Wherever I’m on this globe, I take pictures of the plastic gardenchair, a product of the western world that, already for years now, is spreading like an oil stain
=> My collection of Garden Chairs photo's. Also know as the plastic resin chair.
In January and February 2010 I went to the Faroe Islands to do a research for a new novel. You can follow this trip in a series of weblogs.
54 WRITTEN PORTRAITS of the members of the artists association ZOUT Tex
The report of my research trip to India, March and April 2008. It is only in Dutch. The research was done to collect material for a new novel (no title yet).
Series of weblog of the research march april 2008.
For my novel 'De stille stad' (The Silent City) 2006. I went in November 2004 to Tokyo to do a research. I concentrated on everything concerning fish and hostesses. My notes (only in Dutch) from this trip and weblog from those month.
In 1999 and 2000 I did research in Bombay and Calcutta. This trip was one of the most amazing research I ever did. My full report in PDF,m in English or in Dutch.
I did an art project in a little town in The Netherlands 'OLDENZAAL', which lead up to 25 columns for the local paper (only in Dutch - first one is last in the row. Start in the back when you read). Two years later I came back on request to give a lecture in the library.
All by myself I made the 'making of' of the Dutch film The making of of the Dutch feature 'De Passievrucht'. I used this opportunity to learn a lot about directing a feature and followed mainly the director.