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Melodie The site-specific artwork 'Melodie' by Martijn Sandberg, is an integral part of the masonry of the residential block Couperus, Ypenburg, Den Haag. The stanza from Louis Couperus' poem 'Melodie' (1886) is incorporated into the vertical and horizontal brick pattern of the façade, in dark coloured bricks in deep relief. The text in the brick letter typeface, designed by Martijn Sandberg, covers the entire circumference of the building in length. From the brickwork a song resounds, written in the metre of the bricks: 'Luchtgewiekte melodie / Zweef klaatrend op! / Of juublend in een zilverlach, / Of smeltend... / Smeltende in een vliet / Van louter tranen...' Click here to see a full description in English, as PDF. Click here to see a full description in Dutch, as PDF. Scroll down tot view photos. Title: 'Melodie' ('Melody') Artist: Martijn Sandberg Location: Couperus, Ypenburg residential block, Den Haag/ NL Measurements: masonry brick letters (lxh) 165m x 1.88m Material: brick, dark coloured in deep relief Concept and design: 2011 Built: 2011-2013 Completion: 2013 Commissioned by: Ceres Projecten, Den Haag/ NL Architect: Frits van Dongen, van Dongen-Koschuch, Amsterdam (photos: Martijn Sandberg) |
| 'Melodie' ('Melody'), 2013. Masonry brick letters, Martijn Sandberg. Couperus, Ypenburg, Den Haag/ NL. |
| 'Melodie' ('Melody'), 2013. Masonry brick letters, Martijn Sandberg. Couperus, Ypenburg, Den Haag/ NL. |
| 'Melodie' ('Melody'), 2013. Masonry brick letters, Martijn Sandberg. Couperus, Ypenburg, Den Haag/ NL. |
| 'Melodie' ('Melody'), 2013. Masonry brick letters, Martijn Sandberg. Couperus, Ypenburg, Den Haag/ NL. |
| 'Melodie' ('Melody'), 2013. Masonry brick letters, Martijn Sandberg. Couperus, Ypenburg, Den Haag/ NL. |
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