»Rustine« is the result of the photographic works by Simon Vansteenwinckel and the music of The Three Oldmen’s Birds (Mathias Van Eecloo).

The Three Oldmen's Birds is a solo music project by Mathias Van Eecloo, an imaginary music alternative/post-rock band with three musicians. Based on a guitar, a drum, a bass, a voice, some electronic devices, a lot of out of tune instruments and more. The project took was active between 2012 and 2013. »Rustine« is a selection from all the tracks recorded during this period, a lot them improvisations and live recordings.

Born in 1978 in Brussels, Belgium, Simon Vansteenwinckel is a photographer and graphic designer who lives and works in Brussels. Fascinated by cinema, he has produced numerous documentary photo reportages. He was a member of the Haytham Pictures Agency from 2014-2015, the Cyklope collective from 2010-2016, the editorial committee of the magazine Halogénure, and the Hans Lucas agency from 2017-2018. Simon Vansteenwinckel has exhibited at several locations, in particular: Centre Rabelais (Montpellier), Voies Off (Arles), Recyclart (Brussels), Photo Patagonia festival (Rio Gallegos), Zoom Photo Festival (Saguenay), and the Musée de la Photographie (Charleroi), among others. He has won various awards, including the Grand Prix du Public at the Cultures on My Street photo competition (2008), the National Open Photography Prize (2017), and the Grand Prix du Jury at the 4th edition of Nuits Photographiques in Essaouira. Editor at Le Mulet publishing, he already has a number of publications to his credit.

Fine Art Book, ltd. to 500 copies. Hardcover book printed on Munken Print Cream 115g/m2 // 132 pages, 24cm x 24cm, 94 photos // Expansive foam board cover with gold metallization CD // Hand-numbered, hand-stamped.