During the Dutch 2020 lock-down it was advised to only visit your own neighborhood. After a full year of traveling, I was suddenly traveling in my own neighborhood, to discover what the people had made. I neither condone nor endorse any of the messages, I simply document them.
Artists
And here are some of the artists that change the atmosphere of the city every day.
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