Wonen in na-oorlogse wijken

Living in post-war neighborhoods

Theo Baart

Commissioned work

Postwar Housing in the Netherlands

1985 | The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam commissions every year one or two photographers to document an aspect of the Dutch life. The theme for the competition of 1985 was postwar housing.

Cary Markerink and Theo Baart won this competition independently with totally different proposals and without knowing each other. They hardly met during this year of photography. There was no collaboration what so ever. During the preparing of the exhibition they met and discussed their presentation. That was the start of longtime friendship and collaboration on several projects.

All the photos in the Rijksmuseum collection can be seen on line using this link.