When I took the picture it was because of the contrast of the young man tying his shoelaces against the background of cars moving by. I can remember liking the concentrated position and the colors of a moving BMW. Even though I generally find cars highly overrated in praktical way -I’d rather bicycle- when it comes to easthetics I find BMW’s pretty high on my list. It was in Berlin that I took this picture.
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Now it’s hanging in a kitchen, in Berlin, in between shelves with tea and breakfast and old Dutch communist party-posters providing a nice perspective on this picture. This kitchen is quite cozy, in fact the entire appartment is. It’s a little messy, a little improvised and everywhere is some kind of creative expression to be found.
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It’s the kitchen of my two friends. The past year this appartment has been my home-base in Berlin. When working and meeting there for Masta-magazine I would stay in the livingroom, cook a bit in this kitchen and have chats and beer with Joep and Julia, the residents of this appartment.
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This painting actually wasn’t sold, I gave it to them. Partly because I am greatfull for their hospitality and partly because I wanted to be part of their collection of creative expressions.
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Thanks for letting me hang there!