Is Heijplaat really a part of Rotterdam?
Public spaces inspired me because it`s the most changing space, especially in a city like Rotterdam, where it’s so full of different people. When I point to different people, I mean the many tourists in the city but also the people who actually live here for all kinds of reasons. So many different cultures, different backgrounds and different countries which the locals present. This makes places like Rotterdam, and bridges of Rotterdam so special - everyday there are thousands of people passing by on streets, and every single day streets look different, because of all these people. If you would take a picture of the same bridge or street day by day of the year you will see the changes on it. Some people will just pass by, some will stop to admire views of the city, some of them will eat on the street or some will leave a piece of trash on the road. The visual map of the city is somehow becoming a map of mankind. Heijplaat is the opposite of what I just described: it’s quiet, the people are closed, keeping eyes on details, noticing who is coming there and what you are doing. Everything there has its own rhythm and routine, everything what isn’t a daily part of that will be noticed straight away.