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The Garden Which is the Nearest to God

text and image roberto voorbij This week is the last chance to visit the installation The Garden Which is the Nearest to God at the Oude Kerk, Amsterdam. This spectacular work by Japanese artist Taturo Atzu aka Tatzu Nishi aka … Continue reading

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KINGSDAY 2014

text and film roberto voorbij Yes, this is how the Dutch celebrate their ‘Kingsday’. The national holiday in the Netherlands, formerly known as Queensday, formerly celebrated on the 30th of April, now on the 27th. Some street impressions shot in … Continue reading

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Folkert de Jong – The pleasing delusion – Amabilis insania

text roberto voorbij image kerstin heyen Folkert de Jong mainly known for his seductive polystyrene sculptures, his ambiguous images that contrast a content of horrific history and dark depths with a choice of colour of nursery pink and blue and … Continue reading

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Dan Perjovschi’s political drawings at ‘Sorry we’re closed’

text and image roberto voorbij Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re closed’ Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re closed’ Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re closed’ Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re closed’ Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re closed’ Dan Perjovschi at ‘Sorry we’re … Continue reading

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Screen-Free Week 2013

text and image roberto voorbij Screen-Free Week / a.k.a. Digital Detox Week – ‘Turn off screens and turn on life’. April 29 – May 5, 2013.

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Tjebbe Beekman – Mall IV

text and image roberto voorbij In the entrance hall of the Amsterdam center The New Love – a place for debate, religion, poetry and more – hangs this impressive painting (Size: 630 x 220 cm. Medium: sand, acrylic and enamel … Continue reading

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Who monitors you?

image bof text roberto voorbij WHO MONITORS YOU? FIGHT FOR INTERNET FREEDOM. DONATE. – BITS OF FREEDOM. WWW.BOF.NL/DO-YOUR-BIT/ Campaign image – note the visual word play – for Bits of Freedom, a Dutch digital rights organization, that’s committed to privacy … Continue reading

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Amsterdam City Branding

image roberto voorbij Graffiti artist unknown (2012). Amsterdam.

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World of Waste

text and image roberto voorbij Dutch photographer / visual artist Peter Smith has created a globe made of PET bottles, street litter which took surprisingly little effort to collect, Smith says. In the Amsterdam IJ floats since several weeks this … Continue reading

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Sticker Magazine – KLEBSTOFF IV

text and image roberto voorbij Last month has the latest Klebstoff Magazine been published, the fourth edition of a magazine consisting entirely of stickers. For this purpose 24 international creatives were selected, which resulted in a wonderful collection of street art, illustrations, graphic design and … Continue reading

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