About the artwork
The artwork has been on the facade of De Leeuwenhoek nursing home since 2013 Theepot by the Rotterdam artist Anne-Mercedes Langhorst. In 2012, Langhorst was approached by Alliantie West-Kruiskade and the Humanitas Foundation to design a work of art for the facade that portrays solidarity. The artist chose a representation of a Delft blue teapot, which depicts the meeting and similarities of many different cultures on the West-Kruiskade. Drinking tea is a ritual or act all over the world that brings people together and connects them. The teapot unites different cultures without losing their own identity. The 12,5 meter high Theepot was applied to the bricks and windows of the nursing home using Dibond plates and stickers. Although Delft blue is perceived as very Dutch, it is originally Chinese. In the evenings, the artwork is highlighted by neon lighting.
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About the artist
Anne-Mercedes Langhorst (Lima, Peru, 1975) is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Rotterdam. She studied at the art academy in Antwerp and Rotterdam and graduated from the University of the Arts in Utrecht. Langhorst makes work in oil paint and other materials on paper, designs illustrations and animation, works with poetry and performance and works in public spaces. She advises various municipalities on area development. For a building on West-Kruiskade she made a facade work entitled The teapot, which is embraced by the neighborhood. Ode to Tuschinski is her second major project in the public space of Rotterdam.
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About the artwork
The artwork has been on the facade of De Leeuwenhoek nursing home since 2013 Theepot by the Rotterdam artist Anne-Mercedes Langhorst. In 2012, Langhorst was approached by Alliantie West-Kruiskade and the Humanitas Foundation to design a work of art for the facade that portrays solidarity. The artist chose a representation of a Delft blue teapot, which depicts the meeting and similarities of many different cultures on the West-Kruiskade. Drinking tea is a ritual or act all over the world that brings people together and connects them. The teapot unites different cultures without losing their own identity. The 12,5 meter high Theepot was applied to the bricks and windows of the nursing home using Dibond plates and stickers. Although Delft blue is perceived as very Dutch, it is originally Chinese. In the evenings, the artwork is highlighted by neon lighting.
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About the artist
Anne-Mercedes Langhorst (Lima, Peru, 1975) is a multidisciplinary artist who lives and works in Rotterdam. She studied at the art academy in Antwerp and Rotterdam and graduated from the University of the Arts in Utrecht. Langhorst makes work in oil paint and other materials on paper, designs illustrations and animation, works with poetry and performance and works in public spaces. She advises various municipalities on area development. For a building on West-Kruiskade she made a facade work entitled The teapot, which is embraced by the neighborhood. Ode to Tuschinski is her second major project in the public space of Rotterdam.
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