+HIP inaugural issue

+HIPinaugural issue | no 1, 2012

the hague in pictures

Contents

Editorial…4

Winning entries…7

Submissions…19

Colophon…85

+HIP is a manifestation of the Political Arts Initiative.The Political Arts Initiative (PAI) is interested in the ways in which people interact with and com-pose political ideas and actions through the vari-ous, diverse media of technology and the arts.

Participants in PAI seek to explore the ways in which poetry, literature, music, photography, per-formance and other creative arts interleave with the political life, either as vehicles for criticism, elaboration, theorization, intervention or activism. For more information, please visit:www.politicalarts.orgp

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+HIPthe hague in pictures

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+HIPthe inaugural issue

+HIP, The Hague in Pictures, is an online magazine for street photo-graphics (photography,

art, graphics). It is focused on life in the city of The Hague -- the UN city of International

Peace & Justice. +HIP publishes images from the streets of the city, submitted by the

people who live in them, or from denizens of The Hague who seek to bring their further

explorations back into the heart of this cosmopolitan city. Each issue the best entries are

awarded a prize.

In this inaugural issue, the result of submissions made in the first months of 2012, the city

of The Hague is portrayed through the categories of people, places, movement and things;

we see some of The Hague’s defining venues, details of buildings and construction sites,

people engaging with the city, and people disengaging with the city. We were especially

interested to see the range and breadth of images produced, including some which situated

themselves in the space between photography and graphic design. Our winner even

made use of his own, custom-made camera to create such strikingly original cityscapes.

At the exhibition of the images in the famous Pulchri Studios on the Lange Voorhout, it

was great to see how people other than the photographers could then engage with the

pictures; examples of their creative defacements are also included here.

It is our hope that after seeing this cosmopolitan city through these myriad, remarkable

lenses, we become unable to look at our environment in the same way again.

Chris Goto-Jones

+HIP Editor in ChiefChris Goto-JonesKunst? Ja, bedankt!

image used for the first +HIP Call for Submissions poster

WINNing entries

inaugural eventAttendees and participants, including The Hague Al-

derman Ingrid Van Engelshoven (Education and Public

Services), were encouraged to engage with the entries

submitted for the first +HIP issue at the launch of The

Political Arts Initiative on Saturday 18 February. Armed

with crayons LUC The Hague students and others crea-

tive spirits defaced prints of the entries.

The winners of the inaugural +HIP competition were an-

nounced right at the same event. Panagiotis Tomaras

won a the first prize (a Canon Powershot SX230) with

one of his three amazing pictures, submitted in

the ‘places’ category, taken on a special, home-

made camera.

LUC The Hague student Jori Wefer created the

exciting image, ‘The Hague Deciphered,’ utilizing

captured letters from around the city. Jori won a

copy of the innovative book, ‘The Art of Looking

Sideways,’ by Alan Fletcher.

The winning pictures and all other entries (along

with their altered versions) can be seen on the

following pages.

Panagiotis Tomaras

nationality: Greeceoccupation: new media artist instrument used: self-made, analog (film) M.C.O.P. (Multiple Center of Projection) cameraphoto-editing techonology used: none

1st prize

Jori WeferThe Hague Deciphered

nationality: German/Dutchoccupation: student at LUC The Hague instrument used: Canon EOS 450 Dphoto-editing techonology used: GIMP 2

runner up

submissionsin alphabetical order

Henri Arvidsson

nationality: Swedishoccupation: photographer

instrument used: Nikon D3Xphoto-editing techonology used: Photoshop CS5, OnOne Suite 6

Henri Arvidsson


instrument used: Nikon D3Xphoto-editing techonology used: Photoshop CS5,

OnOne Suite 6

Henri Arvidsson


instrument used: Nikon Coolpix 7000photo-editing techonology used: Photoshop CS5, OnOne Suite 6

Laura Adriana Brouwer (below + right)

nationality: Dutchoccupation: student LUC The Hague instrument used: Analogue Camera Canon T70photo-editing techonology used: -

Laura Adriana Brouwer

nationality: Dutchoccupation: student LUC The Hague instrument used: Analogue Camera Canon T70photo-editing techonology used: -

Chris Goto-Jones

nationality: Britishoccupation: dean LUC The Hague

instrument used: IPhone4photo-editing techonology used: Hipstamatic

Chris Goto-Jones



Chris Goto-Jones



Marlene Hahnenwald

nationality: Germanoccupation: student

instrument used: Canon Power Shot G9photo-editing techonology used: Irfan View

Marlene Hahnenwald



Marlene Hahnenwald



Xaver Konneker

nationality: Germanoccupation: none instrument used: Lumix FZ38photo-editing techonology used: Photoshop Elements 7.0

Xaver Konneker

nationality: Germanoccupation: none

instrument used: Lumix FZ38photo-editing techonology used: Photoshop Elements 7.0

FIGUR{IN}ES THE HAGUE

submissions for this new issue are welcome until31 september 2012

more information on www.politicalarts.org

special issue | no 2, 2012

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Andy R. Lumdsen

nationality: People’s Republic of Yorkshireoccupation: lion tamer (part time)

instrument used: Sony SLT-A77photo-editing techonology used: Adobe Lightroom

Andy R. Lumdsen



Andy R. Lumdsen



Dan Meadows

nationality: Germanoccupation: senior systems engineer

instrument used: Canon EOS 50Dphoto-editing techonology used: Adobe Photoshop CS3

Hector Pahaut

nationality: Belgianoccupation: student

instrument used: Nikon E5700photo-editing techonology used: -

Hector Pahaut



Hector Pahaut



Aleksandra Renska

nationality: Polishoccupation: musician

instrument used: Nikon D90photo-editing techonology used: Photoshop

Emma Romeijn

nationality: Dutchoccupation: student

instrument used: Canon Ixus870photo-editing techonology used: -

Emma Romeijn

nationality: Dutchoccupation: studentinstrument used: Canon Ixus870photo-editing techonology used: -

Emma Romeijn

nationality: Dutchoccupation: student

instrument used: Canon Ixus870photo-editing techonology used: -

Panagiotis Tomaras

nationality: Greece occupation: new media artist

instrument used: self-made, analog (film) M.C.O.P. (Multiple Center of Projection) cameraphoto-editing techonology used: -

Panagiotis Tomaras

nationality: Greece occupation: new media artist

instrument used: self-made, analog (film) M.C.O.P. (Multiple Center of Projection) cameraphoto-editing techonology used: -

Daniela Vicherat Mattar

nationality: Chilean/Italianoccupation: sociologist / assistant professor & tutor at LUC

instrument used: Nokia BL-5CT photo-editing techonology used: -

fig·u·rine, noun (f g y -r n ) 1. A small molded or sculptured figure; a statuette.

2. [French, from Italian figurina, diminutive of figura, figure, from Latin fig ra]

This special, themed issue of +HIP calls upon the people of The Hagueto photograph, sketch, paint or otherwise (re)present figures or figurines

in and around the city. These could be statues, dioramas, lego-people, oranything else that can be (or has been) placed in a place or a space with some

significance for WAR, peace, JUSTICE, sustainability, CAPITAL.

+HIP IS AN ONLINE, STREET PHOTO-GRAPHICS (photography, art, graphics) MAGAZINE FOCUSSED ON LIFE IN THE HAGUE, THE UN CITY OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE & JUSTICE. IT PUBLISHES IMAGES FROM THE STREETS OF THIS COSMOPOLITAN CITY, SUBMITTED BY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEM. EACH YEAR, +HIP PUBLISHES AN ANNUAL COLLECTION IN THE FORM OF A LARGE-FORMAT BOOK, AND AWARDS PRIZES FOR THE BEST SUBMISSIONS.

STREET PHOTO-GRAPHICSTHE HAGUE IN PICTURES

+HIPSPECIAL ISSUE

31/08/2012 WWW.POLITICALARTS.ORG+HIP is a project of the POLITICAL ARTS initiative, based at Leiden University College The Hague, in collaboration with its partner institutions in The Hague: www.LUCResearch.nl

deadline: location, submissions, and further information:

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:FIGUR{IN}ES THE HAGUE

deadline for submission: 31 August 2012

prize for best photograph or artwork: wacom graphics tablet

categories for entry:WAR, peace, JUSTICE, sustainability, CAPITAL

no more than 3 submissions per person

PHOTOGRAPHS, GRAPHICS, CARTOONS, ART

(IN OR ABOUT THE HAGUE)

+HIP ISSUE NO 2 OUT IN november 2012

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colophoneditor-in-chief | Chris Goto-Jones

art direction and design | Esther Truijen

contact +HIP | [email protected] & sponsoring | [email protected]

www.politicalarts.org

cover image: detail of The Hague City Hall, designed by Richard Meier

photographer unknown

page 1&2detail train station

©Esther Truijen

page 8&9Political Arts Initiative inaugural event

©Chris Goto-Jones

The copyright of +HIP contest submissions belong to the individual photographer. You can use them for free for

non-commercial activities only but please acknowledge the photographer and +HIP magazine

For commerical uses, please contact +HIP.

© 2012 +HIP magazine | All Rights Reserved

+HIP is a manifestation of The Political Arts Initiativehosted by Leiden University College The Hague

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