Artwork Kissing Earth at Rotterdam station – Parool.nl

19-11-14 20:27 pm – Source: Reuters

Artist impression © City of Rotterdam

At the station in Rotterdam is from autumn 2015 the artwork Kissing Earth. The sketch of the Danish / Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson is best assessed by a set up in 2013 commission headed by Cees de Bruin

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The reason for the arrival of the artwork is about five-year renovation of the Rotterdam Central Station. King Willem-Alexander performed in March of this year the opening.

The design Eliasson consists of two globes, touching each other at the scene of Rotterdam. ‘Kissing Earth is about the question: how do we establish a link between our local environment and global issues, “says the artist

Even there was that in 1940 the image The Destroyed City Ossip Zadkine of Square. would be moved to the new Station Square. That led to (political) debate.

“The work of Eliasson has international standing and is a striking addition to the unique international image collection of the city of Rotterdam, ‘says De Bruin about the choice Eliasson.

(Edited by: Editorial)

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