ABSTRACT
This visual essay introduces four of the mega-mosaics (Megamozaïeken) created by local artist Fabrice Hünd (1961–2021) on buildings throughout the city of Amsterdam. Using waste materials such as glass and ceramics, he aimed not only to decorate the city, but also to establish contact with and between people in his environment. His art incorporates facets of pictorial life writing, referring to his life-long existence in the De Pijp area and also drawing inspiration from the lives of historical figures from the city. Altogether the mega-mosaics create a colourful image of Amsterdam, revealing and shaping the multiple layers of life in the city in past and present.
