“Erika Blikman”

Rotterdam -  Look the new heart from Rotterdam is pounding here. This slogan sounds full of excitement but I don’t see it. It is a fantasy that never happens. …
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Rotterdam -  A bike, four people and a tree. That fascinates me. You see it dancing through the small space. Forbidden to go there and yet nobody looks up. Everybody is minding…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Two workers, one is working and the other one is on the phone. It looks like he is having a break by the way he puts his legs on the…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Soup from trash. Collected in a hole in the street. Soup must be served when it’s hot! Rotterdam is a hot soup! Location: Rotterdam Crooswijk Photo taken by Erika Blikman…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Public gardens are a resident’s initiative. In this public garden they also grow vegetables. The names of each vegetable is written on cards and put in the ground next to…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

I see many cars with foreign nameplates. This car has a bumper sticker that says Poland. Location: Rotterdam Bloemhof Photo taken by Erika Blikman April 19th 2010.…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

These car pumps look like steppes. If you walk over the pavement and stumble over them you know that there is a car reparation shop. You could see it as…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

In the city I see many heads covered by scarves, but seldom with such tempting red lips! Location: Market Blaak. Photo taken by Erika Blikman on April 6th 201.…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Why not selling your merchandise from the trunk of a car? But that is not what is happening here. These Turkish delights are sitting in a strange way in the…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

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…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

I don\’t know how they do it. How they sit, eat and breathe with these jeans. I know people who have to lie down to put them on. They are…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

The shop was closed and empty. Everything looks old, except this Korean printer. Standing lonely in the corner. Waiting for work. Location: Rotterdam Bloemhof Photo taken by Erika Blikman April…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

In a beautiful court called ‘Patrimonium’s Hof’ live three stray cats. Local residents take care of them. They give food, a place to live and a pet over the head…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

No, this is not the other side of the car! It is a different car. On the rear window hangs a prayer chain (tasbih). This Islamic symbol helps Muslims recite…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Good premenitions: 1 We great each other as good neighbors. 2 We welcome new neighbors 3 We organize activities to meet 4 We keep our courtyard, clean, intact and…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

These containers represent the building mentality in Rotterdam. Where else?! Location: Rotterdam Bloemhof Photo taken by Erika Blikman April 19th 2010.…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

This place is called ‘Lolletje’; the meaning is similar to joking. My first thought when I look around is that it is a restaurant, but I have no clue what…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Economiek? Is that a word, maybe in another language? By the display outside you can see it is a supermarket. And the name suggests there unique selling point is that…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Four balconies. Some are open. You can see what kind of stuff is on the balcony. Others are closed. You can’t see what is there, but you wanna know. So…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Not in the pocket, but in the bike-basket! Pimping your bike with your personal style, not only hot but also very convenient. Location: Rotterdam Hoogstraat Photo taken by Erika Blikman…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Having mint tea at coffee house Oslo. Strange name. Nobody knows why. Oslo is situated at the corner in a residential area. The clock explains what they really do! Location:…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

Some old doors, on it a broken poster. There is a phone number written on the door. I’m curious; maybe I should dial the number. Do they sell or rent…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

In front of the dumpster you see a daiper. This is one of the daipers I found on the street. Somebody put it there or maybe a dog lost it…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab