……”In a conversation with the chief of Brussels Midi Police the idea arose to give shape to the procedure that precedes detention—the police work, the interrogation, the temporary confinement—together with photographs of the respective buildings and spaces. It was the right time for this because of the relocation of eleven of the departments to one new location. That explains why the old workplaces give a gloomy appearance, or why the photographs evoke a bygone era. This also explains the title Move Box, a somewhat paradoxical aspect that does not really match the bitter testimony of places where time has come to a standstill.

The intention was not to compile a document about the Brussels police. The photos are not about the police, they are not a portrait of the Brussels South police zone, but a representation of what the photographer was able to capture. Nollet has opted for a subjective interpretation and provides an atmospheric image without any embellishment. He emphasizes that no object was moved, nothing was taken away. With this series of photos, he presents his own vision of photography. In brief, we are asked to take our time and, as it were, to follow in his footsteps. Especially, to pay attention to the delicate approach of the photographer, who not only focusses on the content of the spaces he enters, but above all has an eye for the spatial and formal aspects…………..

We can speak of photographing without judgment. Non-judgmental photography is perhaps a good description of this work by Lieven Nollet“.

Ann Van Sevenant , Philosophe