Han van der Horst

When you feel at home somewhere, you rarely look up. Only tourists admire eaves and rooftops. When you are new to a place, you choose the big picture. But locals don't need to.They've seen it all before.They knowtheirsurroundings like the back of their hand. But what they know so well is all at...

il.!'.' I . i ' I i Ii 'i : ' , l| hi,'.« THE LOW SKY What does it mean to be in the Netherlands? Creeping slowly forward on a motorway, looking through the swishing windscreen wipers at a horizon dotted with apartment blocks. The southwest wind is driving grey clouds across the sky at a...

il.!'.' I . i ' I i Ii 'i : ' , l| hi,'.« THE LOW SKY What does it mean to be in the Netherlands? Creeping slowly forward on a motorway, looking through the swishing windscreen wipers at a horizon dotted with apartment blocks. The southwest wind is driving grey clouds across the sky at a...