Spring of Light | Studio Claudy Jongstra
Waiting room of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek cancer institute in Amsterdam Amsterdam / Netherlands / 2016
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Making its home in the waiting room of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek cancer institute in Amsterdam, "Spring of Light" goes beyond art. Along with a smaller companion piece, it unifies the beginning and end of the space. It aims to give mental, emotional, and physical comfort to viewers and users of the space.
Chamomile dye calms while indigo lets our minds wander.
The soft yellow pigments are given from the Chamomile flower, Matricaria Recutita. In Latin, ‘matri’ means mother, while ‘caria’ is care; its exceptional properties are embedded in the name itself.
The Chamomile plant is known for its medicinal qualities such as promoting calm, and emotional well-being. The soft colors palette extracted from the petals have to power to calm the mind.
Natural indigo has been used worldwide for centuries and comes with legends and beliefs all its own. The magical blue of the Indigofera Tinctoria has a duality in itself. It invites us to focus on the pigment and lose ourselves within it. It has the ability to make us feel
“Spring of Light” refers to the sparkling light on a leaf in the Spring and the hope that it brings.
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Making its home in the waiting room of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek cancer institute in Amsterdam, "Spring of Light" goes beyond art. Along with a smaller companion piece, it unifies the beginning and end of the space. It aims to give mental, emotional, and physical comfort to viewers and users of the space.Chamomile dye calms while indigo lets our minds wander. The soft yellow pigments are given from the Chamomile flower, Matricaria Recutita. In Latin, ‘matri’ means mother, while...
- Year 2016
- Work started in 2016
- Work finished in 2016
- Status Completed works
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