Some time ago I read this article in the New York Times about Thierry Cohen, a French photographer.Thierry thinks he can show us by blending city scenes — shot and altered to eliminate lights and other distractions — and the night skies from less populated locations that fall on the same latitudes. The result is what city dwellers might see in the absence of light pollution. So Paris gets the stars of northern Montana and New York those of the Nevada desert. As Thierry, whose work was exhibited at the Danziger Gallery in New York, sees it, the loss of the starry skies, accelerated by worldwide population growth in cities, has created an urbanite who “forgets and no longer understands nature.” He adds, “To show him stars is to help him dream again.” So, I am fond of stars. I already made a painting called “Points of view”. Now, the idea of Thierry inspired me to go for a painting where Nosybirds simply enjoy Amsterdam, but without light pollution. On the other hand, Amsterdam is keen to combat light nuisance and light pollution, thus reducing energy consumption, and to improve the sense of safety and atmosphere in the evening and at night. So I hope, the painting which I created is not complete surrealistic…