Parts of larger installations

Pleased

One of the best things about writing this blog is the enthusiasm of Marlies' family and friends and their contributions in the form of memories and photos of works in their collection.

I was particularly happy to see several items that were part of the two large installations Marlies did in the 1980s and 1990s.

Floor piece from 1983

In 1983, Marlies covered a floor in the Beyerd in Breda with 903 clay hand grips. Some where white, some had writing on them, forming a cross pattern within the white square.

The Bourequat brothers

Another large-scale work from the 1990s was dedicated to the Bourequat brothers, who were unjustly imprisoned in Tazmamart for many years.

Marlies showed it at the TB Gallery in Etten-Leur in a joint exhibition with her great friend Klaartje Scheer.

Klaartje told me that the work of Marlies consisted of a series of large, dark panels of chamotte clay (one for each year the brothers were imprisoned) and a wall of white masks, each showing a different small deformation.

Surviving pieces

Annerie Teuling's collection includes both a mask from the Bourequat exhibition and a hand grip from the floor piece.

Klaartje also owns one of these hand grips, so now I only need to find the other 901!

Marlies' niece Denneke owns several masks that are currently being cleaned and will be ready to be photographed soon.

The photos below of Annerie Teuling's collection were taken by Jessie Hocks. Thank you so much again, Jessie!

The dog forms a pair with the dog owned by Marlies' niece. It would be great to exhibit them together.

The Easter bunny - made in clay from an old chocolate mold - looks great! Marlies also loved sugar animals, so this one fits right in.

From Floor Piece 1983

Collection Annerie Teuling