Ode to Lau Mazirel | Moment of Bliss - For Lau

In the stairwell it seems as if light is falling through a window. This artwork, Moment of Bliss – For Lau, by Sarah van Sonsbeeck (1976), is an ode to Lau Mazirel (1904–1974). Mazirel was an Amsterdam lawyer, as well as an early advocate of gay and women’s rights. She was also closely involved in the 1943 attack on the Amsterdam population register by members of the resistance during the Second World War. The light projection recreates the sunlight as it once shone through the window in Mazirel’s office at Prinsengracht 466. Van Sonsbeeck plays with the concept of “shining light on something.” In this case, the role of women in the resistance, which has long been neglected, or the right to be yourself, for which Mazirel fought. 

 
On loan from the artist