Bad
Something is swirling in the air here, estrogen and testosterone; shameless and bold. I found this graffiti deep in Otrobanda. You can imagine the dancehall where African style is danced, with bubbling and daggering. Boy Meets Girl. Europeans are a bit more reserved, though Nietzsche came up with a word for it: Dionysian. Dionysus was […]
La Tasca
You can just make out the letters. It says “La Tasca,” which turns out to have been a nightclub where Trago girls worked. These are girls forced into prostitution. The two owners of the club were convicted of human trafficking and employing illegal workers. A few police officers who were fond of visiting the club […]
De Koningin
This is how she looks: majestic, regal. The effect is heightened because she’s mirrored, like the face cards in a deck of playing cards. The fact that she had no lower lip made me want to create one from the upper lip as well. In a deck of cards, she’s also a “lady,” because that’s […]
Symbolen
An intriguing image; a woman holding a rooster in her hand with arrows in her shoulder. The rooster carries many meanings: vigilance, lust, and betrayal. The arrows in both shoulders are a symbol of the martyr Saint Sebastian. That’s why I think the rooster symbolizes betrayal. She has been betrayed and sacrificed, but remains innocent. […]
Mr Cool
I found this graffiti deep in Otrobanda, a neighborhood that used to be much less safe than it is now. This man doesn’t seem to care about that, though. He looks weathered and a bit worn, but stares ahead with determination and without fear. And he’s wearing an incredibly cool pair of sunglasses, hence the […]