About the artwork
On All Souls' Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2010, there was great interest from the relatives Children's courtyard opened at St. Laurentius cemetery by Mayor Aboutaleb. The new courtyard has undergone a total metamorphosis. Together with landscape architect Ada Wille, visual artist Petra Laaper has worked on the implementation of a new design, in which light, tranquility, nature and colorful elements form the starting point. For the Children's courtyard Laaper has designed a ceramic memorial wall on which the names of deceased children are immortalized in bronze. There is also a ceramic carousel bench, a playful element where young and old can sit and let their thoughts wander. And two blue ceramic thresholds have been placed on the access roads, which mark the transition from the general area to the children's area and thus the Children's courtyard limit.
About the artist
Petra Laaper (Utrecht, 1968) is a visual artist based in Rotterdam. She graduated from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam and also studied in Interior Design and Audiovisual at the University of the Arts in Utrecht. Her work includes textile sculptures, installations and performance art, often captured in photography and stop-motion film. Laaper exhibits at home and abroad and has completed assignments for semi-public spaces. She also developed her knowledge in the field of ceramics and bronze at the European Ceramic Work Center (EKWC) in Den Bosch and Beeldenstorm in Eindhoven.
About the artwork
On All Souls' Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2010, there was great interest from the relatives Children's courtyard opened at St. Laurentius cemetery by Mayor Aboutaleb. The new courtyard has undergone a total metamorphosis. Together with landscape architect Ada Wille, visual artist Petra Laaper has worked on the implementation of a new design, in which light, tranquility, nature and colorful elements form the starting point. For the Children's courtyard Laaper has designed a ceramic memorial wall on which the names of deceased children are immortalized in bronze. There is also a ceramic carousel bench, a playful element where young and old can sit and let their thoughts wander. And two blue ceramic thresholds have been placed on the access roads, which mark the transition from the general area to the children's area and thus the Children's courtyard limit.
About the artist
Petra Laaper (Utrecht, 1968) is a visual artist based in Rotterdam. She graduated from the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam and also studied in Interior Design and Audiovisual at the University of the Arts in Utrecht. Her work includes textile sculptures, installations and performance art, often captured in photography and stop-motion film. Laaper exhibits at home and abroad and has completed assignments for semi-public spaces. She also developed her knowledge in the field of ceramics and bronze at the European Ceramic Work Center (EKWC) in Den Bosch and Beeldenstorm in Eindhoven.
