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Europe, Netherlands, North Sea, Zuid Holland, Noordwijk, Beach, Rottweiler, Tennis ball (slightly cut from B)
Shot at the beach of Noordwijk during a great lunch at the Zeemeeuw and a fab walk on the beach with my dear friend Leun.
Oh, high time to add to the Aurelio's Dogz series, this is # 15 ;-)
Europe, Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Den Haag, Energiekwartier, Energiefabriek, Christiaan Zwanikken, Duracell rabbit, snake eagle skeleton (slightly cut)
The Zwanikken 'Fuck Duracell' installation feautures the trademark drumming mechanized rabbit. The poor thing is placed at the base of a 9 m (27 feet) high installation. Along a thin vertical metal pole, a skeleton (of a snake eagle) decends and appears to grab the rabbit. But it doesn't actually do so. After a while it ascends again ..... to swiftly descend a few minutes later. The installation makes use of a design feature of the building - through a big round hole it rises to the floor above. The work as a whole signifies perpatual pychological torture. It made me remember Zwanikken's colleague Jean Tinguely who took torture to a physical level. His 'shuttle cock' installation doesn't beat up a pink little bunny but a blue fluffy midget gorilla here.
Apart from the fact that Christiaan Zwanikken is all about hybridization (check out the prevous three posts for more about him, his work, and about the Energiefabriek where it was exhibited), Zwanikken has a dark sense of humour too. It made me remenber the work of the Belgian master of the 'bande dessinée' André Franquin, particularly his 'idées noires' here.
Hellevoetsluis, Voorne-Putten, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
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In the historical fortress town of Hellevoetsluis a former Navy Hospital is rebuilt into an apartment block.
Rotterdam / Nederland
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De Brug over de Noord is een verkeersbrug in Zuid-Holland. De brug, onderdeel van het Rijkswegenplan 1927, is geopend op 14 november 1939 en verbindt de oevers van de rivier de Noord tussen Alblasserdam en Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht. Oorspronkelijk maakte de brug onderdeel uit van de A15. Door de toenemende verkeersdrukte vormde de brug een flessenhals in de A15 en werd besloten om een tunnel naast deze brug te graven. In 1992 werd de Noordtunnel geopend, sindsdien fungeert de brug als oeververbinding voor lokaal verkeer en transport van gevaarlijke stoffen, omdat deze niet door de tunnel mogen. De weg heeft ter plekke het nummer N915 gekregen.
Wilhelminapier, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
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© 2014 Bart van Damme
This view of the Wilhelminapier [a peninsula between the river Meuse and the Rijnhaven] is shot from the Katendrecht Peninsula. The old building in front is the famous Hotel New York, the former headquarters of the Holland America Line. From the Wilhelminapier Dutch immigrants moved to the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. My father's first job was working as a steward on one of the HAL's ships, sailing across the globe. Now the Wilhelminapier is where I live.
Leiden, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands.
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Morspoort Parking by Paul de Ruiter architects.
Tulip fields near Sassenheim, Zuid-Holland.
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Europe, Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Den Haag, Energiekwartier, Electriciteitsfebriek, Chistiaaan Zwanikken exhibition, Nose patrol, Visitors (uncut)
Displayed here is “Nose patrol”. Shot at the Zwanikkenfabriek, the Chistiaaan Zwanikken exhibition at the Electriciteitsfebriek.
The contraptions belch scented (flowers & herbs) smoke and make a ploppin' sound, akin to an air gun, while doing that.
Some things about the background and intentions of Cristiaan Zwanikken. His mother is a former prima ballerina of the ‘Nationaal Ballet’, his father was an aeronautical engineer. At the basement of his also technical gifted grandpa he learned to use technical tools and materials. Early in his youth he found the dance and music of balet inspiring. Later film added to his inspiration. Jacques Tati and slapstick- particularly the timing of the action.
He started his professional education in the sculpture department of the Rietveld academy. But he didn’t fit in because of his 'kinetic twist'. He eventually finished his formation at the Royal Academy, in the drawing department, the place where many aspiring Dutch artists ended up who didn’t really fit in the formal system of art classification.
The hybridization in his work I mentioned before has to do (according to Zwanikken) with the problem modern civilization faces because of the expanding role technology plays everywhere. Everything goes faster. And that can work out very positively but can also cause problems. Roles change, conflicts arise and institutions erode and get disrupted. So Zwanikken's moving skuls and powered sketelons are (of course) rife with symbolism.
As an artist Zwanikken looks upon himself more as a choreographer / director than a sculptor. The interactivity in his work is made possible by his extensive use of sensors. With this he undermines the viewer's authority - the work looks back and responds to his actions. The racing dogs (previous post) for instance only move when a viewer is in their proximity. And that can be a kinda scary experience. We saw a visitor approaching a stationary racing dog. As a reaction the dog abruptly turned his skull towards the viewer and speeded away. Like his twin did after that. The visitor was visibly shaken by this.
To achieve all this the works look at each other and actively exchange information. There are processors involved in this. Some of the works displayed in the Electriciteitsfabriek are 10 to 25 year old. This prompted Zwanikken to replace (upgrade) the processors, “My actors became more precise thru this, with more possibilities" .
lights of rapenburg channel and a bicycle parked at one of the bridges near the university of leiden, zuid holland, netherlands
Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, Kop van Zuid, Rijnhaven, Floating Expertise and Exhibition Centre, Mist (uncut)
This floating structure really comes into its own in the mist. It's "the recently opened Floating Expertise and Exhibition Centre. It consists of three semi-transparent domes of respectively 18. 5, 20 and 24 meter in diameter. In total, they cover a surface of about 1000 square meters. The building has been built in one of the city harbours of Rotterdam and is now located in the ’Rijnhaven’. The Pavilion is accessible for professionals on request and will be opened on a regular base for Rotterdam citizens as well.
The building has been developed by the architect groups Deltasync and Public Domain Architects.
Why has it been built ?
A large part of the Netherlands is situated below sea level. Over the last 150 years, the Dutch people have conquered the sea to develop new land (‘polders’) and protect them with dikes and extensive water pump systems. Raising sea levels and intensified storms lead to reinforcement of existing water management structures.
Every strip of land ánd every strip of water is precious in a highly dense country like The Netherlands. The Task Force ‘Rotterdam Climate Initiative’ has been established to study building constructions in areas outside the dikes. The floating pavilion is the first result.
Important objectives of the new Pavilion are to showcase ways to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, in line with the Rotterdam Municipality objectives of 50% CO2 emission reduction by 50% by 2020 "
(Source: The Green Take )
#95 of the Urban Frontiers set.
Europe, Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam, West Kruiskade, Chinese New Year celebration, Lions Dance, Percussionists (cut from T&B, slightly cut from L&R)
In Asia and in urban centres with a sizeable Chinese population in the rest of the world, like Rotterdam, the Chinese New Year, or more general, Lunar New Year is celebrated.
It’s a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar. The first day of Chinese New Year begins on the new moon that appears between 21 January and 20 February. This year the Year of the Pig was initiated. During last Saturday’s festival, the ‘street parade’ (organised on the West Kruiskade) attracted lots of attention. The ‘Lion’s dance’ and the ‘Dragon’s dance’were performed
Shown here is the Lion dance (simplified Chinese: 舞狮; pinyin: wǔshī). It's a form of traditional dance in Chinese culture and other Asian countries in which performers mimic a lion's movements in a lion costume to bring good luck and fortune. The lion dance is not only performed during the Chinese New Year but also during other Chinese traditional, cultural and religious festivals. It may also be performed at important occasions such as business opening events, special celebrations or wedding ceremonies, or may be used to honour special guests by the Chinese communities.
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