Frederik has lived in Nordvest twice in his life. First time was back in 1972. This was the year he arrived in Denmark for the first time. Back then, as a young man he delivered newspapers in the zip code area 2400 Nordvest. Especially the cold and harsh winters made an impression on Frederik, as he still remembers dragging the heavy loads of newspapers through the cold streets of his postal route.
After some years away from the neighbourhood, Frederik decided to move back to Nordvest in 2019. This time he experienced a completely different neighbourhood. Nordvest had gotten a new collective soul, which was represented in the neighbourhood as a whole. Being back in Nordvest, Frederik finds a ‘feeling of home’ in the angular mosaics and explains how it symbolises the change of Nordvest, which in his eyes constitutes the soul of the neighbourhood.
The change of the area is manifested in its urban renewal, though he is concerned that the neighbourhood will lose its edginess and become too polished. He recognises the traces of the past while embracing the undergoing transformation and the new ‘cool’ Nordvest. Frederik appreciates the area's history and knowledges of the many old buildings in the neighbourhood.
