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  • Crossing the Water

    I flew into Amsterdam from Noord Copenhagen in the middle of the night on July 3rd. Someone from Mediamatic picked me up from the train station and took me to the flat where I'd be staying. Amsterdam...
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  • The Bike Thief

    I was out at night, spray-painting my graffiti work in my neighborhood. It was about 3 am and I was dressed all in black so as not to draw attention to myself, when all of a sudden a huge man came...

  • Little Dog, Big Bite

    I was walking, stoned, through my favorite park when a little Chihuahua dog started to chase me. It chased me, snarling and yapping, for a couple of blocks as I tried valiantly to resist the urge to...

  • Talking in Arabic

    I often meet people from “my part of the world” here in Amsterdam Noord. But we don’t always have a lot in common.

  • Miscommunication

    After a few days in Amsterdam, I was on one of my daily walks when I came across my friend and colleague from Cairo, Osama, who was out on his bike taking pictures of the city. We decided to stop for...

  • Biking and the Kindness of Strangers

    I am not a habitual bike rider, but as I said before, Amsterdam is the city of bikes, and we were all provided with one by Mediamatic. In addition to my daily walks, I decided to give bike riding a...

  • Smells

    One of the artists here, Ahmed, is also from Egypt, and one day he invited me to walk with him to a nearby park. I love this park and come here often; it is huge, quiet, and I can collect plenty of...

  • Cultural Misunderstanding

    I don’t watch football, and this includes the World Cup. On the night of the finals, I heard a huge ruckus in front of the apartment—screaming, fireworks, cheers, music. Great, I thought, the...

  • Thank you

    Everyone who helped put Noord on the map

    Our project team, the artists and designers, sponsors, friends, Noorderlingen and other informers.

  • Ayman Ramadan

    Halfway there: project proposal Noord. July, 2010.

    Mirrors and 40 Days : An exploration of a geographical territory as well as of the people which he finds himself living alongside.

  • Kindergarten

    There’s a garden underneath my apartment balcony where kids play all day long. Their shrieks, cries and laughter can be pleasant enough in small doses, but after a while it grates on the nerves.

  • Bored in Noord

    When I first arrived in Amsterdam, I was intrigued by the local perception of Amsterdam Noord. It seemed to me that, although Noord was only a short ferry ride away from the centre, Amsterdammers are...

  • Dutch blog on art, communication and daily life

    weekly

    http://www.emilykocken.nl/blog/

  • An interview with Kaweh Modiri

    My Burglar and Me

    As a Rietveld student Kaweh's apartment was burglarized and his most valuable possessions were stolen. After finding out who did it, Kaweh's anger quickly turned into inspiration. He decided to make...

  • Appetite for Noord

    Gastronomy is inextricably linked with travel and exploring new places and spaces. It is only through eating that we really get to know the place where we live or visit. Using food sources found only...

  • Silent Spots in Noord

    According to the residents, these are the silent spots of Amsterdam-Noord. Bear in mind that if you go there, the place will become less silent. That perhaps is the paradox of silence: if we seek it...

  • Denk klein

    Dictators waren ook niet altijd van deurformaat

    De macht van de grote dingen verschrompelt als is ze gemaakt van broze doorschijnende huid. De eerste blik doet een kijker lokken slikken blozen schrikken maar het geval proportie snijdt zichzelf...

  • Runaway van Kanye West

    Vanessa Beecroft als het geheim wapen van een nieuwe regisseur

    Eigenlijk is Kanye Wests videoclip "Runaway" vooral sterk in alles wat er niet te zien is. Kanye is de regisseur, tegelijk de hoofdrolspeler en zo meer, maar let op, bij de aftiteling staat Vanessa...

  • IJ-Hallen

    The IJ-hallen (IJ halls) at the NDSM shipyard host a gigantic monthly flea market with over 300 stalls. The place to be for vintage lovers.

  • Silent Investors

    Dear resident of Amsterdam-Noord (From here on to be called ‘silent investor’), I hereby involve you – should you be interested – in the new development of Amsterdam-Noord. From 10 september, I have...

  • An interview with Kareem Lotfy

    Cairo, the tale of love and hate.

    Over a big plate of sushi, some green tea and lots of wasabi, we discussed Kareem's experience of Amsterdam, living in Cairo and feeling like a tourist.
  • Project

    Shrinking Cities

    Cities are shrinking all over the world!

    Shrinking cities are a cultural challenge to us. In the Shrinking Cities project, architects, academics and artists investigate recent developments in Detroit, Ivanovo, Manchester / Liverpool and...

  • Gentrification Battlefield

    The non-Noorderner is advancing in Amsterdam-Noord. Ten years ago only the occasional explorer would dare to cross the water, taking a headquarters in an old conquered warehouse on the NDSM-wharf.

  • Noord

    Exhibition and travel guide

    Together with 22 local and international artists, Mediamatic mapped Amsterdam-Noord. This resulted in an exhibition, and in the first Arabic travel guide to The Netherlands.

  • Aanjagen van verandering

    Aletta's Back-in-a-Bite

    Afgelopen vrijdag was het zover. Evelyn de Roos ging samen met haar collega's van het instituut voor vrouwengeschiedenis (Aletta) aan de slag tijdens hun DOEN Clinic, de prijs die ze won met haar...

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