Mel Lucy Bruneel (born Mélanie Lambrechts, 1994) is a Belgian artist based in Antwerp. There she searches for visual references that evoke a feeling of nostalgia. She takes photographs, collects old postcards, newspaper clippings, books etc. wherever she goes. True Antwerpenaren will thus recognize many of Antwerp’s characteristic sights, often engulfed in golden hour. She has a tendency to romanticize the world. 

Her use of color is warm, like looking through rose colored glasses. Her inspiration by postcards can be felt in her paintings, giving the feel of an old yellowed vintage piece of paper, a photograph you’ve received from a friend, talking about their travels. 

Her goal is to spark conversation about what could’ve or should’ve been. People seem to light up when being reminded of things forgotten, and to talk about those memories. It is a strange concept to grasp, the fleetingness of time, to navigate a world with so much history and future. And also, to imagine the people who existed in Antwerp before us, living their life. Let’s talk with each other about our lives and share our memories.