Artwork commissioned by VOORBIJGANGERS, a street art project focusing on the Museum Route in Tilburg, in which young artists are given the opportunity to exhibit their work in public spaces. The artwork is displayed on the façade of the Traverse homeless shelter, in consultation with them, a theme was chosen that resonates with the organization’s target audience.

Jesse Fischer (1996) is an artist who lives and works in Tilburg (NL). In his recent work, he explores the role of modern folklore in a time of rapid technological acceleration and cultural fragmentation.
His paintings draw from a wide range of sources: from old Dutch folktales and Sumerian sculpture to contemporary signs of spirituality, such as love locks on bridges, roadside memorials, and rituals found in various sadomasochistic scenes. These elements are woven into the structure and atmosphere of the modern city, where mystical experience hasn’t disappeared, but is instead taking on new and unexpected forms.
By combining historical and contemporary symbols, Fischer creates visual spaces that feel both timeless and rooted in the now, an evolving mythology for an age in search of depth. For him, painting is a form of thinking: a way to reimagine meaning in a fragmented world.

Jesse Fischer about this artwork: “Every morning, butchers, construction workers, psychologists, artists, industrial designers and countless others leave their homes and make their way through our city throughout the day, before returning to their own familiar address: a safe place, a roof over their heads.
Meanwhile, there are always witnesses to this daily spectacle. High above the tarmac and paving slabs, the pigeons watch in silence. They watch as we rush to catch the trains, as we embrace our friends, as we try to combat loneliness with coffee or a glass of bubbly, and as we return, weary, to the same front door every day.”

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Kunstwerk gemaakt in opdracht van VOORBIJGANGERS, een straatkunstproject dat zich richt op de Museumroute in Tilburg, waarbij jonge kunstenaars de kans krijgen hun werk te tonen in de openbare ruimte. Het werk staat op de gevel van daklozenopvang Traverse, in samenspraak met hen is er gekozen voor een thema dat aansluit bij de doelgroep van de organisatie.

Jesse Fischer (1996) is an artist who lives and works in Tilburg (NL). In his recent work, he explores the role of modern folklore in a time of rapid technological acceleration and cultural fragmentation.
His paintings draw from a wide range of sources: from old Dutch folktales and Sumerian sculpture to contemporary signs of spirituality, such as love locks on bridges, roadside memorials, and rituals found in various sadomasochistic scenes. These elements are woven into the structure and atmosphere of the modern city, where mystical experience hasn’t disappeared, but is instead taking on new and unexpected forms.
By combining historical and contemporary symbols, Fischer creates visual spaces that feel both timeless and rooted in the now, an evolving mythology for an age in search of depth. For him, painting is a form of thinking: a way to reimagine meaning in a fragmented world.

Jesse Fischer over dit kunstwerk: “Iedere ochtend verlaten slagers, bouwvakkers, psychologen, kunstenaars, industrieel ontwerpers en talloze anderen hun huis en bewegen zij zich gedurende de dag door onze stad om vervolgens weer terug te keren naar hun eigen vertrouwde adres: een veilige plek, een dak boven hun hoofd.
Ondertussen zijn er altijd getuigen van dit dagelijks spektakel. Hoog boven het asfalt en de tegels kijken de duiven zwijgend toe. Ze zien toe hoe we gehaast naar de treinen rennen, hoe we onze vrienden omhelzen, hoe we de eenzaamheid pogen te bevechten met koffie of een bubbel en hoe we dagelijks vermoeid terugkeren naar dezelfde voordeur.”

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