bart plantenga

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Author of three novels, a short story collection, a novella, two wander memoirs: Paris Scratch & NY Sin Phoney in Face Flat Minor among other works. He lives in Amsterdam. Selected publications include: Truthdig,...

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Dig Scape

The Crime of Prison

bart plantenga / Truthdig Jan 16, 2023 DIG•SCAPE is an audio alternative-phenomenological-impressionistic, mulitcultural soundscape mashup of loud issues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Dig Scape

Pollution: Our Criminal Folly

bart plantenga / Truthdig Dec 21, 2022 DIG•SCAPE is an audio alternative-phenomenological-impressionistic, mulitcultural soundscape mashup of loud issues, intuition+research and multisampled insights investigating our current wackadoodle malaise from an askew, engaged and anomalous vantage point. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

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DIG•SCAPE: Vets Are People Too

bart plantenga / Truthdig Nov 1, 2022 Bart Plantega debuts DigScape, an audio feature that combines beats and audio collage wrapped around political and social themes. In his first installment, Bart weaves his soundscape with the themes of alienation and suffering among military veterans. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Art of Documenting the Undocumented

bart plantenga / Truthdig Aug 9, 2017 Dutch conceptual artist Domenique Himmelsbach de Vries takes the plight of refugees as his latest project. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

In Amsterdam, Refugees Find Shelter From the Storm

bart plantenga / Truthdig Mar 11, 2016 A life of displacement is hard, some Europeans oppose the influx and the bureaucracy is not all it could be. But small acts of kindness and human connection ease an anxious situation. Here's one volunteer's account from a refugee center. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )