Participating Artists Press Agency
Thursday 28th of March 2024 – page 1
Rotterdam -
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.…
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Rotterdam Lab
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Ugs are part of Rotterdam’s city uniform for women with petite legs. This informal dresscode is not for women with muscular calves. For them there are other elegant variants. Oh…
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Rotterdam Lab
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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…
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Rotterdam Lab
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Around this area most people are shopping. But these men choose to sit, to focus on other actions like making a call, texting and reading the newspaper. While their girlfriend…
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Rotterdam Lab
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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…
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Rotterdam Lab
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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…
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Rotterdam Lab
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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…
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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…
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Rotterdam Lab
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There are many signs in the city that are a bit peculiar, like the one on this bin. I would describe the sign as a ‘do not walk here’ sign…
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Statues are popular places to sit on. These Roteb’ guys found the statue ‘Resurrected Rotterdam’ a perfect spot to have a break. The statue visualizes a woman with a child…
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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…
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Rotterdam Lab
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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…
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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:…
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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…
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Rotterdam Lab
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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. …
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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…
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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…
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Rotterdam Lab
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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.…
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Rotterdam Lab
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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…
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Because of the blocks of flats in front of this one are demolished, we can look at the back of this condo. Normally it wasn’t as open as it is…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Rotterdam Lab