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Lonneke van Zutphen

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At the corner of Biltstraat and Willem Barentszstraat, you can find a poem by Utrecht poet Ingmar Heytze.

The poem and the two accompanying images were painted on the brick wall by artist Lonneke van Zutphen.

The mural was commissioned by SSH (Stichting Studentenhuisvesting). The reason for creating the mural on the side wall of the SSH building was the retirement of Jan van der Moolen, who was chairman of the SSH Supervisory Board at the time.

The theme of the mural is “coming and going.” The location fits this theme perfectly: the mural is situated along a busy approach road into Utrecht, close to the Berenkuil traffic interchange, where people are constantly on the move.

 

Translation of the poem:

No matter how often you left

Just as often you arrived

Every trace remains

Where you were leaves its mark

 

No step that you take

Will ever be retraced

You have not yet left here

Or you have come from there

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Op de hoek van de Biltstraat en de Willem Barentszstraat staat een gedicht van de Utrechtse dichter Ingmar Heytze.

Het gedicht en de twee bijbehorende afbeeldingen zijn door kunstenares Lonneke van Zutphen op de bakstenen muur aangebracht.

Opdrachtgever van de schildering is de SSH (Stichting Studentenhuisvesting). Aanleiding voor de schildering op de zijgevel van het SSH-gebouw was het afscheid van Jan van der Moolen, destijds voorzitter van de raad van commissarissen van de SSH.

Het thema van de schildering is ‘komen en gaan’. De locatie past daar goed bij: de schildering bevindt zich aan een drukke toegangsweg van Utrecht, vlak bij verkeersplein de Berenkuil, waar voortdurend mensen onderweg zijn.

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Han Klomp
My passion for murals began in 2019. I read a newspaper article about Jan is de Man, who had created a mural in Utrecht. It depicted a bookcase (on Mimosastraat). Local residents had been asked what their favorite book was and whether he could include it on the bookshelf. After my retirement, I started organizing cycling tours past twenty beautiful, large murals in Utrecht, and more recently also in Nieuwegein. It’s great fun to do!

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Created on October 14, 2021
Willem Barentszstraat 1, 3572 PA Utrecht, Netherlands
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Hunted by Han Klomp.
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Created on October 14, 2021
Willem Barentszstraat 1, 3572 PA Utrecht, Netherlands
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Hunted by Han Klomp.
Pictures by Han Klomp.

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