maandag 30 maart 2015

Artwork

This artwork in Harderwijk shows "Eibert den Herder" ( 1876-1950), a fisherman, entrepeneur, painter, politician and campaigner against the cut off of the Southern Sea, His fishmeal and canned fish factory was situated at this parkingplace. With the construction of the dam in the Southern Sea in 1932 it became the IJssellake. As den Herder had predicted the closure caused a severe blow to the fishery. The hat (of den Herder) symbolizes to shelter Harderwijk and the Southern Sea. It is a dutch expression with the use of the same word for hat and shelter, (hoed and behoeden}I can't translate in english.
The green marble slabs depict the former sea.

On the picture frame you can see some  references to Harderwijk as fishing- and tourist place.
The artwork is made by sculptor "Hans Mes".

12 opmerkingen:

  1. A nice memorial, and a reminder that progress always affects some negatively.

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  2. It is a really interesting piece of sculpture in which someone has used their imagination very effectively.

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  3. I'm always amazed at the creativity of artists, I'm assuming commissioned to create this sculpture. Isn't it interesting how governments will decide to construct something to benefit some to the detriment of others?

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  4. Mooi, hoed en behoeden. Ik heb vaker werk gezien van Hans Mes; erg de moeite waard!

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  5. Wel spectaculair deze kunst.

    Groetjes,
    Filip

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  6. It's good that causes like this are remembered along with the people who fought for them.

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  7. Elbert appears to have been a very busy man,

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  8. Dearest Marianne,
    Well, that is a fabulous artwork and very meaning full. Hat (Hoed) and Ward off (Behoeden) is a nice symbolic way for protecting!
    Sending you hugs,
    Mariette

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  9. Absolutely love this symbolic sculpture Marianne.. The hat made me think of Charlie Chaplin for a minute :)

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  10. Absolutely love this symbolic sculpture Marianne.. The hat made me think of Charlie Chaplin for a minute :)

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