Stefan Glerum – Stained Glass Project
Stefan Glerum recently updated his portfolio with a stunning project for an Amsterdam-based housing complex. Working along side a fabricator (Atelier Schmit), Stefan crafted a series of multi-paned stained glass murals that ascend to a height of 60 feet. Both murals pay homage to the local history and feature the Oostergasfabriek (a 19th century gas factory) that was well-known in the area.
“In the stained glass window on the front we see references to the extraction of gas from coal, one of the old gas holders which transforms into the Sportfondsenbad swimming pool, a former animal shelter, a manoeuvre by British fighter planes during WW2, the Don Bosco School, Cobra artist Anton Rooskens who taught metalworking at that school and small references to an old milk and paint factory.
The window at the rear tells personal stories associated with the location. Public bathing for factory workers of the gas factory, garden allotments which were extensively used after WW2 to grow fruits and vegetables, the musicians of the Red Fanfare who rehearsed there, the laboratory of Professor Ernst Laqueur who did research on beef and discovered estrogen, a discovery of a hidden treasure in the former synagog on the Linnaeusstraat and Korfball club Victoria.”
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