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Nootmuskaat pluk

Materials
Ei-tempera op linnen
Size
110x110 cm (w/h)
Year
2016
Status
For sale
Price
€4.000
Certificate
Included
Signature
Included
Condition
Excellent

About the work

For this work, I make a virtual journey to the Banda Islands from the present. A step back in time, in 1607, when Jan-Pieterszoon Coen landed. He encountered a paradise island. The peace-loving population welcomed Coen and his crew. The island consisted of trees where nutmeg grew, an unknown spice that the Dutch saw trade in. Commanding Admiral Pieter Verhoeff had been tasked with negotiating the nutmeg trade. During the construction of the fort, the population revolted and murdered the admiral. As a result, many Bandanese were beheaded, by order of Coen. Thousands of people were murdered there - beheaded for the nutmeg. I translate and visualize this history to the present time to keep the history alive.