22 FEBRUARY
Students from the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts stroll across the spoil heap gathering stones and looking for inspiration. Jean Vuegen acts as guide and tells them about the structure and recent history of these hills. He suggests that they climb the bare, unkempt spoil heap, which is less high and steep. There is hardly a breath of wind at the bottom, but there is a biting gale at the top. Visibility is good. Jean points out the mine shafts and church spires in the distance. You can even see the ski run on the Landgraaf heap. But you can