Menno de Bruijn

Projection of a poster in the Bijlmer

Posters in publieke ruimte (Breda). Samenwerking met Graphic Matters

Posters in publieke ruimte (Breda). Samenwerking met Graphic Matters

Projection of a poster in the Bijlmer

Posters in public space, Breda. Collaboration with Graphic Matters.

Posters in public space, Breda. Collaboration with Graphic Matters.

Projection of a poster in the Bijlmer

Overview of texts directly from fan banners in the stadiums. This book shows the absurdity, beauty and the contrasts within the overall theme. Stripped to black and white to focus on the content. Part of my graduation project Money, Politics and Bananas.

A visual journal of Football shirts in the Middle East. It shows the worldwide spread of this global phenomenon, the unifying aspects, the proudness, but also the differences and the contrasts. This publication also makes you look different to the news imagary we're so used to these days. Part of my graduation project Money, Politics and Bananas.

A world of money, glitz, and glamour. It is a subject that many people see purely as entertainment. It is a mirror of society, it reflects its qualities, but magnifies its flaws. It reflects society’s dominant values, structures, and it’s inherent conflicts and contradictions. It’s about politics, race, globalisation, power, and religion. It’s an arena for the affirmation of national, regional, and local identities. It brings together billions of people. It can stimulate peace as well as bring war. It contains unconditional love, but also causes rivalry, hate, and violence. This project is about everything but football.

This project shows that by framing and omitting data, it is possible to lie with statistics. In On the Other Hand graphs and statistics from de Miljoenennota are shown, in combination with the full data in order to show both sides of the story. The viewer is able to spot how data has been manipulated.