Ik
Photo: 836373 | Het Utrechts Archief
The ‘IK’ on the top of the office building Park Nieuweroord is visible from far away. Artist Jan van Munster often uses contradictions, like day and night, light and dark, in his work. zoals dag en nacht en licht en donker in zijn werk. Also in this work of art: the ‘IK’ appears day and night. Outside the ‘IK’ lights up in the dark.
Inside you will find a second ‘IK’ on a panel, in which the word ‘IK’ lights up in relation to its own existence: ‘Somewhere ‘I’ am everything, at home, everywhere, strange, nothing, nowhere.’
“Somewhere i am everything, at home, everywhere, strange, nothing, nowhwere.”
Artist: Jan van Munster
Netherlands
Jan van Munster is sculptor, installation and light artist. He uses a lot of contradictions in his work, like day and night, light and dark, cold and warm, plus and minus. Since 1987, the ‘IK’ sign has regularly appeared in Van Munster’s work and in very different forms.
