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In 'Foorbij Nij Altoenae’ (Past Nij Altoenae) I take you to a country beyond the end of the inhabited world. To discover a tough area in the far northwest of Dutch province Friesland. 

Het Bildt. Empty and deserted. Unruly. And with infinite distances. A land that refuses to please. Where silence reigns.

Inspired by the works of Dutch poet and musician Jan Kleefstra, 'Foorbij Nij Altoenae' captures the harshness of the landscape and combines it with portraits and stills into a series of photographs exploring a fascination with the lives of headstrong people tucked away from the everyday and their connection with this grim land. 

This publication was partly made possible by Fonds Kwadraat and co-funded by the Frisian municipality of Waadhoeke.

Photography: Rob Severein Editing: Ellen Sanders, Rob Severein, PutGootink Design: PutGootink

Text: Roland van Beveren, Rob Severein English translation: David Frazer Wray Bildtse fertaling: Sytse Buwalda, Leendert Ferwerda

132 pages, size 21.6 x 26.5 cm, weight 560 grs, embossed soft cover

Lithography: Marc Gijzen Production support: Printing Matters Printing: NPN Drukkers Papers: 150 g. Munken Print White 1.5, 120 g. Fedrigoni Materia Clay, 350 g. Fedrigoni Materica Clay Embossing: Finishing Touch Binding: AGIA speciale grafische afwerking (Otabind)

Publisher: Lecturis Publisher Edition: 750 copies ISBN 9789462262324