Nederlands
 

Suburban Options Between 1995 and 1998  Nico Bick  photographed the view from the back window at homes of his friends and acquaintances. Without being concerned about the nature of the view  Nico Bick  always photographed in the same more or less objective way the view that the residents see when they look out of their back window. For the outsider, the locations are chosen by 'chance' and spread across the whole city. Old and new houses, tower blocks and town houses, vistas and blind walls are evenly represented. With this series  Nico Bick  shows us a great number of places that remain hidden for most people. In most cases these are 'leftover spaces', places which were not created as a result of urban design, but that have taken shape from various construction activities going on around them over the course of time. These are also the places which residents look out on daily and that, to a certain degree, determine their perception of the city or their experience of their urban environment. The photos of  Nico Bick  show us, by the creation of a garden, roof terrace, balcony or otherwise, how they have responded to this. A part of the 'Achterkantuitzichten' series was published in the 1995/1996 annual report of the Amsterdam Art Foundation. A second selection of prints was purchased by the Amsterdam Municipal Archives and is now part of that institution's collection. Nederlands Fotomuseum, Rotterdam.