My life revolved around camaraderie

Kunstenaar August Dirks: ‘Mijn leven draaide om kameraadschap’ The Captain’s Log Book 44 Amsterdam, 6 Mei, 2024   NRC Gijbrecht van Es Foto’s Frank Ruiter Wat maakt het leven de moeite waard? August Dirks voer met zijn Ship of Fools de wereld rond met artiesten en kunstenaars, nu zit hij in zijn laatste levensfase thuis […]

The Ship Has Stranded

The Ship HAS Landed The Captain’s Log Book 40 Parroquia San Mateo, Manta, Manabí, Ecuador. September 12 at 7am, 2021 00º57´225´´ South, 080º48´37´´ West Planning of the city of Manta. The ocean is at the top. The blue area of 2000㎡ is reserved for the ship and tribune. After thirty three years of free navigation, the […]

A THEATRE SHIP ON THE PACIFIC

The Captain’s Log Book 38Puerto Pesquero Artisenal, Esmeraldas, Ecuador:Sunday, May 9, 202000º59´184´´ North, 079º38´787´´ West        A Dutch Theater Ship on the Pacific Ocean  Just try to sail the world for over thirty years with a luxury yacht up to a hundred feet. Without money. With a love boat of ten cabins and […]

WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME SHIP

The Captain’s Log Book 37 Puerto Pesquero Artisenal, Esmeraldas, Ecuador: Saturday, March 21, 2020 00º59´184´´ North, 079º38´787´´ West     We’re All In The Same Ship On board, we do not suffer from the loneliness many might experience on the third floor in the big cities. We are engaged in an absurd play with five […]

A PHOTO-ARTBOOK OF 30 YEARS AZART

The Captain’s Log Book 36 08º55’326 North / 079º31’662” West. A PHOTO-ARTBOOK OF YEARS AZART The book is an picaresque novel about how a student of Russian language and literature obtained an old herring vessel and started sailing it thanks to the skippers, machinists, artists and squatters that populated the the old Amsterdam harbour. It […]