I was asked by Forensic Centre Teylingereind to think about a 'wall of fame' for kids leaving the prison after their imprisonment.
My idea was that youngsters that leave the prison should mark this important time period in their life with a fysical action. I created a large grid with an abstracted outline of the world map. Each person who leaves the prison, places a tile with a personal message in the grid. This action marks a important moment. The end and start of a period; placing themselfs in the world again, and leaving a message behind for the ones who still have to finish their imprisonment.
The monument is part of the facade of the new building. It is build up from 6 large (2,5 x 2 meters) concrete wall panels. An abstracted luminescent (glow in the dark) outline of the world map finds its way though the grid. The monument starts out as a grey panel and, over a period of a few years, it is slowly filled with colourful ceramic tiles.
