Splendid news from Paris: Oudhout is the winner of the ´Sculpture Award´ at the international Street Art competition Artaq. many, many street artists from around the world participated, so Kraaijeveld is

A sixties queen: a portrait based on a 1964 photograph of queen Beatrix of Holland. In this piece I used wood from a cheese factory (Dutch cheese of course) and parts

Mother Earth in pieces of used wood, partially salvaged all the different continents (North America, South America, Europe and Africa).

This work in progress is a commissioned piece by a large corporation

Worker shoes in the window of the Carhartt Store gallery, Amsterdam. This piece was exhibited in March 2010, alongside beautiful photos of abandoned Detroit buildings by photographer and urban explorer Daniel

The Time cover article on Detroit (Oct 2009) showed the exact same picture. That is, a picture from the same hall from the same spot. Only the grand piano was positioned

The administrative offices in the Packard Auto Plant (abandoned for over twenty years and backdrop for a lot of movies and clips now) are still lined with the finest oak panelling.

One of the best hotels in Detroit.........70 years ago. The Lee Plaza. Meditarrenean Chic with a twist of Art Deco. The big shots went here. Had parties in the main hall.

Now

How sad......all those abandoned buildings in Detroit. This used to be the courthouse of Highland Park.

The doors have been shut a few years ago, and everything that was in the building

Half September Kraaijeveld has been in Detroit MI to salvage wood in abandoned buildings all over the city. He will be guided by a local photographer who knows every deserted area by heart.

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