Project Forever In Stone | 2001-2008

The site-specific artwork ‘Forever in Stone’ by Martijn Sandberg, is an integral part of the architecture of the district Olympisch Kwartier, Amsterdam.
Steel clinkers form the pixels of a figuration in the brickwork of the planters, meandering along the plinths of the housing blocks throughout the district like a banderole.
By sampling the steel clinker in the brick grid of the banderole, a perpetual loop occurs: ‘Stoned Forever’, ‘Forever Stoned’, ‘Stoned Again’ and ‘Again’ written in stone.

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Title: ‘Forever in Stone’
Artist: Martijn Sandberg
Location: Olympisch Kwartier, Amsterdam
Material: steel clinkers, bricks
Size: brickwork (lxh) 1015m x 0.9m
Concept and design: 2001
Construction phase: 2004-2008
Planned completion: 2008
Commissioned by: Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Stadsdeel Amsterdam Oud Zuid, AM Wonen, Bouwfonds Woningbouw, BPF Bouwinvest, Stichting Eigen Haard Olympus Wonen
Architects: Lafour & Wijk, Rudy Uytenhaak, Mulleners + Mulleners

Photos by: Peter Cuypers (1,2,3), Martijn Sandberg