ShanT's 20's

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ShanT's 20's

After starting of in the Hague, living in a sannyassin commune, I left to live with hippy/sannyassins in a squatted house. We started an art gallery, produced a video, had party's, and finally I left because one of the guys, who was gay, manipulated me into a relationship with him. When I found out how his manipulation worked, I left with a bang, hitting him on the nose.

Sui (Tang Siu Chun). Her Chinese parents didn't really approve us being together... At the time of this picture, I was working in Madurodam, the smallest city in the world.

This is Leroy.

1988 me.

1989 Me with Neeraja. I loved her like crazy. It was the love I compared every woman with, the rest of my life. When I see the picture again, I sing Van Morrison's song; 'You are so beautiful,....to me' in my head, like I did since I met her.

My sister gave me a washing machine, which I passed on to Neeraja. She wanted to share it with her friends, and have me move it 3 stairs down. I saw these curly upper lips go 'please', so I thought of a plan. I was going to make a photo shoot of the girls carrying it down with the four of them. They loved the idea. It went more and more crazy every floor...

There are more pictures, but this is by far the most arty one. Every floor more clothes went off...

Neeraja was there when these pictures were made. She made me happy and beautiful. I am crazy about you, girl!

Yep.

1989 I was still living in squatted houses. I never bought any clothes but my underwear and socks. The rest friends gave me or I found on the street! Ironed and all!