom Gallery" is opened everyday 24h/24,

the public will be able to enjoy exceptional exhibitions from European artists.

For information please contact:

"The Zoom Gallery"

Silken Berlaymont Brussels

Boulevard Charlemagne, 11-19

B  - 1000 BRUSSELS

T. +32 2 285 41 74 / F. +32 2 285 41 75

sales.berlaymont@hoteles-silken.com