Windows

Lynne Leegte

Edition 6

Lynne Leegte’s installation Windows is an extension of the window art of the 17th century Singel Church located just behind it. Like today, religious freedom was under pressure; even in the relatively liberal, Calvinist country of the Netherlands.

Lynne Leegte

People practicing other religions (including the Mennonites) had to do so in secret ‘shelter churches’ like the Singel Church. Leegte uses the windows to bring the church from the shado...