Sem Langendijk - Haven, Docklands - 2016-2022

BOTH COPIES SIGNED!

HAVEN:
Sem Langendijk witnessed the disruptive effects of gentrification during his upbringing in a peripheral area of a large city. For nearly 30 years, he lost his connection to the place where he lived. His work therefore involves examining the identity of a place and the relation people have with their environment. His first book, ‘Haven’, tells the coming of age story of a boy in a rapidly changing place – a long-term research project into shifting demographics, waterfront development, and the dynamics of gentrification. Here Langendijk looks at the environments of different port cities in a documentary fiction, emphasising the transformation of disused docklands and the communities that reside there.

Docklands:
“LOT by Sem Langendijk is a paper print publication, part of his ongoing project about the transition of the Docklands in various cities worldwide. This publication focuses on the neighborhood Red Hook in Brooklyn, New York. Evolving from his work in the docklands of Amsterdam, Sem Langendijk moved to New York to research the similar environment. Through his descriptive, highly detailed photographs he questions the function of public space within the residential area in Red Hook. His work balances on the very narrow edge between visual storytelling and poetic personal documentation. As an observer he remarks the details in his subjects, carefully distancing himself just enough to stay neutral in his observations. A mix of landscapes, people and details of these exteriors reflect the current state of this neighborhood, with its contrasts and diversity”
27 urban photographs taken in New York, printed on 8 loose A2 sheets, folded around a cardboard insert (37 x 25,5 cm) with an English text on it by Marijn Ferier. (37 x 26 cm), numbered 30/100