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Eiland 7
tales from suburbia
2008
| Eiland 7 | Tales from Suburbia
In December 2004 Theo Baart moved with his family to a house just built in one of Hoofddorp’s brand-new neighborhoods. Two years before, potatoes were still being grown on the land.
In Eiland 7 / Tales from Suburbia
he set out in search of the recipe for today’s Dutch residential development. Is the new neighborhood like fast food? Does everything have to look the same, or is there another way? And what happens when things are done differently?
Eiland 7 / Tales from Suburbia
shows that the final result is determined by all sorts of coincidental factors. By continual switches in parties involved with the building process, for instance. Or by conflicts of interest between the project developer and the municipality.
Theo Baart visited farmers who sold their land and spoke with land buyers, project developers and architects. He photographed the new kitchens, the gardens and people who purchased homes on this man-made island. His neighbors talked about the houses they live in – and their mortgages.
All in all, this book renders a portrait of the Dutch middle class in its familiar habitat: the suburban village.
Text, photography & composition
Theo Baart
Design
Joost Grootens
220 * 270 mm | 212 pages
Publisher
Ideas On Paper in collaboration with NAi Publishers
Island 7
has been published with financial support from the Mondriaan Fund, Creative Industries Fund NL and the municipality of Haarlemmermeer
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