SEM LANGENDIJK - HAVEN (SIGNED)
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SEM LANGENDIJK
HAVEN
(SIGNED)
Published by, The Erikson Connection, 2022
Book size 21.5 x 29.5 cm
Pages 152 pages
Hardcover
Language English
To whom does the city belong?
Haven tells the coming of age story of a boy in a rapidly changing environment, based on memories of surroundings that no longer exist. Sem Langendijk (NL) witnessed the unrooting effects of gentrification during its upbringing in the periphery of a large city. After the neighborhood transformed into a waterfront, Langendijk realized he no longer identified with this area. He lost his connection to the place he lived in for nearly thirty years.
This body of work is the result of a long-term research project into shifting demographics, waterfront development and the dynamics of gentrification. Due to social inequality and urbanization, people are continuously driven to relocate, particularly within post-industrial cities.
Haven brings together the environments of different port cities in a documentary fiction, highlighting the transformation of disused docklands and the communities that reside there. A second chapter contains the background research, providing context for the personal testimony that makes up the first part.
Publisher's statement.
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Who owns the city?
Haven tells the story of a boy's coming of age in a rapidly changing environment, based on memories of an environment that no longer exists. Sem Langendijk (NL) witnessed the uprooting effects of gentrification during his upbringing on the outskirts of a big city. After the neighbourhood was transformed into a waterfront, Langendijk realised that he no longer identified with the area. He lost his connection to the place where he had lived for almost thirty years.
This work is the result of a long-term research project on demographic changes, waterfront development and the dynamics of gentrification. Due to social inequality and urbanization, people are continually pushed to move, especially in post-industrial cities.
Haven brings together the environments of different port cities in a documentary fiction, highlighting the transformation of disused docks and the communities that reside there. A second chapter contains the background research, providing the context for the personal testimony that makes up the first part.
Publisher's text.