Police dispatched to Laan van Chartroise in connection with reported water damage. Accompanied to the location by fire brigade and forced open front door of upstairs neighbours.

Police called to Café de Luifel in connection with an intoxicated man who was shouting at customers. When police arrived, the man also started shouting at them.

Report received of a man who had become unwell. When officers arrived, the man was lying face down on the ground and was barely responsive.

Report received of a noisy neighbour. Household items had been thrown outside and residents heard shouting. On arrival, everything was quiet in and around the house.

Officer dispatched to Laan van Chartroise in connection with a person who had become unwell. Individual in question was lying on the ground by the front door but was trying to get up when officer arrived.

Officers on Neude saw a man making a nuisance of himself. He was trying to hug people and/or speak to them. He also appeared to be under the influence of alcohol, possibly in combination with drugs.

A man was reported to be pushing an ING cash machine repeatedly. Enforcement officers were found already at the scene. Individual in question said he was waiting for his money and thought it would be deposited today.

Report received from security guard at Coffeeshop Bordeaux on Voorstraat that passers-by were being hassled by a man asking them to buy weed for him.

Officers encountered suspect on Neude. He was arguing with a homeless man. Homeless man claimed that suspect had stolen his shoes. Suspect confirmed this.

Report received of a homeless man who had become unwell. Went to reported location. Suspect had used a combination of drugs and alcohol, causing his blood sugar level to drop dramatically.

Report received of several homeless people in front of the city hall shouting at passers-by. On arrival, we saw five people sitting on a bench who were behaving calmly and had no alcohol with them.

Call received from Coffeeshop Bordeaux that drug addict wearing a red hat was causing a disturbance.

Police saw suspect loitering in the doorway of the old post office. He was given a fine under Article 2.29 of the General Municipal Ordinance (anti-social behaviour in a public place).

Report received of a smashed window in a house on Laan van Chartroise. It turned out that the resident, who also reported the damage, had smashed the window himself because his key would not work.

During night shift, cycled through central Utrecht and issued fines to loitering drug addicts.

Officers called to Diakonessenhuis Hospital in connection with a discharged patient who would not leave. He was therefore arrested and escorted off the property.

Man addressed on the street after bystanders reported he had had an epileptic fit. Individual was barely responsive.

“The aspect of confronting a cultural ‘elite’ with the working-class is an essential element of this project.”

“Face aux photos toutes en tendresse et en violence contenues, Rob Hornstra a recopié les textes issus du dossier de la police d’Utrecht sur Kid : agression d’un officier de police, intimidation, nuisances sur la voie publique, nuisances sonores, troubles à l’ordre public…”

“I never expected an exhibition dedicated to Kid. Someone from the street is not hanging in a museum…” says Kids brother Reinier.

“When Hornstra heard in March that the students who were staying in Kids’ old house were leaving, it was clear to him: ‘I have to have this place’. In a few weeks, he completely cleaned the house and put up an exhibition about Kid.”

“Details like faded and half-scratched stickers of cartoon figures on the wall of the children’s room add to the atmosphere. That is also the aim, according to Hornstra. I wanted to change as little as possible to the house, so that it remains in its old state. But I also didn’t want to make a reconstruction of what it was, by putting furniture or pythons - the pets beloved by Kid - in it.”

“De afgelopen maand was Kid weer te zien in zijn oude huis: Hornstra had de portretfoto’s in de verlaten benedenverdieping opgehangen. De deurposten en tegels uit het huis kwamen terug in de foto’s - hier, precies hier, had Kid gestaan en geleefd, tien jaar geleden. En was hij afgegleden.”

“De woning is volledig gestript, het ruikt naar ingebedde sigarettenrook. Aan de muren foto’s, filmbeelden en citaten uit het politiedossier die je langs Kids leven voeren. Wie goed kijkt ziet dat verschillende foto’s op de plek hangen waar ze ook zijn genomen. In de kamer van zijn zoon vind je flarden van kinderstickers op de muur. In een volgende kamer verschijnen foto’s uit Kids familiealbum.”

“Man Next Door amplifies the humanism that underlies all of Rob’s work”

“We leven langs elkaar heen, zeker in de stad, zou je ook zonder het verhaal van buurman Kid kunnen zeggen. Maar Hornstra wenst zich daar niet bij neer te leggen.”

“While some of Rob’s photographs are difficult to look at upon learning the full story of Kid’s unsettled life, being shocking never appears to be the aim. Instead, the subtle hints at someone unstable make you think about how easily life can spiral downwards from one misunderstanding or mistake.”

“Als ihn Hornstra über jahre immer wieder mit der Kamera besuchte, entstand die Dokumention einer vielschichtigen Persönlichkeit”

“In 2013 werd Kids dode lichaam gevonden in een Utrechtse gracht, maar in het project Man Next Door leeft hij voort met een pracht van een boodschap.”