Work for Thermen Museum Heerlen

The Dutch Thermen Museum in Heerlen, home to the largest archeological Roman site in the Netherlands, has recently reformed their ancient Roman bathhouse, (www.thermenmuseum.nl), the best kept Roman bathhouse in the Netherlands. I have had the honour to be able to work stones from the old Thermae that came loose during restauration. Using the stones touched by roman hands, I created four wall panels. If exposed individually, up side down or in random arrangement, these works can be seen as abstract minimal works. Only when grouped together in one certain way, the four panels together form the image of Lucius, the old Roman potter that used to have his atelier next to the Thermae. I used the methafor of archeology, where often we find pieces of a puzzle that only form a whole when grouped together in one specific way. I am honoured that the wall panels have been given a place in the central hall of the Museum.The Museum has been restoring the ruins and during this process some archeological stone material was not put back in place. The museum gave me a wheelbarrow full of archeological stone material, to create artworks with.

In May 2018 the finished artwork was collected from my studio and brought to the Museum by museum employees. As the Museum is in a reform, the Museum is waiting to create a perfect spot for the work.