New Case Maclaim Mural in Breda Honours Local Football Icon, 2021

German mural artist Case Maclaim has created a new mural in Breda, the Netherlands for Blind Walls Gallery.

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Blind Walls Gallery is a city mural museum in Breda, and has curated close to a hundred murals that depict the stories of the city. International artists are invited to work on a growing collection of murals inspired by the past, present and future of Breda.

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Case Maclaim was invited to paint a mural as a tribute to NAC supporter and clubicon Hein van Poppel, who volunteered for the local football club for many years.

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Most people will remember Van Poppel as ‘the man of the corner flags’, as he collected the corner flags after ever match and made a show of it.

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In the early eighties

Van Poppel realised a football court in his neighbourhood of Westeind where many tournaments were held through the years. Therfore the ultimate spot for the mural was opposite the football court.

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Several elements in the mural refer to Hein, NAC and the sense of unity that arose after realising the football court. Case Maclaim sketched a situation of a daughter resting on her father’s knees. The girl is exhausted after a day of playing, a reference to the football court. Case also incorporated the corner flags and the NAC-scarf Hein wore during his honorary match in 2013.

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This mural was made possible by Alwel and the municipality of Breda.

Photo credit Edwin Wiekens

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