What was it like in Uruzgan?

Marines Museum, Rotterdam (NL), 2010

In 2010, Afghanistan was in the news every day, but the experiences of the Dutch soldiers deployed there were light years away from life at home. So what was it like in Uruzgan?

Everyday reality

The exhibition at the Marines Museum in Rotterdam makes the soldiers’ experiences real through the use of their own communication media: videos, photographs, blogs and Twitter. The material has been only minimally edited. The marines also wrote short reports tracking their activities hour by hour. All these real-life accounts make for a unique, authentic picture of what everyday reality was like for the Dutch marines in Uruzgan.

Credits

Client
Marines Museum

Content Design
Studio Louter

Spatial Design
Todd van Hulzen Design

Graphic Design
Merktuig

Film Production
Showline

Construction
Marines Museum

Hardware
Moetwil en van Dijk