Participating Artists Press Agency
“Rotterdam”
Sunday 15th of September 2024 – page 5
Rotterdam -
The man’s posture assumes he is much taller then me. He leans forward to search in a plastic brown box for some old books. Therefore he reveals a brown mole on top of his head. The spot is characteristic, just as characteristic as his moustache. His right forefinger points cocky foreword. He makes sniffing through old stuff an art. Old stuff gets new life. A not so common phenomenon in Rotterdam.
Location: Book Market at the Hoogstraat.
Photo taken by Erika Blikman April 6th 2010.
Erika Blikman –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
We do have a big problem in integrating newcomers in our society. It is hopefull that people from Surinam, a former Dutch colony seem to have found their way up…
Lino Hellings –
Migrationpapa
Rotterdam -
Due to floods in Pakistan, the okra in the grocery store of the Sheikh family is now imported from Kenia and Surinam.…
Nies Medema –
Migrationpapa
Rotterdam -
The OK sign is an initiative by the Foundation for Reporting Violence. The Foundation wants to stimulate citizens to call the police when they witness violence in public space. The…
Robin van 't Haar –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
No hanging aroundAt the storeThe PoliceEvery where in the city there are signs telling you what you should (but mostly shouldn’t) do. Some of them are placed by the local…
Maurice Bogaert –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
An example of a roadside monument, mostly placed alongside roads to memorize victims of traffic incidents. The ritual often memorizes acts of ‘zinloos geweld’ (senseless violence) as well. In this…
Robin van 't Haar –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
A colorful love declaration to the city Rotterdam. Probably made by a proud young girl or boy.
Martijn C. Nieuwenhuis the fifth of April, Rotterdam.…
Martijn Nieuwenhuis –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
None existing view from a none existing appartment.Rotterdam Rijnhaven, April 20…
Maurice Bogaert –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
An improvised ‘terrace’ in front of the canteen of the construction workers at the train station.
The only thing missing is some flowers on the table.
Nice that the plastic…
Maurice Bogaert –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
Whatare we to make of a circular illuminated sign with the text: ‘OK, safe point,report violence’? Is this a safe point because the sign is here or is this…
Nies Medema –
Migrationpapa
Rotterdam -
This is one of many money transfer shops in Tarwewijk. Since many Tarwewijkers want to send money home to their family, this is the perfect neighborhood to start a business…
Nies Medema –
Migrationpapa
Rotterdam -
Recently al lot of Polish people started populating the Tarwewijk. In the evening the quarter fills up with cars carrying Polish numberplates. They do not work in Rotterdam but travel…
Lino Hellings –
Migrationpapa
Rotterdam -
A Turkish Rotterdammer is repairing a car with a Bulgarian license plate. In Bulgaria, the Turkish minority is often discriminated against. Turks and Bulgarians often dislike each other, make jokes…
Nies Medema –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
Around the corner from their minivan I find the workers from J&D cable systems. Not actually working either.…
Lino Hellings –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
Maybe 20 meters away form the other bench (see the post: No littering, no skating, no hanging around, no sleeping part I)
Did they forget to place the anti-sleeping-thingies, we…
Maurice Bogaert –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
Minja Schotel is an artist and researcher. In Tarwewijk she does research on micro-entrepreneurship. She has found 21 men and women so far who have or would like to have…
Nies Medema –
Migrationpapa
Rotterdam -
How to patch up a neighborhood - lesson 1 Use low maintenance materials like trespa boards and plastic windowframes.…
Maurice Bogaert –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
The railway station has been undergoing transformation for several years already. The billboard provides a glimpse into the future. Will you be allowed to play music in the new station…
Lino Hellings –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
The text on the window puzzled me. Kapsalon (Barbershop) Halal specialist? How on earth can yo combine a kapsalon/barbershop with a snackbar for shoarma, pizzas and other specialities? I knew…
Lino Hellings –
Migrationpapa
Rotterdam -
More and more benches in the city and the railway stations have these ridges that make it impossible or at least very uncomfortable to sleep on.
The ones on this…
Maurice Bogaert –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
Oz Akin Import-Export. Wholesaler’s in gifts-shop, mainly sells suitcases for newcomers. Also quilts, matrasses, carpets and curtains.
Sale due to rebuilding. Rebuilding that is very much like Rotterdam!
Lino Hellings…
Lino Hellings –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
An improvised chair, a table and an empty juice carton, leftovers from a lunch break? The politics of demolish/rebuild leads to perpetual construction sites.…
Maurice Bogaert –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
A submerged shopping cart in the middle of a shopping centre. What does that tell you? I once heard that a shopping cart costs around 600 euros. I don’t know…
Martijn Nieuwenhuis –
Rotterdam Lab
Rotterdam -
This kapsalon, the Dutch word for barbershop in the Dordtselaan is called Adem, which means breath in Dutch. In Arabic it is the mens name. The barbershop is filled with…
Lino Hellings –
Migrationpapa