ANNE FRANK 80 YEARS

In 2008-2009 I made a photoreport about the residences of Anne Frank (1929-1945). I visited her home addresses in Frankfurt am Main, Aachen, the Merwede Square in Amsterdam, her place of hiding — the Annex in Amsterdam — and the concentration camps of Westerbork —Auschwitz-Birkenau and Bergen-Belsen — where she was kept imprisoned. I have provided the pictures of short notes explaining the connection with Anne Frank. My recent pictures are an important addition to the many old pictures of Anne Frank. The emptiness left behind by Anne Frank becomes evident when I place a recent picture next to an old picture depicting her, both taken from the same angle. When taking the pictures, I took special notice of interesting details and the historical character of the subject after all, the pictures are the result of personal experiences, which were often quite intense. My pictures show the traces of her residences which are still visible in the (rural) landscape.