The fish and the sea

Encounter with a giant herring eater on a sunny winter Sunday while strolling along the new boulevard at the sea-side resort of Scheveningen, The Hague.

 

If you have time, do check out the first link below and enjoy a delightful animation of this installation.

 

In 2004, Beelden aan Zee Museum opened a fascinating terrace on the boulevard side. Bronze sculptures are freely accessible twenty-four hours per day in ‘SprookjesBeelden aan Zee’. American sculptor Tom Otterness, who designed similar public installations for New York, immersed himself in fairy tales and legends about the sea and modeled twenty-three groups of sculptures of which the largest – the Herring eater – reaches more than twelve meters into the sky.

 

From Beeldenaanzee.nl: Fairytale Sculptures by the sea

 

Culturetrip.com: a history of raw herring as a Dutch delicacy

 

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