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Voids, 2023
80 framed dia slides, Kodak carousel slide projector, concrete tiles, construction fence, tension straps, paper
Dimensions variable
Amsterdam is rapidly changing into a polished, controlled and designed landscape. Spaces for surprising, unplanned or unexpected elements are becoming more scarce. Plots in the city that may still hold this potential do not fit within the dominant script of an ‘attractive’ environment, often referred to as ‘negative spots’, ‘wastelands’ or ‘residues’. Hidden by its owners to keep possible trespassers out, fences, security, facades, blockades, workmen or cameras are carefully placed around them.
By placing myself in these spaces and photographically documenting my intrusion, the negative notion of these hidden plots aims to shift into a positive projection of the in-betweenness of public-private spaces, time, and urban development. Through inventarisation, documenting and arranging the soon-to-be-gone plots in the city, Voids opens up space for different narrations, exploring how recording and framing can influence an urban memory and its possible future. Archiving in this sense, functions not only as historical documentation but as a personal act of resistance.
On show at ‘The Great Interior’, Sandberg Instituut Graduation Show, Schinkel District, Amsterdam, NL, 2023
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