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DESCRIPTION: AT THE END OF 2020, THE CONCRETE FACTORY IN GHENT, POPULARLY CALLED 'THE BETONCENTRALE', WAS DEMOLISHED. WITH THIS BOOK, CULTUUR GENT, THE CULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF GHENT, AIMS TO KEEP THE MEMORY OF THIS GRAFFITI PARADISE ALIVE. A TEAM OF EXPERTS SELECTED THE 10 MOST IMPORTANT STREET ARTISTS WHO WERE ACTIVE ONSITE: ROA, KLAAS VAN DER LINDEN, AND BUE THE WARRIOR, AMONG OTHERS.THIS BOOK SHOWCASES THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WORK THAT ADORNED THE WALLS OF THE FACTORY. STREET ART EXPERT TRISTAN MANCO FRAMES THE LOCAL SCENE IN ITS INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT AND GIULIA RIVA, A STREET ART BLOGGER, SPOKE TO THE ARTISTS ABOUT THEIR MEMORIES OF THAT UNIQUE PLACE. TEXT IN ENGLISH AND DUTCH.

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