Last month in Liverpool, the project ‘Urbanism’ on the canal my “Bade Chairity Boat” (www.biennial.com).  A sculpture, installation, a boat and workshopstation on the water during this festival. The parts have been transported already with a Dutch flower companyto my studio in Holland. For my big overview next year in The Hague (www.gem-online.nl) (www.gemak.org) I do want to continue on this piece/environment.

Mark Spencer, participant, in full action.

Many thanks to ‘Liverpool Biennial’, the inhabitants of Bootle and Seaforth, all participants and special thanks for the great help by Ches, Andy Foulds (captain Beard), Sam Savage, John Furlong (who painted the big sail) and Dave Webster

“Chairity I” is an autonomously piece, which I site specifically made in ‘White Box’ (www.whiteboxny.org) last week in New York. The show is called “Towing the Line”. The curators had gathered 8 olden chairs for me and I came with two folded canvasses in my suitcase from the island of Curacao, on which I was born and partly live and work during the year for IBB (www.institutobuenabista.com)

The chairs were constructed into a new, rather impractically form. However a new function appeared, because a new network/structure of ‘frames’ grew, on which I stretched the two canvasses. That particular process took place at random and precisely measured and splitted at the same time. Lines, colors, forms, 2&3 D formed a new rhythm. Referring to the content, something else as well developed:

One of the former fragments from the earlier paintings still got it’s clear appearance: an offering hand with a package of cigarettes and another hand with mobile phone on which display is readable…loud and clear…”nothing new under the sun”. It reminds me literally of this text message. Two other texts are visible “we undo each other, and if we don’t we miss something” and “I myself have gone missing as well”. Visible and readable, because we tend to read easier instead of looking carefully and therefore quiet dominant as well for the observer seeking for meaning.

The thin strings of canvas plaited in the back parts of two classical chairs seem to refer to Christian and Jewish symbols. Towing these Lines, deconstruct and rebuild the whole thing again. Lift up a leg and piss in corner, line out the territory, take a seat, a sit-down-action, not to mention the colorful Caribbean carnaval, recycling the community and my own works….Nothing new under the sun.

In Liverpool (UK) I prepared a whole structure/installation of chairs of such gathered and reconstructed chairs and white canvasses. In the upcoming days this bizarre constellation will float on the canal over there and will serve as workshop station: “Bade Chairity Boat” (www.biennial.com) ’Urbanism ‘.

At your service!

‘Stage Allegre’, 2009, acrylic on canvas, ca.125×97 cm

Stage means internship, practicum and campo alegre is the very special resort bordello on Curacao. I showed the drawing earlier on this blog under ‘Campo Alegre’. Now I made this small painting but still Iam not satisfied. It’s ok, but to catch the issue of  the populairity of ‘internshipment in the so called exotic tropics’ i s a step further….I’ll consider a literal story in another form, like for example an animationfilm.

Two members of my squad ‘Normalitairism’, which has been launched on it’s first activity for the project ‘Niet Normaal’! (www.nietnormaal.nl)

Lateron this year in the  ’Beurs van Berlage’  in Amsterdam more to be expected .

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : David Bade

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Place of birth: Curaçao (Dutch Antilles), 1970

EDUCATION

1987-1991 NLO Nederlandse Lerarenopleiding, Diemen, Netherlands

1991-1993 De Ateliers, Haarlem/Amsterdam, Netherlands

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1995 Sabine Wachters gallery, Brussels/Knokke, Belgium

1997 ‘Be my Guestion’, foundation Archipel, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands

Muka Studio gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

Sabine Wachters gallery, Knokke, Belgium

1998 Art Jonction, Sabine Wachters gallery, Nice, France

1999 Áppellation Controlée between your Ears’, Musee d’Art Moderne et d’Art

Contemporain, Nice, France

‘Uncurably Horny’, foundation De Gele Rijder, Arnhem, the Netherlands

‘Brot und Spielerei’, Sabine Wachters gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2000 Art Brussels, Sabine Wachters gallery, Brussels, Belgium

Foundation Plus Min, Renesse, the Netherlands

‘Badezimmer’, Centraal Museum Utrecht

2001 ‘Attitudes 4’, Stadsgalerij Heerlen, The Netherlands

‘That Where You Come From Shit’, Gallery Poleschi, Lucca, Italy

2002 ‘Sabbatical Moments’, Atelier 49, Vaulloris, France

2003 ‘Uw Kenmerk’, De Hallen, Haarlem, The Netherlands

2004 ‘Ideas that never reach the next morning’, Galleria del Tasso, Bergamo, Italy

2005 ‘Ontwaakt!”, Galerie Metis_NL, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jubileumtentoonstelling, Sabine Wachters gallery, Knokke, Belgium

2006 KunstRai Amsterdam, Galerie Metis_NL, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2008 ‘Jorge & Jimmy & de Piratenclub’, with Tirzo Martha, Metis_NL, Amsterdam

2009 ‘Les Moments du Sabbatiques’, gallery Eric Mircher, Paris, France

2010 solo overview exhibition, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag en GEMAK, The Hague,

The Netherlands

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1993 ‘Prix de Rome’, Arti et Amicitae, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

1994 ‘WATT’, Witte de With artcenter/ Kunsthal, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Erik van Lieshout, Charlotte Schleiffert, David Bade, Sabine Wachters gallery,

Brussels, Belgium

‘De Ateliers’, Paleis van Schone Kunsten, Brussels, Belgium

‘Tekenend’, collection Frits Becht, van Reekum museum, Apeldoorn, the

Netherlands

COUPLET III, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Netherlands

‘Spellbound’, Aernout Mik, Inez van Lamsweerde, David Bade, Stedelijk Museum

Bureau and Centro Culturel de Belem, Lisbon, Portugal

1995 ‘Spellbound’, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam and Cruce art y pensamiento

contemporaneo, Madrid, Spain

‘Stroomopwaarts’, De Hal, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

‘Among Others’, Biennale Venice, Italy

‘Ripple across the Water’, Watari-um Museum, Tokyo, Japan

1996 ‘NOG maar net’, collection NOG, van Reekum museum, Apeldoorn, the

Netherlands

‘Young Artists I’, Sabine Wachters gallery, Brussels

‘Licht en Beweging’, ICC, Antwerp, Belgium

‘De Rode Poort’, S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium

‘linneart’, Sabine Wachters gallery, Gent, Belgium

1997 ‘P.O.Box’, S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium

‘Young Artists II’, Sabine Wachters gallery, Brussels, Belgium

‘Comité’97’, Jan van Nassau kazerne, Hardewijk, the Netherlands

‘Bouwvak’, Uden, the Netherlands

‘Ecce Nietzsche’, Trust Theater, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

‘Oog in Al’, Comité’97, Utrecht, the Netherlands

‘Uw Kenmerk’, foundation Exedra, Hilversum, the Netherlands

‘linneart’, Sabine Wachters gallery, Gent, Belgium

1998 ‘Edition Spare Tires’, de Vereniging van het S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium

‘Wahlverwandtschaften’, collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, Casino

Luxembourg

‘HO’, Vlaams cultureel centrum De Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, the Nether-

lands

‘Artcenter Sittard’, Sittard, the Netherlands

foundation ‘Watertoren’, Vlissingen, the Netherlands

‘The Center Holds’, Bericht von Kunstschauplatz Niederlanden, Gmurzynska

gallery, Cologne, Germany

‘derde Salon’, Utrecht, the Netherlands

1999 ‘Spiral’, Artcenter Sittard on tour, Museum Ludwig Forum, Aachen, Germany

‘een Keuze’, collection NOG, Pronkkamer museum hedendaagse kunst Uden,

the Netherlands

‘JARS II’, Ellen Ligteringen, Pim de la Parra, David Bade, Artcenter Sittard,

the Netherlands

‘Trafique’, S.M.A.K. extra muros, Gent, Belgium

‘artists of the gallery’, Sabine Wachters gallery, Knokke, Belgium

‘FIAC’, Sabine Wachters gallery, Paris, France

‘1000 en één nacht’, Museum Jan Cunen, Oss, the Netherlands

‘Arte’99’, Curacao

‘Glad ijs’, collection Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2000 ‘Carel Visser, David Bade, huize Angelique Mulder, Scheveningen, the

Netherlands

‘10 jaar Diepenheim’, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, the Netherlands

‘NachtTräume-ZeitRäume’, St.Petri-Dom, Bremen, Germany

‘EJECT’, Suriname

‘I Giochi e le Fiabe’, Museo, Laboratorio D’Arte Contemporanea, Citta

Sant’Angelo, Pescara, Italy

‘I fiori del mio giardino’, Associazione Culturale per l’Arte Moderna,

Lucca, Italy

Art-fair Torino, Italy, Sabine Wachters gallery

’82,65% verf’’; een keuze uit de aanwinsten 1991-2000, Stadsgalerij Heerlen

2001 Art-fair Bologna,Italy, Sabine Wachters gallery

‘Prix Nouvelles Images’, The Hague, The Netherlands

‘Echt’, Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zürich, Swiss

‘Art Brussels’, art-fair Brussels, Sabine Wachters gallery, Belgium

‘De Collectie Becht’, De krabbedans, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

‘Sculptuur Den Haag’, Den Haag, The Netherlands

‘Sculpture Néerlandais’, Le Havre, France

‘Carribean Art’, Travelling groupshow , among others Valencia, Argentina, Brasil,

Costa Rica, Venezuela,…

‘Madness’, Gallerie Herenplaats/Tent, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

‘Nieuwe Aanwinsten’, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2002 Bers Gransinge, William Speakman, David Bade, Sabine Wachters Gallery,

Brussels, Belgium

‘1000 en 1 Nacht’, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Perpertuum Bangtamtam’, Honoré d’O, David Bade, Gesellschaft für Aktuelle

Kunst, Bremen, Germany

‘Ontvelde Plekken’, Frans Hals museum-De Hallen, Haarlem, The Netherlands

‘Buiten Zinnen’, Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

‘Hofvijver in poëzie & beeld’, Haags historisch museum, Den Haag, The

Netherlands

‘Les Quais de la sculpture’, Bordeaux, France

‘Schlafplätze werden arrangiert’, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, The Netherlands

‘Red Spy’, Commune di Aulla, Italy

‘Pollitical Correct? Dutch artists respond to a changing society’, Gallerie

Krinzinger, Salzburg, Vienna, Austria

“Setting a good Corner’, ‘Stedelijk Museum in de Nieuwe Kerk nr.1’, sculptures

1945-2002, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Upstream’, 400 years VOC, Hoorn, The Netherlands

‘L’Ultima Cena’, Castel dell’Ovo, Italy

2003 ‘Beter één vogel……’, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Netherlands

‘Extérieur Monologue’, Galerie Loerakker, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Tekenen des Tijds’, stichting KW14, s’Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

‘bookshop GEM’, Kunstrai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Van Gogh en de Modernen’, Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Tot Zover’, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Rolemodels’, Den Haag Sculptuur, Den Haag, The Netherlands

groupshow Tanya Rumpff Gallery, Haarlem, The Netherlands

‘Blindergangers en Voetzoekers’, Voormalig Gerechtsgebouw Utrecht, The Netherlands

2004 ‘The Nineties’, Stedelijk Museum Arnhem, The Netherlands

‘Heavy Duty’, De Vishal, Haarlem, The Netherlands

‘Tekenen’, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands

‘Vloedmerk’, Heemskerk aan zee, The Netherlands

2005 ‘Wintergasten’, De Zonnehof, Amersfoort, The Netherlands

‘artfair Torino’, galerie Metis_NL, Italy

‘artfair Verona’, galleria del Tasso, Italy

‘Wonderkamers’, Haags Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Netherlands

‘Respekt-Vormen van samenleven’, Marrakech, Marokko

‘Into Drawing’, Coda Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

‘Into Drawing’, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Ireland

2006 Stedelijk Museum Den Bosch, ‘Do the Right Bling’, Den Bosch, the Netherlands

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, ‘Breaking the Rules’, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

‘Into Drawing’, Institut Néerlandais, Paris, France

2007 ‘Colored’, W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Art Rotterdam, gallery Metis_NL

‘Pleased to Meet You; David Bade & Tirzo Martha, Instituto Buena Bista, Curacao,

Netherlands Antilles

‘Drawing Typologies’, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Into Drawing’, Istituto Universitario Olandesi, Firenze, Italy

‘Brieven uit Arcadia’, collectie NOG/SNS Reaalfonds, Centraal Museum Utrecht

Caribean groupshow in the Bank of Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago

2008 ‘Into Drawing’, Stiftung Museum Schloss Moyland, Germany

‘Art Rotterdam’, gallery Metis_NL

‘Standpunten’, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands

‘Art Brussels’, with Metis_NL, Brussels, Belgium

‘Wassenaar Triënnale’, Wassenaar, The Netherlands

‘Fundament-Lust Warande’, Tilburg, The Netherlands

‘Verse Vangst II’, Museum Jan Cunen, Oss, The Netherlands

2009 ‘Schunck Collectors House’, Glaspaleis, Heerlen, The Netherlands

‘Art Rotterdam’, gallery Metis_NL, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

PROJECTS

1997 ‘Youth Print Project’, Muka Studio, Auckland, New Zealand

1998 ‘Onze Vader Ons Moeder’, Museum Jan Cunen, Trias College, David Bade

Museum Jan Cunen, Oss, the Netherlands

2000 main responsibility complete scenery/ Haupt Verantwortlichkeit Bühnebild

‘Zeitgenössische Kammeroper’ in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Atelier Neue Musik

der Hochschule für Kunste Bremen, Germany

2001 ‘Austäusch HFK Bremen- Art Academy Maastricht’, Kunst im Öffentlichen Raum,

Maastricht, The Netherlands

‘workshop old people- children’, Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam,

The Netherlands

Workshop with students of the Hochschule für Künste Bremen in Poland

‘David Bade Clinic, kunstacademie in een uur’, Museumnacht, Stedelijk Museum,

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2002 ‘Robin Hood Fittness Center’, 5de Seizoen, Den Dolder, Students Bremen, Aki

academie Enschede, academie Maastricht en patients of the Willem Arntsz

kliniek.

‘Knap Lelijk’, project of David Bade with 24 pupils of OSG Wolfert van Borselen

school, Bureau Medelanders, Wereldmuseum, Historisch museum en het

Boymans van Beuningen museum.

‘Laat de Kinderen tot mij komen en verhindert ze niet’, workshop in ‘De Nieuwe

Kerk on the occasion of ‘Setting a good corner’, sculpture collection Stedelijk

Museum 1945-2002 in ‘De Nieuwe Kerk’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Dirty work-shop’, Profile Intermedia, Bremen, Germany

2003 Wallpainting with students of HFK Bremen and students of the Villa Arson Nice,

Cap d’Ail, France

‘20×20=VET’,The Boulevard, Den Bosch, The Netherlands

‘Planage’, Presentation Bade Klasse, Bremen, Germany

‘Zelt im Park’, Bremen, Germany

2003/ Artist in residence, Platform Garanti, Istanbul, Turkey

2004 ‘Village People gehen Baden’, Decoration ‘Freundeskreis’ Party HFK,

Bremen Germany

‘ArteSwa, workshop 2004’, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles

‘Brains@Work’, Wetenschapsweek, Boymans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

‘Close Encounters’, Ypenburg, The Netherlands

‘BSAG-HFK’, Collaboration University of the Arts Bremen with streetcarfirm of the city of Bremen

2005 ArteSwa, workshops 2004-05, Curacao, Netherlans Antilles

Zo-ArteSwa, workshop 2005, Amsterdam Zuidoost, The Netherlands

Workshop at the ROBECO office, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Museumschool, Museum Jan Cunen-Hooghuys Lyceum-David Bade, Oss, NL

2006 ArteSwa, ‘Pimp my Bike’, carnaval Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

ArteSwa, ‘Ice ice Hot, collaboration with community of Kortijn, Curacao
’Wildcard’, workshop, Stadsgalerij Heerlen, The Netherlands

Museumschool, Museum Jan Cunen-Hooghuys Lyceum-David Bade, Oss, NL

ArteSwa024, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

2007 ArteSwa, workshop ‘mama’, Brionplein Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

‘Nabeeld WillemII’, ArteSwa en Stroom, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Workshop San Pedro met Light House Club Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

‘De Kleine Prins’, museum Villa Zebra, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

‘Voor wat hoort wat’, ‘Energeia’, zuid-as Mahlerplein IV, Amsterdam, The Netherls.

‘Visual Column’ for every show in W139, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2008 ‘Sattellite Station’, Basement , Art Amsterdam, The Netherlands

‘Un bon bista di buena vista’, IBB, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

2009 ‘A Portrait Archive’, Liverpool Biennial, UK

Performance/intervention ‘Normalitairism’, Niet Normaal, Beurs Berlage, A’dam

C0MMISSIONS

1998 ceilings of old people’s home ‘Het Zonnehuis’, in collaberation with the

SKOR, Vlaardingen, the Netherlands

1999 sketch design for a cluster of two schools in Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, the

Netherlands

2000 collaboration with Huntsman Polyurethanes and EIC Mainport Rotterdam

2001 sculpture for the city of Rotterdam, cultural capital city of Europe 2001

2002 sculpture ‘Neue Vahr’ for the city of Bremen, Germany

sketch-design sculpture for the project ‘Upstream’, Hoorn-Amsterdam

sketch-design for the ‘Westergasfabriek’, Amsterdam

2003 sculpture for the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Netherlands

sculpture for the Hooghuis Lyceum in Oss, The Netherlands

sketch-design ‘Rampe’ Bahnhofplatz, Bremen, Germany

2004 sculpture-group for the city of Vlissingen, The Netherlands

2005 sculpture-group for the city of Vlissingen, The Netherlands

2006 sketch-design Arena, Ajax Stadium, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

sculpture Cantina Zaccagnini Vineyard, Bolognano, Italy

2007 sculpture for the collection NOG/SNS Reaal fonds

2008 sketch-design for the city hall of Wassenaar, the Netherlands

Sketch-design for Regenboogschool, Den Helder, The Netherlands

Sculpture/installation for Museum Jan Cunen, Oss, The Netherlands

Sculpture ‘Bosje Populair’, private collection Arnhem, The Netherlands

2009 commission SKOR/Niet Normaal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

AWARDS

1993 Prix de Rome, drawing

COLLECTIONS

Among others……….

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Museum Jan Cunen, Oss, the Netherlands

Bonnefanten Museum, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Stadsgallerij, Heerlen, the Netherlands

S.M.A.K., Gent, Belgium

Musée d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporain, Nice, France

Collection NOG insurances, the Netherlands

Collection Sonnabend, Boston, U.S.A.

Collection Frits Becht, the Netherlands

Peter Stuyvesant Collection

Gemeente Museum Den Haag, The Netherlands

ABN-Amro, The Netherlands

Achmea, The Netherlands

KPMG, Curaçao

and several more private collections

VISITING LECTURER

1996 Gerrit Rietveld academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

1997 Gerrit Rietveld academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Hogeschool voor Kunsten, Maastricht, the Netherlands

Hogeschool voor Kunsten, Den Bosch, the Netherlands

Artschool University of Auckland, New Zealand

1998 Hogeschool voor Kunsten, Utrecht, the Netherlands 1999 Ateliers Arnhem

Koninklijke academie, Den Haag, the Netherlands

Hochschule für Künste Bremen, Germany

Rijksgecommiteerde Rietveld academie, Free media department, Gerrit

Rietveld academie, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2001 Hogeschool voor kunsten, Maastricht, The Netherlands

Hoger instituut voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium

AKI, Art Academy, Enschede, The Netherlands

Sandberg instituut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2002 Sandberg instutuut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

AKI, Art Academy, Enschede, The Netherlands

2003 Sandberg instituut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

AKI, Art Academy,Enschede, The Netherlands

Universiteit Maastricht, The Netherlands

Guesttutor Artacademy Oslo, Norway

2004 Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2005 Jury member prix de Rome Drawing

2006 Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2007 Lecture on art in public space, Rietveld academy, Amsterdam, NL

Lecture on art in the Caribean, Biennale Liverpool, Tate Liverpool, England

Sandberg Instituut, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Koninklijke Hogeschool voor Kunsten, Den Haag, The Netherlands

Jury member Prix de Rome

2008 ‘Masterclass’ sculpture, Vrije Academie, den Haag, The Netherlands

MASTERSHIP

1998-1999 basic-year Gerrit Rietveld academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2000-2001 Gastprofessor Hochschule für Künste, Bremen, Germany

2001-2002 Gastprofessor Hochschule für Künste, Bremen, Germany

2002-2003 Gastprofessor Hochschule für Künste, Bremen, Germany

2003 Jurymember Prix de Rome Drawing/Graphics, Rijksacademie, Amsterdam

2004 Jurymember Prix de Rome Drawing/Graphics, Rijksacademie, Amsterdam

Gastprofessor Hochschule für Künste, Bremen, Germany

2005 Gastprofessor Hochschule für Künste, Bremen, Germany

2006 Guest tutor Sandberg Instiute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2007 Guest tutor Sandberg Insitute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

2008 Guest tutor Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Tutor Instituto Buena Bista, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

2009 Tutor Instituto Buena Bista, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles

Testing the new outfits of my ‘Mannschaft  Normalitarism’ Bade B Brand for the first action/performance last monday at the Beurs/Stock Exchange Berlage Amsterdam of the project ‘Niet Normaal-Difference on Display’ (www.nietnormaal.nl)  Will becontinued!

NORMALITARISM

This picture I have received from the city of Vlissingen in the Netherlands which has a group of sculptures of me: ‘Badende Beelden’, 2005-06.

It turns out that in front of the installation, where Maria is incorperated in one of the sculptures called ‘Big Mama’, every now and then persons kneel down to pray and putting flowers as well. I am so happy with this specific way of appreciation of the work. Especially, because the whole process of placing these sculptures took a big effort from me and the people concerned with this commission. There had been quite a lot of (political) noise because of the installation.

‘Zapper’, 2005, polyester, ca.230×20x200 cm, Vlissingen

‘Flying Dutchman’, 2006, Vlissingen, polyester, ca.400×270x200 cm

‘Hals over Kop’, 2006, polyester, ca.500×200x180cm, Vlissingen