WRONG TIME, WRONG PLACE (The Tent) 2007. Rotterdam The Netherlands
Mixed media
This project examines a ‘herring tent’ in a multicultural neighborhood in Rotterdam. A blending of documentation and fictional first- person narration, the story reflects on the relationship immigrants have to local cuisine and the way it is supposed to define national identity.
an excerpt from the text:
...And then the whole situation turned on its head. I observed him, just like he observed me. The tent became a Theater, where me, sitting on my bench, as a member of the audience, was part of the play.
This project examines a ‘herring tent’ in a multicultural neighborhood in Rotterdam. A blending of documentation and fictional first- person narration, the story reflects on the relationship immigrants have to local cuisine and the way it is supposed to define national identity.
an excerpt from the text:
...And then the whole situation turned on its head. I observed him, just like he observed me. The tent became a Theater, where me, sitting on my bench, as a member of the audience, was part of the play.