Dr. Guislain Museum
Sottobosco
24/10/2026 – 14/02/2027
Beneath the canopy lies a world of thriving fungi, insects, flowers and other inhabitants of the forest floor. Messy, fragile and indispensable. In the 17th century, the Dutch artist Otto Marseus van Schrieck depicted this hidden world for the first time using a new genre: Sottobosco, the forest-floor still life. It is not the spectacular that takes centre stage, but what usually goes unnoticed.
Sottobosco invites you to take a closer look. At hidden lives, unexpected connections and new ways of working together. For what makes a forest grow rarely sees the full light of day. Often, the greatest strength is hidden in the shadows.
Josef Guislainstraat 43B
9000 Gent
