For nearly twenty years, Christophe Smets has been conducting in-depth work on Belgitude — that oh-so-abstract notion that is at once surprising, humorous, and at times surreal. It reveals itself primarily through folklore and sport, but also subtly and delicately in the small gestures of daily life.
Belgitude is a kind of attitude one adopts in this peculiar little country — for reasons no one truly seeks to understand, but which are often tinged with a certain magic…
We set out to meet Belgians and document how they experience the events that bring people together today.
A Guide to Walloon Folklore was published based on the photographic work (Éditions La Renaissance du Livre).
Texts: Jacques Willemart
Photos: Christophe Smets
