“Rotterdam”

cannabis real estate

Rotterdam -  This sign says that the city of Rotterdam has recently dismantled an illegal cannabis plantation in this apartment. (a profitable way for people with a low income to make extra money)  It is remarkable that they copy the shield form which real estate agents use for marking houses that are for sale. Both signs affect the  neighborhood climate in quite a different ways.  And why show off a criminal activity we are probably unaware of?
Robin van 't Haar – Rotterdam Lab

but where did everybody go?

Rotterdam -  Except for the carpenters and painters it’s really quiet in Kiefhoek. Where did everybody go?…
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

Business man?

Rotterdam -  …
Robin van 't Haar – Rotterdam Lab

Bridalshop

Rotterdam -  This shop sells outfits for Hindu weddings. The bride, groom and guests can buy their dresses, jewellery, shoes and handbags in this colourful shop. There is a wide variety of…
Lino Hellings – Migrationpapa

barbershop and tailor in one

Rotterdam -  There are many shops in shops. That keeps the costs low for everyone. Some of the owners sit, talk and drink Fanta and Cola at the end of the day…
Lino Hellings – Migrationpapa

Artist Impression

Rotterdam -  Standing with my back to the City Hall. Looking at a picture of the City Hall.A blossoming cherry tree, a 50ft woman and a gigantic bird.Artist impression it…
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

Architects Sorrow

Rotterdam -  Unintentional New Urban Undefined Space. Lino Hellings the 12 of April Rotterdam Pattern inside/out.…
Lino Hellings – Rotterdam Lab

Acrobatic moves on a bike

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

Bicycles in Love

Rotterdam -  Everywhere you look, there are bicycles embracing lanternpoles, bridges and each other. Lino Hellings the 7th of April Rotterdam.…
Lino Hellings – Rotterdam Lab

Barbershop

Rotterdam -  As soon as the evening falls around five the traffic lights, streetlamps and shopwindows add colour to the grey public space. People come home from work and school and go…
Lino Hellings – Migrationpapa

Arthur the daily paper man

Rotterdam -  Athur cannot walk but that doesn’t mean he doesn’t make himself usefull. Every morning he gets up at 5 . Collects the free newspapers in the metro station. The minibusses with…
Lino Hellings – Migrationpapa

Ants

Rotterdam -  Rotterdam, a real workers city. Maurice, April 13 2010…
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

A shop in a shop

Rotterdam -  Inside the Surinamese shop there is another shop a videotheque, your special supplier of Bollywood CDs and DVDs. On the yellow sign on the ceiling it says ‘Do not bring…
Lino Hellings – Migrationpapa

Bicycle box(fietstrommel)

Rotterdam -  A way to store your bicycle in the streets. Most bicycles embrace lanternpoles and/or other bicycles in a touching and affectionate way though. ‘Fietstrommel’ sounds like candy box. On the…
Lino Hellings – Rotterdam Lab

Barbershop

Rotterdam -  In the Tarwewijk I do see many barbershops too. So many cultures, so many different kinds of hair and hairstyles do explain the amount of shops. But like in Lagos…
Lino Hellings – Migrationpapa

Arriving October 1st 2011

Rotterdam -  October next year, no pools no puddles. The future is bight and shiny. I wonder if the guy coming down the stairs is wearing a red jacket. I can’t wait…
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

Another Artist Impression: Faces in the crowd

Rotterdam -  Another 50ft woman, an angry man and a headless mannequin. …
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

A phantasy

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

Beamed exhibition

Rotterdam -  Our work was shown on location for six weeks from the end of November 2010 till half January 2011. Sandra Smets, art critic in NRC newspaper Cultural Supplement…
Lino Hellings – Migrationpapa

Bad news need to be told

Rotterdam -  The new policy of the authorities is not to report anymore about the bad things that happen in the Tarwewijk. Radiomaker and DJ Eric does not agree. Bad news and…
Lino Hellings – Migrationpapa

Arriving in Rotterdam

Rotterdam -  When arriving at Rotterdam Centraal by metro, one arrives at the top of these stairs. Standing on the stairs one overlooks the site of the station under construction. And the…
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

Almost captain

Rotterdam -  Young skippers are trained in Maashaven. Lars de la Rie (one more week of school to go before he will be inland skipper) told me he was born only 5…
Nies Medema – Migrationpapa

A Nigerian development worker in the Netherlands

Rotterdam -  Godian, our guide for the day, comes from Nigeria, a vast country with numerous natural resources and a population whose size, despite its poverty, makes it an interesting market…
Lino Hellings – Rotterdam Lab