The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival, Ostend, Belgium 2017

Posted by Donna on 9th April, 2017
Filed under: From the Street

After the success of the first The Crystal Ship 2016, curated by Bjørn Van Poucke, the team have just wrapped up another edition. During the first week of the Belgian Easter Holidays (3-8th April) the streets of Ostend were graced with twenty international street artists such as Axel Void, Phlegm, Alexis Diaz, Henrik Uldalen and C215, all leaving their permanent mark on the city by the sea.

The festival began with Schellekens & Peleman’s gigantic ‘Inflatable Refugee’ arriving into Montgomery Dock via boat.

‘Inflatable Refugee’, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

This years artists did not disappoint and included artists such as Alexis Diaz, Axel Void, Bosoletti, Buck, C215, Hell’O Collective, Hyuro, Jaune, Johannes Mundinger, Levalet, Nelio, Nuart presents Henrik Uldalen, Outings Project, Pastel, Phlegm, Ricky Lee Gordon, Schellekens and Peleman, Sebas Velasco, SpY and Strook.

The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Phlegm, The Crystal Ship Street art Festival, Ostend Belgium 2017 Photo Credit Ian Cox

Bjørn, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Alexis Diaz, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Diaz, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Strook, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Hyuro, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Strook, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Pastel, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Hell’O Collective, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Nelio, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Sebas Velasco, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Ricky Lee Gordon, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Henrik Uldalen, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Axel Void, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Bosoletti, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

The festival sent seismic waves throughout the city of Ostend! The murals were painted until the 8th April 2017, with the weekend Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th of April hosting the grand opening of the festival. Check out some the finished murals below …

Phlegm, The Crystal Ship Street art Festival, Ostend Belgium 2017 Photo Credit Ian Cox

C215, The Crystal Ship Street art Festival, Ostend Belgium 2017 Photo Credit Ian Cox

Phlegm, The Crystal Ship Street art Festival, Ostend Belgium 2017 Photo Credit Ian Cox

Bosoletti, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Hyuro, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Nelio, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Sebas Velasco, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

SPY, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

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Strook, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Henrik Uldalen, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Axel Void, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Pastel, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Schellekens & Peleman, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Jaune, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Jaune

Schellekens Peleman, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Buck Collective, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

BUE, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Johannes Mundinger, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Alexis Diaz, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Levalet, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Outings Project, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Hell O Collective, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Wouter Persyn, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Ricky Lee Gordon, The Crystal Ship Street Art Festival 2017, Photo Credit Ian Cox

Photo Credit Ian Cox / @WallKandy

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