Tagged: sculpture

Graphic image of South-Holland as a piece of copper with on in the most beautiful mountains and hills of the province

13. August 2022

Mountaineering in Holland: the Highest Peaks

What? Mountains in Holland? Are there any? Yes, because although our country is, understandably, not very popular with mountaineers, there are places that really stand out above the surrounding landscape. Which seems to me the most accurate definition of a mountain. In the far southeast of the Netherlands, in the province of Limburg, there are peaks like the Vaalserberg, which reaches a staggering 321 metres. But as you may know, the name Holland, often mistakenly used for the whole country, only refers to two provinces in the west. In this blogpost I limit the scope further down to the province… Read More

The giant steel sculpture The New Delft Gate by artist Cor Kraat on the corner of Pompenburg aan Haagseveer in Rotterdam

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15. April 2018

The Rotterdam Public Sculpture Top 22

Every city has its statues and other works of art. But in Rotterdam, the artworks tend to be a bit larger than elsewhere. The city boasts a striking number of sculptures so large that you can walk right through them. Naturally, in such a spacious post-war city centre, there’s also a bit more room to really go all out. But also in surrounding neighbourhoods as well as the port area, we come across some oversized objects. A few years ago I compiled a top 10 list of Rotterdam’s best public artworks, in my humble opinion. But I soon realised I’d… Read More

The Forest Planetarium of Arnhem: eight stainless steel spheres in the Cold Pond in Sonsbeek Park

Space art / Various

18. January 2017

The Arnhem Forest Planetarium and the Lost Planets

A few years ago I had a brilliant idea: a scale model of the solar system with the size of the municipality of Rotterdam. Just because it’s important to see the bigger picture, to know which larger system we’re a part of. And because it’s fun to be amazed about how big everything is. And how small we are ourselves. Streetplanetarium The city of Rotterdam is a very suitable place for such a streetpanetarium because there is a long trail of port areas attached to the city. Therefore, the distance between the center and the extreme outer regions is so… Read More