Schrijvers & Afscheid

In 2011 the Indische buurt Bibliotheek asked if I did like to show some photo's at their place. It would be the last expo in the building before they would move to a new building. That is good news, since a few libraries are about to be closed. The guarantee of printed literature & information for everybody in Amsterdam is under pressure.

Since a previous expo in the Pintobibliotheek in 2010, I had the ambition to create a serie of writers portraits. And with that invitation the idea was born to ask them - Instead of writing- to express what they had in mind with the word 'Afscheid' (what means farewell, in the sense of departing, mourning, but can also indicate a positive change of situation).

Authors with works in the library were portrayed. Thanks goes to Diana Ozon for her tactical assistance at several writer events to the right persons with the right words. The Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst financed the exposition material.

After the expo in the old building, the works were shown in the new location further at the Javaplein.

Exhibition at the new Indischebuurt library location.
Photo made by Inge Dingena Mol.

Mathilde μP 2011