Neurotically Zen: You may not know, but Holland is tropical

Since I arrived, Holland has maintained an above 80 degree average. This trend has driven me to ice cream stands, cold beverages (mostly beer), and standing in front of the refrigerator too long. Despite the heat, it has been a rather successful two weeks. I have gotten a chance to meet a lot of artists and check out residencies here in Rotterdam. I look forward to returning next year for a longer stay, hopefully to work on a new project. As scheduled, I gave a lecture last week about my time in Finland. It coincided nicely with the World Cup Netherlands vs. Brazil game. We were expecting a good crowd so first we spruced up the garden a bit. One of the permanent residents, Marielle Buitendijk and I decided to collaborate...

From Rauma Blog

People began to show up and had a lot of fun interacting with the space we had created. On the bar and the ground I had posted small "reserved" stickers over areas I had cleaned the day before, a few bricks steps here, a spot to stand there, a few places to 'reserve' your drink. The whole night people were asking each other if they could sit or place their drink down...

Person A "Is this spot taken?
Person B "Uhhhh, I don't know, are they here yet?"
Person A "Who?"
Person B "I don't know."