What's on this week: 20-26 January

ADAM, the Art and Design Atomium Museum, is presenting a show of large-size prints of the work of Belgian photographer Johanne Verbockhaven taken in north-west Iceland on a peninsula that was slowly abandoned, first by its inhabitants in the years following the second world war, and then by the US and the UK when they let their Cold War bases fall into ruin. The photographs raise questions linked to memory and forgetting through the prism of silence, absence and traces. For the first two weeks of the show, Verbockhaven will be working in the ADAM exhibition rooms and producing photos, videos and sounds.
Until 19 March, ADAM, Brussels

The Brussels Antiques and Fine Art Fair (Brafa) marks its 62nd edition. Inaugurated in 1956, the event has grown into one of the art and antique sector’s top five fairs in the world, attracting more than 50,000 visitors annually. Dealers come from all over Europe, North America and Japan to show some 10,000 to 15,000 objects. Collectors will find pre-Colombian and contemporary tribal art as well as antiques from around the world. There’s also a healthy selection of modern art ranging from paintings to sculptures to photographs to objects. All objects are vetted by Brafa’s team of 100 experts.
21-29 January, Tour & Taxis, Brussels

The Ukraine on Film festival celebrates Ukrainian cinema with four new, award-winning features as well as a screening of Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s 1930 avant-garde masterpiece Earth, with live soundtrack by Ukrainian ethno-chaos quartet DakhaBrakha.
20-22 January, Bozar, Rue Ravenstein 23, Brussels

During the winter months, the capital’s inner ring is illuminated with colourful light installations at all of the main squares and junctions: giant desk lamps on Luxembourgplein, a disco ball at Poelaertplein. Check the Bright Brussels Winter site for descriptions of all the locations, or just start exploring. And hear our interview with one of the light designers involved on The Bulletin's radio show on 98.8FM in Brussels this Sunday at noon.
Until 5 February, across Brussels; free

Photo courtesy ADAM