Raging Fire | 20140915

Raging Fire | 20140915 | 1-memo•com | Heerenlogement building in Leiden, Sept 15, 1976.
In the early hours of Sept 15, 1976 the historic Heerenlogement buidling (1652 – Leiden , Holland) was on fire. I was living nearby then at the bottom of the ‘De Burcht’ (a 11th century shell keep). After midnight I was listening to music via headphones when I noticed the sound of the raging flames. I took my Asahi Pentax SLR camera and tripod and went up the hill of De Burcht to take pictures around 1.30 AM.
Image Michel van der Burg – scan of vintage print on silk-screened – grid – photo paper, making it difficult to scan and a lot of work to restore the image.

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Just before the fire it had been decided to start the restauration of this monument (once a ‘city inn’) as a future location for a new central public library. The attached scaffolding is showing in this picture.
Two weeks later a 17 year-old pyromaniac confessed having set fire to the buiding – he had actually helped that night extinguising the fire and getting coffee for the fire brigade. July 1980 the new public library moved in a the beautifully restaured Heerenlogement building. I – being a ‘poor’ student with a part time evening job – sold some negatives but not the copyright of my images 😉 for 400 dutch guilders (around $200) to the head of that library who planned to have a large print made for the boardroom … and, so I could have a short vacation in Normandie with my future wife and kids 😉 The official opening by queen Beatrix was in 1981.
The image below shows the front page and 1 page inside from the library pamphlet on the opening 11 june 1981.

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tin can pinhole photography

HOLLAND. Rotterdam. September 11, 2011. Taking a pinhole photo of the Erasmus bridge, using a pinhole in a tin can loaded with photographic paper. Darkroom work was done in the SKVR BeeldFabriek – that also supplied the custom made tin can pinhole cameras.
Using a 2nd camera the process was captured for the 1 minute film “tin can pinhole photo”, with original sound and added music called ‘Sonatina Piccola’ (Jan Masséus, composer) performed by the nearby playing Nederlands Jeugd Accordeon Orkest directed by Marc Belder – during this ’24 uur cultuur’ Rotterdam event.

Credits
SKVR BeeldFabriek – Tin can pinhole camera and darkroom
Nederlands Jeugd Accordeon Orkest directed by Marc Belder – Sonatina Piccola (Jan Masséus)
24 uur cultuur Rotterdam
Erasmus Bridge (Erasmusbrug) on the river ‘Nieuwe Maas’ designed by Ben van Berkel
Film and pinhole photography : Michel van der Burg (michelvanderburg.com)

Holland. Rotterdam. September 11, 2011. Tin can pinhole camera © michelvanderburg.com

Holland. Rotterdam. September 11, 2011. Darkroom pinhole photography © michelvanderburg.com — Holland. Rotterdam. September 11, 2011. SKVR BeeldFabriek – darkroom pinhole photo work © michelvanderburg.com

Holland. Rotterdam. September 11, 2011. Erasmus bridge pinhole photo © michelvanderburg.com

Upside down in Camera Obscura – 1 minute film

Walking in the biggest picture of Hollland, inside a giant Camera Obscura : the Rotterdam Cruise Terminal becomes a Camera Obscura.
Filmed at the “Cruise Terminal becomes Camera Obscura” event of the Nederlands Fotomuseum on 9/11 2011 in Rotterdam, performed by David Smeulders and co-workers – thanks to Rotterdam festivals

1 minute film by Michel van der Burg (michelvanderburg.com) first released on Jan. 2012 as “Upside down in Camera Obscura”- license (cc-by): creative commons attribution

Dutch:
Onderste boven in een Camera Obscura
Wandelen in de grootste foto van Nederland, in een reusachtige Camera Obscura : de Rotterdamse Cruise Terminal wordt een Camera Obscura.
Gefilmd tijdens de “Cruise Terminal wordt Camera Obscura” installatie van het Nederlands Fotomuseum op 9 sept. 2011 in Rotterdam. Uitvoering was in handen van David Smeulders (en medewerkers) – met dank aan Rotterdam festivals.

1 minuut film van Michel van der Burg (michelvanderburg.com) – license: creative commons naamsvermelding