In 1695, French guns demolished Brussel's Grand Place. It was quickly rebuilt, and over the centuries it has echoed to the sounds of Napoleon's massed drummers, Wellington's heroic cavalry, and the thud of German jackboots. Today, the loudest noises reverberating off its elegant 18th century buildings come from the shouts of youthful bikers whipping themselves into a frenzy at an early morning road race rally. I abstract the shouting students by shooting them behind, encouraging the viewer to enter the group and cheer along with them, and making the body language tell the story. That body language expresses a number of human values – enthusiasm, energy, competitiveness, companionship, and unity. Some of the students wave tiny flags representing Greece and Italy, so nationalism and pride might be added to the list of human values. I particularly enjoyed the details – the young woman spontaneously leaping on to the back of a friend, the advertising slogans on the backs of the shirts, the triumphant hand gestures, all symbolize human values as well. This was the last cheer – within moments after I made this picture they jumped on their bikes and streamed out of the Grand Place to begin their road race.