Culture

COALFACE

Mining & More

Container 001

Mining & More

Paul Boutsen works as a ‘producer and inspirator’ of cultural projects. He often chooses projects that require a cross section through various structures and that are rather complex and innovative.

Relevant projects

COALFACE, production and presentation label for photography and media on the identity of mining regions worldwide.
MINING & MORE, alternative regional exploration and tourism in the Mining Region, based on the experiences of witnesses and the authentic history of the coal mines.
CONTAINER001, a shipping container transformed into an art gallery has been touring Europe since 2014 to campaign for a creative rlole of industrial heritage in regional development. container001.com
COALMINE RE-CYCLING, producer for an artistic research by photographer Leo van der Kleij along the past-present-future line of resilience in the Western European mining areas. www.coalminerecycling.eu
DE KONING TE RIJK, feasibility study and production of a landscape image defining artwork by miner Stefan Elsen for the Zolder mine slagheap.
Publication: ‘Tijd voor Actie !?’, a plea for an activation of the mining heritage in Limburg as a developmental factor. Download here.
Kolenspoorfestival (coaltrack festival) 1998 and 2006
Funfair Paradiso. Unique old-fashioned funfair attractions ‘from before the war’. Perfect for decoration or attraction at events, festivals and corporate parties.kermisparadiso.be