For the 2 images above, I specifically asked the guys to behave like hang jeugd, like idle youth. So they hid their faces from the camera.

Debra Solomon - The guys kept cracking up.

The guys' images were used in collages like this one which show how the installation of public flatbread irons might be a good addition to the squares and sidewalks. People that are successful in the public space might be interested in different forms of

Debra Solomon - What constitutes proper use of the public space is a widely disputed topic in the Netherlands…

A comfortable presence in the public space is something I look for when identifying people that might be interesting collaborators. I see this presence as a tremendous opportunity.

Debra Solomon - This image was taken during my research in Den Haag's Schilderswijk. I came upon these young men…

This is a photo of a group of Dutch youths leaning against the wall of their families apartments in the Den Haag's Schilderswijk. I shot this photo during my research into this neighbourhood for a food-systems related project, Foodscape Schilderswijk.

Debra Solomon - Photo taken on the Schilderswijk Vaillantlaan during Foodscape Schilderswijk research and inventory.

Not so idle youth

Debra Solomon - Is it possible to correct the notion that occupation and use of the public space is not an act of…

Film 1

Aditya Dev Sood

Geetha Narayanan