Who is Amsterdam, really? The Subjective Atlas of Amsterdam showcases the Dutch capital as experienced by residents themselves, creating a nuanced collection that captures something difficult to quantify or make tangible: how cultures shape a city. You’ll see streets you’ve not yet walked down, far beyond...

Who is Amsterdam, really? The Subjective Atlas of Amsterdam showcases the Dutch capital as experienced by residents themselves, creating a nuanced collection that captures something difficult to quantify or make tangible: how cultures shape a city. You’ll see streets you’ve not yet walked down, far beyond the historical centre, through the eyes of people you may not have met, but who could be your neighbours.

Many who call Amsterdam home — especially those most often pushed to the margins — translate their experiences into maps, drawings, photos, and graphics. These pages illustrate unsung neighbourhoods, subjective mundanities, vital criticism, and declarations of love. Initiated by the Architecture Centre of Amsterdam (Arcam), this book, and the plural realities within it, reflect on how to make the city a better place — for everyone.

Details

Measures 16,5 x 22 cm
Counts 192 pages
Features full color illustrations

Subjective Editions x Misc Store Amsterdam

Subjective Editions is a Belgian non-profit organization and publishing platform that develops participative production processes and distributes engaged publications, such as their Subjective Atlases. The project offers a platform for collective visual dialogue to challenge social, political and cultural circumstances of our day to day realities. Subjective Atlases is an emotional geography of lived experiences that opens up political scopes, and contributes to a more pluralistic and sensitive territorial identification — supporting communities in mapping their environments from the inside out, starting from a place-based understanding, and grounded in lived experiences.