{"id":8726,"date":"2025-05-20T06:45:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T06:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/20years.enterthemothership.com\/portfolio\/wegwerp-monument\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:19:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T11:19:40","slug":"wegwerp-monument","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/spectrum.enterthemothership.com\/en\/portfolio\/wegwerp-monument\/","title":{"rendered":"Wegwerp Monument"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row unlock_row_content=&#8221;yes&#8221; row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; inverted_device_order=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;343319&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_gallery el_id=&#8221;gallery-108155&#8243; medias=&#8221;8727,8729,8730,8731,8733,8734,8735,8732&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; media_items=&#8221;media|lightbox|original,icon,caption&#8221; screen_lg=&#8221;1000&#8243; screen_md=&#8221;600&#8243; screen_sm=&#8221;480&#8243; single_overlay_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; single_h_align=&#8221;right&#8221; single_v_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221; single_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; single_title_dimension=&#8221;h3&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;771075&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;1&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;1&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;162733&#8243; el_class=&#8221;info&#8221;][vc_custom_heading auto_text=&#8221;yes&#8221; heading_semantic=&#8221;h1&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;233386&#8243;]This is a custom heading element&#8230;[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_raw_html]W3BvcnRmb2xpb19pbmZvXQ==[\/vc_raw_html][vc_empty_space empty_h=&#8221;2&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;197727&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"505\">By constructing a monument meant to disappear, Melle Smets questioned the very essence of commemoration and permanence. 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