“Rotterdam Lab”

PAPA Lab Rotterdam took place from the 5 th till the 24th of April 2010. Director Lino Hellings. Participating artists are: Nies Medema, Erika Blikman, Jan Konings, Maurice Bogaert, Robin van ‘t Haar and Martijn Nieuwenhuis.

Public Territories: public gardens

Rotterdam -  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

Public territories: politics

Rotterdam -  The Social Democratic Party (PVDA) proudly presents their achieved politics in the neighbourhood. On the picture one can see a sticker attached to the entrance of a store front in…
Robin van 't Haar – Rotterdam Lab

Public Territories: party left over

Rotterdam -  In the Netherlands people appropriate public spaces at least one or two times a year: at April 30 during Queen’s Day and when the National Football team participates in a…
Robin van 't Haar – Rotterdam Lab

Power building

Rotterdam -  Right next to the mess of the railway station building site, the first brand-new skyscrapers welcome you to the city. Offices for insurance companies, banks and a hotel is what…
Lino Hellings – Rotterdam Lab

On the spot!

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…
Erika Blikman – Rotterdam Lab

No hanging around

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

lunch break

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

Lets go shopping

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

Public Territories

Rotterdam -  Maurice , April 16…
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

pleasure tape

Rotterdam -  Non-sticky bondage tape. Only sticks to itself. And lovers’ fantasy kit. In the window’s reflection we see an elderly man with a rollator, and the metro.…
Lino Hellings – Rotterdam Lab

ok

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

Merchandise wholesalera€™s in gifts

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

Love for the city

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

leta€™s get started

Rotterdam -  None existing view from a none existing appartment.Rotterdam Rijnhaven, April 20…
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

Public Territories

Rotterdam -  The Joy of cleaning. Maurice April 16…
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

Pimped bikes

Rotterdam -  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

No littering, no skating, no hanging around, no sleeping part II

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

memorial

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

local economy: Turkish garage fixing Bulgarian car

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

Public space Rotterdam

Rotterdam -  How is the public territory organised in Rotterdam? How do the inhabitants of Rotterdam reclaim the space. Which owners can we detect? As we saw in responsability and regulation there…
Lino Hellings – Rotterdam Lab

Opzoomeren

Rotterdam -  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

No littering, no skating, no hanging around, no sleeping

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

makeover

Rotterdam -  How to patch up a neighborhood - lesson 1 Use low maintenance materials like trespa boards and plastic windowframes.…
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

Live music

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