Hidden stories

Keizerslanden in the Dutch hanseatic town of Deventer is a typical 60's/70's neighbourhood.

It's spacious, green and almost completely monofunctional. All looks peaceful and quiet, but it tops most of the social issues lists. Poverty, unemployment, isolation. You name it. Everyone of the 9.000 people there have a story. And the stories are untold. Because the stories are hidden. The housing corporation asked me to do a brainstorm with them. We came up with festivals, hiphop workshops and battles with the kids, a plave for good coffee and a conversation. I pointed them to the work of David Barrie in Britain. Most important, I believe is not what, but how you do it. Any event they choose should be designed, by designers and artists working closely together with the people at Keizerslanden. get the pride and energy going.