Hester van de Beuken

Biography

Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1958
I am my mother’s whipping boy, and an unruly, depressed child
Amsterdam , Netherlands
I am my mother’s whipping boy, and an unruly, depressed child
I am my mother’s whipping boy, and an unruly, depressed child
Amsterdam , Netherlands
At age 6, my aunt and uncle wish to adopt me
Nieuwegein , Netherlands
At age 6, my aunt and uncle wish to adopt me
At age 6, my aunt and uncle wish to adopt me
Nieuwegein , Netherlands
At age 7, I am not yet toilet trained
Schinkelkade, Amsterdam-Zuid , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 7, I am not yet toilet trained
At age 7, I am not yet toilet trained
Schinkelkade, Amsterdam-Zuid , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 7, I am raped and beaten at the hospital by the doctor who is treating me
Linnaeusstraat, Amsterdam-Oost , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 7, I am raped and beaten at the hospital by the doctor who is treating me
At age 7, I am raped and beaten at the hospital by the doctor who is treating me
Linnaeusstraat, Amsterdam-Oost , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 13, I run away from home for the first time
Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 13, I run away from home for the first time
At age 13, I run away from home for the first time
Haarlemmerstraat, Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 15, I start drinking alcohol
Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam-Zuid , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 15, I start drinking alcohol
At age 15, I start drinking alcohol
Amstelveenseweg, Amsterdam-Zuid , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 16, my relationship ends, and I try to shoot myself
Amstelveen , the Netherlands
At age 16, my relationship ends, and I try to shoot myself
At age 16, my relationship ends, and I try to shoot myself
Amstelveen , the Netherlands
At age 22, I wander on the streets and go home in order to drink
Stationsplein, Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 22, I wander on the streets and go home in order to drink
At age 22, I wander on the streets and go home in order to drink
Stationsplein, Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 29, I marry my beloved
Stadsplein , Nieuwegein , the Netherlands
At age 29, I marry my beloved
At age 29, I marry my beloved
Stadsplein , Nieuwegein , the Netherlands
At age 37, I wander on the streets, closed off into myself
Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 37, I wander on the streets, closed off into myself
At age 37, I wander on the streets, closed off into myself
Nieuwmarkt, Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 38, I want to drown in the sea
Zandvoort , the Netherlands
At age 38, I want to drown in the sea
At age 38, I want to drown in the sea
Zandvoort , the Netherlands
At age 39, I break with my family and my husband
Zeedijk, Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 39, I break with my family and my husband
At age 39, I break with my family and my husband
Zeedijk, Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 39, I deny my addiction, resist treatment, and escape confinement in anxious-psychotic condition
Postjesweg , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 39, I deny my addiction, resist treatment, and escape confinement in anxious-psychotic condition
At age 39, I deny my addiction, resist treatment, and escape confinement in anxious-psychotic condition
Postjesweg , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 40, I wander on the streets, depressed, neglected, furious, and ashamed, and drink myself into a stupor
Eastonstraat, Amsterdam Nieuw-West , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 40, I wander on the streets, depressed, neglected, furious, and ashamed, and drink myself into a stupor
At age 40, I wander on the streets, depressed, neglected, furious, and ashamed, and drink myself into a stupor
Eastonstraat, Amsterdam Nieuw-West , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 41, I am being kept asleep for a year
Valeriusplein, Amsterdam-Zuid , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 41, I am being kept asleep for a year
At age 41, I am being kept asleep for a year
Valeriusplein, Amsterdam-Zuid , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 44, I for the first time stick out psychiatric treatment, am being sent away, and end up wandering on the streets and drinking
Meibergdreef, Amsterdam-Zuidoost , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 44, I for the first time stick out psychiatric treatment, am being sent away, and end up wandering on the streets and drinking
At age 44, I for the first time stick out psychiatric treatment, am being sent away, and end up wandering on the streets and drinking
Meibergdreef, Amsterdam-Zuidoost , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 47, I live under the protection of a drug rehabilitation program, can for the first time feel myself, and commit myself to a man
Oude Arnhemseweg , Zeist , the Netherlands
At age 47, I live under the protection of a drug rehabilitation program, can for the first time feel myself, and commit myself to a man
At age 47, I live under the protection of a drug rehabilitation program, can for the first time feel myself, and commit myself to a man
Oude Arnhemseweg , Zeist , the Netherlands
At age 47, I am committed to a psychiatric hospital to be treated for depression and grow rigid, motionless, with fear
Professor Bronkhorstlaan , Bilthoven , the Netherlands
At age 47, I am committed to a psychiatric hospital to be treated for depression and grow rigid, motionless, with fear
At age 47, I am committed to a psychiatric hospital to be treated for depression and grow rigid, motionless, with fear
Professor Bronkhorstlaan , Bilthoven , the Netherlands
At age 47, my beloved leaves me
Zeist , the Netherlands
At age 47, my beloved leaves me
At age 47, my beloved leaves me
Zeist , the Netherlands
At age 48, I live in gloom, without any defence
Oude Arnhemseweg , Zeist , the Netherlands
At age 48, I live in gloom, without any defence
At age 48, I live in gloom, without any defence
Oude Arnhemseweg , Zeist , the Netherlands
At age 48, my demented father, my ally, dies
Stationsplein, Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 48, my demented father, my ally, dies
At age 48, my demented father, my ally, dies
Stationsplein, Amsterdam-Centrum , Amsterdam , the Netherlands
At age 48, I am declared mentally fit, the Addicts Care Services arrange for my admission to a psychiatric ward, then I'm thrown out without explanation and find myself on the street
Oude Arnhemseweg , Zeist , the Netherlands
At age 48, I am declared mentally fit, the Addicts Care Services arrange for my admission to a psychiatric ward, then I'm thrown out without explanation and find myself on the street
At age 48, I am declared mentally fit, the Addicts Care Services arrange for my admission to a psychiatric ward, then I'm thrown out without explanation and find myself on the street
Oude Arnhemseweg , Zeist , the Netherlands

The conceptual architecture of the projects is based on the investigation of various social spaces, isolated space, cultural space, public space and virtual space. Each of these rooms describes a phase of the project and takes on a different perspective.