Louise van der Laan
Born in Spakenburg, Netherlands in 1955.
Biography
Bosboomstraat, Utrecht, Netherlands
I am born short of breath and a depressed child
Van Zijldreef, Bunnik, Netherlands
At age 10, I am being treated with tranquillisers
Molenweg, Bunnik, Netherlands
At age 12, my sister and I are using pot, mushrooms and LSD
Hoog-Catharijne CS en Leidseveer, Binnenstad, Utrecht, the Netherlands
At age 16, my sister and I start shooting heroin
Langstraat, Bunnik, the Netherlands
At age 18, I am psychotic for the first time
Gasthuisweg, Bunschoten-Spakenburg, the Netherlands
At age 19, I marry a doctor and live as a middle-class housewife and a junkie
Professor Bronkhorstlaan, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
At age 19, I am for the first time forced to submit to psychiatric treatment for psychosis, depressive disorder, addiction, and hysteria
Hoog-Catharijne CS en Leidseveer, Binnenstad, Utrecht, the Netherlands
At age 27, my sister dies of a heroin overdose
Lundlaan, Oost, Utrecht, the Netherlands
At age 27, I start drinking excessive amounts of alcohol
Gasthuisweg, Bunschoten-Spakenburg, the Netherlands
At age 28, I adopt my sister’s heroin baby as my beloved child
Australiëlaan, Zuid-West, Utrecht, the Netherlands
At age 28, I train as a educationalist and work with children while on drugs
Prins Hendriklaan, Oost, Utrecht, the Netherlands
At age 29, I am pregnant and stop using heroin
Oudlaan, Noord-Oost, Utrecht, the Netherlands
At age 29, I am hospitalised for nine months, speechless and apathetic, and being treated for postnatal depression
Vismarkt, Binnenstad, Utrecht, the Netherlands
At age 34, I use cocaine and wander on the streets, bored and anxious
De Akkerweg, Bunschoten-Spakenburg, the Netherlands
At age 36, my husband dies
Hoog-Catharijne CS en Leidseveer, Binnenstad, Utrecht, the Netherlands
At age 40, I am beaten up and raped by a junkie who tries to force me into prostitution
H.J.E. Wenckebachweg, Amsterdam-Oost, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
At age 42, my boyfriend is for the first time found guilty of abusing me and detained
Hoog-Catharijne CS en Leidseveer, Binnenstad, Utrecht, the Netherlands
At age 47, I enjoy wandering on the streets and using drugs with my boyfriend
Heemraadweg, Weesp, the Netherlands
At age 50, my alcoholic father dies
Oude Arnhemseweg, Zeist, the Netherlands
At age 50, I am clean for the second time in my life and tired of life
Related spaces
The conceptual architecture of TBDWBAJ 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.