The Italian term Ritornando has a richer and more varied significance than the simple word Return.
Not only does it involve a return to a place, a city in this case, but also the idea of a wander, of strolling around in places where we once strode, with a touch of nostalgia.

The Ritornando at the city of Ghent has a special meaning for me:
In 1977 I was invited by the ‘Vereniging voor het Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst’ to make an exhibition there; I had a gallery with Yvon Lambert, directed by Chris Dercon from 1981 until 1983 at Oudburg;
The Museum of Contemporary Art (now S.M.A.K.) in Ghent was the first museum that bought works from me; Finally, my friendship with Jan Hoet dates from the beginning of my activities as a gallerist and he wrote the foreword of the catalogue of Nothing is Permanent for the 35th anniversary of the gallery.