Visiting Jane
Inkjet prints 110x72cm / Book 40p 21.6x28cm
2009-2010
(Los Angeles)
Visiting Jane is like a pilgrimage. A visit to crime scenes where people died 10, or sometimes even 25 years ago, and who have not yet been identified. The Jane Doe and John Doe of Los Angeles County.
Through research in the archives of the Los Angeles Police Department/Cold Case Unit, I found information about the locations and the belongings of the deceased.
It enabled me to visit these locations, create an imaginary map and connect the dots to set up a constellation.
The book contains pictures and extracts from the Police archives. (...“She had kinky hair that was either red, brown or black"..."a blue football jersey that had two stripes on the sleeve and the number '44' on the back of the jersey"..."She had a gap between her upper front teeth which would have been noticeable in smiling photographs or to her family and friends"...)
Link to see the whole book online: http://www.issuu.com/dieneu/docs/451-210
(This project was made possible with the support of the BKVB fonds, The Netherlands, Flexible Werkstipendium, 2009)
Selection of pictures
