Post on 10-Mar-2016
description
Theme: exhibition regarding a landmark modernist building of the 1930s
Assembled by: Ton Idsinga
Production: Kunst en Kultuur Noordholland
Zonnestraal is a former sanatorium, built in
1931 by the diamond workers’ union, designed
by the architect Jan Duiker.
The largest part of the exhibition was
constructed in the open air and positioned so
that the newly restored main building of the
sanatorium was constantly in sight. Thus the
building formed the main exhibit. Another part
of the exhibition was in a small structure built
to house part of the staff of the sanatorium. I
mounted thin steel tubes between the ceiling
and floor, and between each two tubes hung
a large sheet of paper on which a photo or
a drawing with text was printed. The sheet of
paper were mounted with rubber straps.
The central living area of the little building
was used for an audiovisual presentation in
which we combined historical film material
and soundtracks, photos and drawings with a
spoken commentary by Ton Idsinga.
Jeroen de Vries / documentatie