Nicoline van Harskamp

Date: 16 January - 13 February 2005

The installation ‘Blauw op straat' by Nicoline van Harskamp gives a survey of the many different security professionals active in The Hague's public space, and also shows what authority they really have. Van Harskamp followed them all over town: a.o. shop stewards, military police, stewards at soccer games, law enforcement agents and diplomatic security guards. She put down on video how they keep watch of their environment, sometimes to the point of boredom. The installation gives the viewer the opportunity to observe ‘the observers', on monitors and on some occasions also in real life. Nicoline van Harskamp executed similar projects in Istanbul, London, Glasgow and Rotterdam.