Nederlanders kijken meer televisie en video, en bezoeken vaker musea, horecagelegenheden en pretparken. Afgenomen is het bezoek aan bioscoop en theater en het lezen van boeken en kranten. Daarmee is het recreatiepatroon tussen de jaren vijftig en tachtig van de twintigste eeuw nogal veranderd. De recreërende Nederlander heeft in vergelijking met de jaren vijftig twee maal zo veel geld te besteden per vrij uur. De recreatie-industrie profiteert daarvan en speelt in op de behoefte aan kant-en-klare recreatie.
Nieuwe vormen van recreatie, maar ook traditionele manieren van ontspanning zijn door Theo Bos en Hannes Wallrafen in 1990 gefotografeerd. Theo Bos fotografeerde de vrijetijdsbesteding van Nederlanders in de vorm van ‘een dagje uit’ naar een aangekondigd evenement als: de prutloop in Akersloot, de strontrace Workum-Warmond, de Haagse paardendagen en de nationale kampioenschappen kuiltjeknikkeren in Noordeloos. Wallrafen ensceneerde met toneelgroep “Tender” vormen van moderne ontspanning, vaak in besloten kring. Zoals de 06-recreant, het huiskamerconcert of het balkonfeest.
The Dutch watch more and more television and video, and they go to museums, bars, restaurants and amusement parks more and more often. Cinema and theatre attendance on the other hand decreased, alongside the reading of books and newspapers. This means that recreation patterns changed substantially between the fifties and the eighties of the twentieth century. Compared to the fifties, Dutch people can spend twice as much money per leisure hour on recreation. The leisure industry benefits from this and capitalizes on the demand for ready-made recreation.
Both new and traditional ways of recreation were photographed by Theo Bos and Hannes Wallrafen in 1990. Theo Bos photographed leisure activities of the Dutch in the form of day trips to previously announced events such as: the Akersloot Mud Run, the Workum-Warmond Crap Race, the The Hague Horse Days and the National Marbles Championship in Noordeloos. Together with theatre group “Tender”, Wallrafen staged forms of modern recreation, often in a private circle, for instance the sex chat line as a leisure activity, a living-room concert, a balcony party.
Archival Prints
We use only the highest quality acid-free fibre based paper, and the best stable, pigment based inks. Our paper has a fine, smooth surface and is ideal for printing color photographs with impressive pictorial depth.
Life expectancy of the prints is up to 200 years, or even more. More information on our prints page.
Frame
Our mounted fine art prints are framed with a classic and elegant solid wood profile, available in either black oak, light oak or white maple. All frames include Schott Mirogard® museum quality glass. This is an anti-reflection, completely transparent glass that UV protects the print and minimises reflection. The frames come with integral hanging systems so that they are ready to hang once received. Please visit our framed prints page.
Sizes
Prints, framed and unframed, come in 3 sizes.

Small prints: 21 x 28 cm. Paper size: 27 x 34 cm. Framed: 35 x 42cm
Medium prints: 30 x 40 cm. Paper size: 40 x 50 cm. Framed: 46 x 56 cm.
Large prints: 45 x 60 cm. Paper size: 55 x 70 cm. Framed: 65 x 80cm.
Editions
All photographs on print.theobos are sold in highly limited editions of 28 prints (+2 artist’s proofs).
Large Format Prints
You may be interested in the Gallery Edition of 8 prints (+ two artist’s proof), starting at a size of 90 cm. Please contact theo@theobos.nl.
We use only the highest quality acid-free fibre based paper, and the best stable, pigment based inks. Our paper has a fine, smooth surface and is ideal for printing color photographs with impressive pictorial depth.
Life expectancy of the prints is up to 200 years, or even more. More information on our prints page.
Frame
Our mounted fine art prints are framed with a classic and elegant solid wood profile, available in either black oak, light oak or white maple. All frames include Schott Mirogard® museum quality glass. This is an anti-reflection, completely transparent glass that UV protects the print and minimises reflection. The frames come with integral hanging systems so that they are ready to hang once received. Please visit our framed prints page.
Sizes
Prints, framed and unframed, come in 3 sizes.

Small prints: 21 x 28 cm. Paper size: 27 x 34 cm. Framed: 35 x 42cm
Medium prints: 30 x 40 cm. Paper size: 40 x 50 cm. Framed: 46 x 56 cm.
Large prints: 45 x 60 cm. Paper size: 55 x 70 cm. Framed: 65 x 80cm.
Editions
All photographs on print.theobos are sold in highly limited editions of 28 prints (+2 artist’s proofs).
Large Format Prints
You may be interested in the Gallery Edition of 8 prints (+ two artist’s proof), starting at a size of 90 cm. Please contact theo@theobos.nl.