Versus

About this artwork.

The artist duo Yland/Metz (Lilian van Opdorp/Jos Dijkstra) created a piece of art for the underpass to the Harmoniegebouw concert hall. Part of the Faculty of Law, which is central to the artwork, is located here.
 
The painting on fifteen panels depicts the tense relationship between public and private law. After all, public law, which governs the relationship between public authorities and citizens, is opposed to private law, which governs relations between citizens. The floor stands for private law. The actual columns and wall surfaces merge into the illusionistic painting on the ceiling. Against the background of the blue sky, which symbolises public law, copper and gold-coloured cogs with inscriptions lie on beams. The cogs are made by digitally manipulating photos. They refer to the interaction and conflict between the two legal forms.
 
This artwork by Yland/Metz is part of the art project (Years of Knowledge 1994–2014) of the University of Groningen. This project was started in 1994 on the occasion of the 380th anniversary of the university and ended in 2014 on the occasion of its 400th anniversary.

Facts & Figures.

• Design
  Yland/ Metz (Lilian van Opdorp en Jos Dijkstra)

• District
  Centrum

• Year of creation
  2004

• Art type
  Painting, Art in / on a building

• Material
  Acrylic paint

• Dimensions
  b 11,00 x d 7,00 m