Portaal
Artist Gert Sennema installed a door in a blank wall, with a bluestone step in front of it. In itself, such a door is nothing out of the ordinary, but the door lacks a door handle.
Have a look now
And with that, an opportunity to be opened. Hidden behind this closed door lies the history of the Folkingestraat. A history that can no longer be recounted because the people who once lived there were deported during the Second World War. The door appears to be made of solid wood, but on closer inspection it turns out to be bronze. Sennema treated it with patina, evoking the texture and colour of wood. The work forms part of the ‘Verbeeld Verleden’ project.