| De Schreeuw | |
| Other Language 1: | Dutch |
| Wikidata: | Q920580 |
| Artist: | Jeroen Henneman |
| Medium: | Stainless Steel |
| Subject: | Freedom of speech |
| Height Metric: | 4.5 |
| Metric Unit: | m |
| City: | Oosterpark NL |
| Coordinates: | 52.3594°N 4.9222°W |
De Schreeuw (The Scream) is a sculpture in the Oosterpark in Amsterdam that commemorates the assassinated Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh. The monument was designed by Jeroen Henneman as a symbol of freedom of speech.
Theo van Gogh was assassinated on 2 November 2004 in the Linnaeusstraat in Amsterdam, just a few steps away from the Oosterpark. The assassin was Mohammed Bouyeri.[1] In 2007 Henneman created the sculpture as symbol of freedom of speech.[2]
The high heat-blasted stainless steel statue is in the form of a stylized profile of a face that screams on one side and has a closed mouth on the other. The work shows the tension and complexity of the theme of freedom of expression and how Van Gogh was silenced.[3]
The designer, Jeroen Henneman, said on the occasion of the unveiling that he hopes the image will remind passers-by of the moment of the murder; "to Theo van Gogh, who cries out for mercy."[4]