Jeroen Allart, 2006

Location: Paschalisschool, Bisschopstraat 3, Den Haag

The paintings and screenprints of Rotterdam artist Jeroen Allart are so crystal clear and simple in presentation that they sometimes resemble pictograms. For this project, he devised a setup in which a large number of his images (photos, paintings, and drawings) can be displayed in a rotating "exhibition" within the school building. Together with fellow artist Frank de Bruijn, he designed a lightbox made of wood. Each classroom at Paschalisschool was equipped with such a lightbox, which can hold two slides. Allart then provided the school with a stock of ninety lightbox slides, stored in a special cabinet in the media center, from which students and teachers can draw to fill the lightboxes in the classroom. This allows the images to be adapted to what is being covered in class or what is currently of interest to the students.

The concept of old-fashioned school posters, which is also incorporated into this rotating system, is further emphasized by the large-scale image he created for the auditorium. It is a contemporary landscape (three by four meters), hung as traditionally done with a round rod. The artist aims to offer the children from the big city a glimpse of the world outside the city; a dream world that they can explore if they are open to it. Additionally, he created a booklet in which he explains to the students the process of creating his work.

Additional financial support: Fonds 1818.