SATELLITE SCULPTURE VIEWS
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Houten, near Utrecht, Holland - its sculpture seen from the
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a satellite view of a sculpture installed in the green belt in
new Houten In 1993 I was invited to make a proposal for a sculpture on an artificial mound in the center of new Houten. Two other sculptors were also invited to submit a proposal. As The Netherlands is for the most part flat, not counting the dunes near the North Sea and The province of Limburg, all other hills and mounds were man-made - either to escape the high tides of rivers and seas, or now days to give people an opportunity to see the surroundings from a different perspective. In my environmental and landscape projects I always also have the aerial or satellite view in mind. Here I only had the horizon before me and the mound, which was no more that a subtle knoll. It needed a sculptural complement to make its shape more pronounced. Seven fifteen meter long curved stainless steel pipes perform a dance up and down the mound and over the footpath. Upon discovering this sculpture on Google Maps I was reminded of the scale model I had made for my proposal. To see see the work from eye level click this image
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satellite images of sculptures
I found these images of my sculptures on www.maps.google.com. Legal experts could probably tell more about who has the right to publicize these images - is it I, who's sculpture is depicted on the satellite photographs, or is it Google who owns the rights to the images? As for me, I'll wait and see. But as far as Google's maps site is concerned - I can recommend a visit to everyone - there are many services Google gives on these pages, but my biggest thrill was being able to find my sculptures.
