Loom Light (Light Monument Jan Zwartendijk and resistance heroes)

The light monument by visual artist Titia Ex on Kanaaldijk-Zuid is a tribute to Jan Zwartendijk and just as many invisible resistance heroes from the region during the Second World War. The interactive light artwork entitled 'Loom Light' marks 75 years of living in freedom. The work, with a diameter of approximately 3.50 meters, ranges from 4.50 meters to almost 6 meters high.

Titia Ex emphatically opts for a dynamic monument that refers to this history and that also moves with our times. Loom Light suggests a book blowing open. It is a book in which you will never run out of pages and you will always find new insights. Ex invites the viewer to experience the many meanings she has placed in it. The work is also interactive and responds to the approaching visitor. The artist converts this conscious action into a dynamic light motif. In this way she indicates how important the role of every individual, no matter how small, is in shaping the future.

The design resembles a Hanukkah candelabra.

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Source

• Text: R. Bronkhorst
• Photos: Martin Damen