Glass Fragile Handle With Care

A figuration of dots has been realized on the transparent glass of the gallery and balconies by ‘damaging’ the glass surface through sandblasting. The point raster resembles the grid of a protective plastic bubble foil. A series of letters appears within the point raster, making an unending, continuous text visible over the full length of the glass. As if pre-printed packing tape has been pasted over the façade in four strips: ‘Glass, Fagile, Handle With Care, Glass, Fragile, Handle With Care.’

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Title: ‘Glass, Fragile, Handle With Care’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Location: apartment complex Stadshoven Weidevenne, Purmerend/ NL
Material: sandblasted glass
Measurements: glass gallery, railings and balconies, surface 467 m2
Concept and figuration: 2006-2007
Final design: January 2007
Built: 2007-2009
Completion: 2009
Commissioned by: Municipality Purmerend and Bouwcompagnie, Hoorn/ NL
Architect: Faro Architects/ NL

Photos by: Peter Cuypers (1), Martijn Sandberg