Menno Jonker
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Herinneringsmonument Koninginnedag 2009
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On Thursday, 29 April 2010 her Majesty Queen Beatrix and Mayor Mr. G.J. de Graaf of Apeldoorn revealed in the presence of the victims, survivors and family the commemorative monument commemorating the victims of the tragic events on Queen’s day 2009. |
| The monument is located near the crossroads on the Jachtlaan-Loolaan. This is the place where in 2009 all the flowers were laid. The Memorial was designed and created by Menno Jonker. The monument is an artistic interpretation of a box containing balloons. The balloons are according to the artist a symbol of vulnerability, celebration and mourning. Among the colored balloons there are seven white ones representing the fatalities. To view the video about the production of the Memorial click HERE |
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Museumgasten
Actress Henriette Toll and glass artist Menno Jonker visit the renovated Museum of Glass in Leerdam in the program ‘Museumgasten’ by AVRO broadcast company . The Museum now consists of two huge villas on the waterfront in Leerdam connected by modern walkways. In these walkways, the entire lastock of the Museum is shown. Menno Jonker sees the beauty of the old glass and puts out his admiration for the old artists and glass blowers. Henriette Tol 
is excited about the modern work of young enthusiastic artists. They experiment a lot with glass, creating new possibilities with the material to be discovered. In the hot glass studio they see that there is only a thin line between a genius blown piece of glass or a hopeless blob on the floor.