Floating Mountain of Immortals



Anchored in the North Sea, a few hundred meters from the shore of the Belgian town of Knokke, and only 2 kilometers from the border with The Netherlands, an artificial island is floating in the waves. Glittering and shining in its stainless steel hull, the floating rock is a work of art by Chinese sculptor Zhan Wang. It's an integral part of the 'Beaufort' art trail, a collection of international art spread out over the 67 kilometers of Belgian coast (Saddam the Shark is also part of it). A billboard at the beach explains (but only in Dutch, French and German) that this work is called "Floating Island of Immortals". Holy mountains are a constant theme in Chinese landscape art. On the island, statues of a fisherman and an elf, a cell phone and a computer are present as icons of the past, the present and the future.













In the background, the Dutch dunes of Walcheren.


In the background, the Dutch city of Flushing (Vlissingen).

Reacties

#62960

xtiaan

 

Say Joe, we didnt ask you....

#27958

tippex forever

 

Tippex Rubio ?

#21357

Jöe

 

If you ask me, I find it crap. Then I prefer more Broodthaers' "Casserole and Closed Mussels", which also comes a lot closer to the Belgian coast ;-)

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