For "The cultural contrasts of symbolism ', Sander Reijgers has combined Nike jackets with the keffiyeh (better known as the ‘Arafat scarf’). The clear and powerful symbols create, once combined, a certain tension with the Nike swoosh representing the Western world, capitalism and sports and and the keffiyeh representing the East, the Islam, and ‘left-wing’ politics. These symbols are full of history and social and cultural values and meanings. In this way, culture, politics and religion are combined in a single image.
This project has found its final form in photography. By portraying homosexual men wearing the jackets, a slight sexual meaning will be added to the project. The subtle reference to homosexuality in conjunction with the scarf and jacket unconsciously creates friction.