Own your piece of the sky

‘Own your piece of the sky’ is an ongoing project showing the ever changing landscape in my own neighbourhood.

‘Own your piece of the sky’ is an ongoing project showing the ever changing landscape in my own neighbourhood. Construction sites fill these streets and the sky and create endless new worlds of concrete and glass. By visually examining these harsh environments and repositioning the images I take, I create an almost utopian world, utilising the visual cues realtors use to seduce us.

Since the start of my photography practice, dummy making has been a very important part. In the 8 years that I have been working on the project, I have made almost 10 dummy's. With each one I explored new ways to approach different perspectives on my project and to make evolving ideas tangible. As the work became more experimental, so did the books. One stands out—a block-shaped dummy the size of a standard Dutch brick—turning the book into more of an art object than a traditional photobook. The last photo of my application for the open call is an overview of all the dummy's.