
Vervlogen tijden (Time has flown)
This pigeon has seen his fair share of suspects. This massive mural of a city pigeon, ready to take flight with a farmer and his milk cart in tow, is located on a corner building right next to the police department.
The farmer is Roelf Bierling, the final inhabitant of the last farm inside the city limits: the farm was located at Rademartk 27, which is now the location of a parking garage. If you look closely, you’ll notice pixels have been incorporated into the art work. The artistsbehind the mural, Klaas Lageweg, describes this technique as real pixelism, giving authentic street art a modern twist.
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About bridges
About bridgesGroningen
Waiting need not be boring. It can also be a good time to quietly look around, think things over or check your mobile phone for new messages. Graphic designer Peter de Kan realised a work of art below the Oosterbrug for people coming from the city centre who have to wait for the bridge. He applied the poem ‘Gestadige beweging’ by Werkman under the bridge, the aluminium letters of which hang from one point and gently sway when the bridge opens. Werkman is known mostly from his paintings and printed matter and less from his literary work. His sound poems are light and playful and are about sounds more than content. He combined existing words and English and French words into some kind of mumbo jumbo, as a result of which people waiting always see and recognise something else under the bridge, no matter how often they have to wait…
SightSight, Monument
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The large division
The large divisionGroningen
This sculpture was created by Pierluca Degli Innocenti, an artist of Italian origin and who lived in France from 1960, which was at that time was divided by the tragedy of the Algerian war.SightSight, Monument
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Bus stops
Bus stopsGroningen
Bus stops involve people waiting, which makes them a perfect location for a work of art. In the Oosterstraat a news ticker has been installed between two stainless steel columns. Instead of passenger information, texts are displayed about travelling, buses, and heart and lungs. The texts were written by author Jacques Brooijmans and most of them are poetic or philosophical. In the Oosterstraat is a transparent synthetic heart in neon light above the columns. In the Gelkingestraat, that runs parallel to the Oosterstraat, lungs are placed above the columns. The organs refer to the centre and periphery of the city. When you enter the city by bus, you first pass the red heart, a symbol for the centre and the dynamic liveliness surrounding it. When leaving the city via the Gelkingestraat, buses pass the green lungs that refer to the tranquillity and space in the suburbs.
SightSight, Monument
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Papengang
PapengangGroningen
When you go off the beaten path, it can lead you to some dark places – but it’s those rough edges that keep things interesting. Take the Papengang, for example.SightSight
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Rhinestones
RhinestonesGroningen
Some things do not catch the eye until the sun shines, such as in the case of this work by Saar Oosterhof. She applied rhinestones in irregular distances from one another in the Pelsterstraat pavement. The stones only shine when they catch a ray of sun. The built-in holograms provide the stones with depth and their shape changes with every movement. Each stone was handmade by the artist from a cast mixture of resin, colour pigments and glitter. The rhinestones mark the place of a former Groningen town rampart.
SightSight, Monument
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Our Blue Heart
Our Blue HeartGroningen
Ons Blauwe Hart (Our Blue Heart) is a work of art that provides access to much more art. Artist Erwin Stienstra has hidden a large number of QR codes in the patterns of the giant Dutch tile tableau. Scanning these codes with a telephone provides information about various topics concerning Groningen city centre, such as poems by city poet Stefan Nieuwenhuis in addition to portraits of Groningen residents that the OOG TV broadcasting station recorded in the Gelkingestraat; historic stories and ‘just’ a list of current places of interest. The digital work or art between the old-Dutch looking tiled wall is constantly changing because it is continuously updated with new information.
SightSight, Monument
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Forum Groningen: library, art house movie theatre + events
Forum Groningen: library, art house movie theatre + eventsGroningen
Tomorrow's possibilities in today's worldLibraryLibrary, Architecture, Sight, Exposities, Movie theater
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Wervel
WervelGroningen
Wervel can be found in the parking garage of the Forum, the towering spaceship smack dab in the middle of the city. Is Wervel (Vertebra) tucked away on purpose? Most certainly not!SightSight
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Portal
PortalGroningen
Artist Gert Sennema placed a door and a bluestone step in front of it in a blank wall, which is not very unusual in itself, but the door does not have a door handle and therefore cannot be opened.SightSight, Monument
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Grote Markt monument
Grote Markt monumentGroningen
Artist Willem Valk applied tongues of fire and a crystal shape on this bronze commemorative tablet that symbolise the text on the bronze plate: ‘Toen rees uit oorlog en vuur / het helder kristal van de vrede’. (Then, from war and fire/rose the clear crystal of peace.) The text refers to the fierce battle that was involved in the liberation of the city of Groningen by the Canadian armed forces. On 13 April 1945 they entered the city, after which the disastrous battles for the Grote Markt took place. Many historic buildings went up in flames and the heart of the city was mutilated by shellfire. On Monday 16 April the Canadians surrounded and closed off the city centre and the last resistance broke.
SightSight, Monument
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The pre-cut parade horse
The pre-cut parade horseGroningen
This artwork in the Folkingestraat is the (pre-cut) parade horse by Marijke Gémessy, located in wall between Folkingestraat 23 and 25.SightSight
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Farsi Largo - Making Space
Farsi Largo - Making SpaceGroningen
Farsi Largo/Making Space is in plain view in the heart of the city, yet many passers-by barely notice it. That’s because it’s flying six meters above our heads.SightSight
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Martini Tower
Martini TowerGroningen
During a visit to the center of Groningen, the Martinitoren is not to be missed. For centuries, D'Olle Grieze has overlooked the city with the Grote Markt at its feet.ArchitectureArchitecture, Observation point, Sight, Attraction
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Bro Bro Brille
Bro Bro BrilleGroningen
When Vroom & Dreesman (V&D) opened its doors in 1958, the management of the department store presented this statue to the city of Groningen. Bro Bro Brille was created by Gunnar Westman, based on a Danish children’s song. ‘Bro Bro Brille’ means Bridge Bridge Brille, a children’s game. Westman’s sculpture has a closed shape and was made from a cylinder-shaped piece of granite from an old roller the basic shape of which can still be clearly seen. The movements the sculptures make – dancing in a circle – seems to be adapted to the shape of the material.
SightSight, Monument
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Station hall
Station hallGroningen
We can already hear you saying, ‘How is a centuries-old station hall off the beaten path?’. Yet in the hustle and bustle of modern life, we’re all compelled to just hurry from one appointment to the next, taking the beauty around us for granted.SightSight
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