GOLDEN TRIBUTE TO MY SON
Greet Egbers
Amsterdam
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This golden portrait is a tribute to my son who took his own life this year at the age of 22.
This object is a trophy, an urn, a candleholder and a portrait in one.
Like many young people today, he had difficulty with life, which seemed to place so many demands on him. Unfortunately, help came too late for him.
The portrait depicts my son: a loving Amsterdam child who let snails crawl on his face, loved salamanders and was inseparable from his rat: Ciske.
As an adult he wore a cap and a chain necklace.
The frog on his cap appeared at the place where he was found.