Ivan Groenheijde

After losing both his parents Ralph struggles with a depression. A year later he decides to slowly reduce his medicines with the help of his psychiatrist, although Ralph doesn't always follow his advice. On a rainy day Ralph has one of his usual appointments with the psychiatrist. As unusual as it is, this time the psychiatrist felt compelled to tell Ralph a dramatic story, inspired by a mysterious painting on the wall.

A critical look at the 2006 Rotterdam Act, which made it possible to reject inhabitants under specific income and educational levels in certain neighbourhoods. Municipal Poet Dean Bowen compares this gentrification to the Biblical Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.

People seem to find their way in a rebuilt city. They live their lives and rush home at the end of a working day. Until a colossal eruption shakes the city and embraces it in a blanket of smoke. Modern interpretation of the bombing of Rotterdam, inspired by a poem by Dean Bowen.