About the artwork
There was a work of art in front of the former Hoogvliet fire station that functions as a marker. The image by artist Bert Meinen had a strong signaling function with its red stripes and height. His was chosen from eighteen proposals from different artists. The object was created in the percentage scheme during the construction of the fire station that was built in 1983. The art application had to meet the desire to integrate visual art and environmental art, so that urban planning, architecture and green design would coincide. Meinen's design on the Middenbaan Noord was an autonomous visual art object that originally fitted well with the architecture of the building and the fire brigade red paint. Until 2023, the social enterprise 'Waste pays' was in the building and the appearance was changed to various shades of green. As a result, the artwork did not fit in as well with the environment. When the building was demolished in 2024, the artwork was accidentally taken during the demolition work.
About the artist
Bert Meinen (Hengelo, 1945) attended the art academy (AKI) in Enschede and established himself as a sculptor and draftsman. He has made abstract objects for various places in the country, which often consist of stainless steel poles and spheres with one or more contrasting colors. He also showed his minimal art in galleries and exhibition spaces.
About the artwork
There was a work of art in front of the former Hoogvliet fire station that functions as a marker. The image by artist Bert Meinen had a strong signaling function with its red stripes and height. His was chosen from eighteen proposals from different artists. The object was created in the percentage scheme during the construction of the fire station that was built in 1983. The art application had to meet the desire to integrate visual art and environmental art, so that urban planning, architecture and green design would coincide. Meinen's design on the Middenbaan Noord was an autonomous visual art object that originally fitted well with the architecture of the building and the fire brigade red paint. Until 2023, the social enterprise 'Waste pays' was in the building and the appearance was changed to various shades of green. As a result, the artwork did not fit in as well with the environment. When the building was demolished in 2024, the artwork was accidentally taken during the demolition work.
About the artist
Bert Meinen (Hengelo, 1945) attended the art academy (AKI) in Enschede and established himself as a sculptor and draftsman. He has made abstract objects for various places in the country, which often consist of stainless steel poles and spheres with one or more contrasting colors. He also showed his minimal art in galleries and exhibition spaces.
