Andre Nagtegaal - 'My World'

My perception of island life.

dated 2007, react to the artist (click on an image to enlarge an artwork)


'Ma sita' 2007		'chita' and her trusted old singer sawing machine, with which she kept food on the table while her husband was held prisoner in venezuela

Bra 2007		The local 'choller' getting caught...

Danny 2007		The 'chi-ku-cha', two wooden instruments used for transporting hacked of cactus pieces. The pieces will be laid side by side to form a fence, locally called a 'tranké'.

Gigi 2007		Typical Curaçao woman preparing food on a 'konfo'.

Joao 'Maria Sakana' 2007		A profession gone with time. In the past, portugues labourer used to earn their living walking around selling icecream products in these unique portable containers. (vreezers). 'Bogi bogi', 'tempi', 'hi go go' and 'eiskrim sandwidge' arn't easy to find anymore.

Mai 2007		Mai, selling 'briyèchi' , the official national lottery.

Pacheco 2007		Humble local selling 'pal'i lele' to make a living.

Pedro 2007		The fruit delivery boy (barkjes)

Pedro, blekero 2007		The 'blekero', which to my knowledge is an extinct profession on my island.

Popular island past time 2007		A tradition not likely to fade away for now. Having a drink with abondant theme to discus uppon until the wee hours of the night.

Telma, alleenstaande moeder van 3 2007		Brave mother nurturing and taking care of her childeren with little support.

Washi 2007		The 'washi' was a useful instrument to wash clothing long before the washing machine was invented. Hard labour but very effective.

curacao sweets 2007		humble curacao family making ends meet selling traditional island sweets

family rast 2007		Tourist couple & child I once saw in Punda (Down Town Curaçao)

folklore 2007		Giving thanks for the harvest the folklore dance is a major event

kadushi 2007		I can't think of a more iconic cuisine to discribe the local flavor. The cactus soup (stew) almost similar with the Giambo (gombo soup), to me really defines curaçao's taste. Here, Aina is perfoming the first steps to complete this magic concoction.

marado di lensu 2007		a tradition brought along from africa, kept alive today only by cultural events. At a glance it seems easy, but it's a very elaborate craft in getting a 'lensu di kabes' like that done.

piskado 2007		Humfri, heading back to shore , after a 'not so good' day of fishing

Stanley & Filomena 2007		The traditional comeback dance.