Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar
While Tchaikovsky's death has traditionally been attributed to cholera, most probably contracted through drinking contaminated water several days earlier from the local river, some have theorized that his death was a suicide.
(6 November 1893)
There are 3363 births, 3915 deaths, 1121 murders, 495 disasters and 2074 other events about 5717 people in 6421 places until today.
Birth(+)Fact(x)Death(-) Calendar is an ongoing project since 1985 by DDV.
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The Eyes Have It
In the past 22 years I have made 49.711 digital photos. 555 of them are available here. They can be found on the corresponding days they were taken.
 | I'm Beginning to See the Light 1 January 2000 || Bangkok, Thailand The first sunrise of the New Millenium as seen from my quarters in Taling Chan, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | 10 Minutes Before the Worm 2 January 2000 || Bangkok, Thailand The Wai Kru before a Muay Thai fight at Ratchadamnoen Stadium in Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | 10 Minutes Before the Worm 3 January 2004 || Oostende, Belgium Setting sun in Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
 | Die Kleinen und die Bösen 4 January 2000 || Bangkok, Thailand Cars and trucks in the evening traffic jam in Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | Love is Colder than Death 6 January 2002 || Oelegem, Belgium With AMVK for a winter walk near the Fortress in Fort van Oelegem, Oelegem, Antwerpen, Belgium. |
 | Where's Your Head At? 7 January 2004 || Antwerpen, Belgium A snappy shot of my home-made Guillotine in Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium. |
 | Paradise by the Dashboard Light 8 January 1999 || Bangkok, Thailand A water pump on a bridge near my quarters in Taling Chan, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | I Don't See Anything that I Want 9 January 2005 || Düsseldorf, Germany A window in a museum in Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. |
 | Down, Down, Deeper and Down 10 January 2006 || Antwerpen, Belgium A basement at an undisclosed location where I have been digging a hole as an ungoing performance in Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium. |
 | I Don't See Anything that I Want 11 January 2000 || Bangkok, Thailand Students from Silpakorn University performing 'Blindman' during my Performance Workshop in Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | Lunar Bender 12 January 2000 || Bangkok, Thailand My favourite foodstall is hauled away for major streetcleaning at the busstop in Taling Chan, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | Where's Your Head At? 13 January 2002 || Antwerpen, Belgium An abandoned brothel where I performed 'Only the Lonely' in Oudemansstraat 13, Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium. |
 | Die Kleinen und die Bösen 14 January 1999 || Bangkok, Thailand Some furry animal in the Zoo in Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | Through the Night Softly 15 January 1999 || Bangkok, Thailand A streetsleeper in Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Central Thailand, Thailand. |
 | Snow Arise 15 January 2013 || Antwerpen, Belgium A layer of snow on our rooftop terrace in Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium. |
 | Where's Your Head At? 16 January 2004 || Gent, Belgium AMVK interviewed in her Headroom installation in Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Nicolaas de Liemaeckereplein 2, Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |
 | Through the Night Softly 16 January 2021 || Mariakerke, Belgium The snow covered beach in San Rocco, Mariakerke, Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. |