Living together in 'De Klopvaart'
A photo report

26 July 2016

About

Maartje Oostdijk

Maartje Oostdijk is a PhD student at the University of Iceland and Stockholm University. Her research focuses on fisheries, connecting socio-economic research of fisheries to biological studies of the ecosystem. She is interested in ecologically oriented theories of economy and other alternatives to the mainstream neoclassical economic thought that has proven to be damaging to our ecosystems and societies. Her studies in environmental science and research with (Un)usual Business have created a passion for the quest to find (even) more commons. For her, commons show an alternative to the individualistic and often non-egalitarian practice of privatization. Having also studied Fine Arts in the past, Maartje is still drawing and photographing in her free time. She is very thankful for the many public pools and geothermal hot springs that make Iceland a livable, almost Arctic rock in the Atlantic. Photo by Neja Hrovat

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Bank bij de Klopvaart / Bench at 'de Klopvaart'

De Klopvaart is an intentional community located in the neighborhood of Overvecht, Utrecht. A number of adjacent apartment complexes around a shared courtyard offer an array of opportunities for interesting ways of living. Although it doesn't show on the outside, the way people live together here differs radically from the individualistic uniformity of the other apartment complexes in the neighborhood. I talked to Dirk (29) and Hanz (60), who each have their own living space within the two different apartment complexes that constitute De Klopvaart.

This photo series is a part of In Utrecht Overvecht 100 people practice communal living, looking for (un)usual ways of living together by Maartje Oostdijk.