SÖYLE – SPEAK. Kommagene Biennial, August 20-October 20, 2022. Kahta, Turkey. In the Kommagene Biennial, curated by Nihat Özdal, 53 artists from 23 countries made installations to create an imaginary new civilization at the fabulous archaeological sites of the Kahta district in southeastern Anatolia. My work was installed on the riverbed of the Cendere Creek at the foot of the late Roman Septimius Severius Bridge. It consists of a boulder in which the word ‘SÖYLE’ (Speak) is carved, surrounded by seven boulders with a carved ear. It is a place for free speech and listening, two prerequisites for a new civilization.
OBITSJANKA-PROMISE. 2021 – with Roeki Symons. Steel, labradorite – height 400cm. Aleksandria Boulevard, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine. A symbolic place for making a promise; in the shape of a snowdrop, a universal sign of hope and new beginning.
DREAMBOAT. 2020 – granite, stainless steel – L625xW225xH360cm – Yellow River Sculpture Park, Wanrong, Shanxi Province, China
PROMISE FROM NATURE. 2019 – steel – L300xW300xH450cm – Minqin Desert Sculpture Park – Minqin, Gansu Province, China
THE LAST WORD. 2018 – marble, aluminium – L115xW110xH180cm and L115xW80xH160cm – Ceyhan City Park, Ceyhan, Turkey
FISHERMAN’S TALE. 2017 – stainless steel – L240xW110xH220cm – Plaza La Aurora, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
DREAMBOAT. 2016 – granite – L200xW150xH250cm – Parque Internacional de Esculturas Domadores de Pedra, Bento Goncalvez, RS Brasil
PEACE ACCORD. 2016 – marble – L210xW110xH90cm – Fulya Sanat Cultural Center, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
FEATHERLIGHT. 2011 – stainless steel, granite – L150xW150xH850cm – City hall, Den Burg, Texel, Netherlands
MONUMENT FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS. 2010 – brass, LED spots – L250xW250xH90cm – Zaantheater, Zaandam. Inverted singing bowl with text of the 3rd article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, sounded at commemorations of the human rights.
moNUment voor Vrede en Samenleving (Monument for Peace and Community). 2010 – Granite, inlaid with 48 kinds of stone from the different countries of origin of the citizens – 2pcs. L190xW80xH270cm. Granite text inlaid in pavement: ‘DEEL DIT MOMENT’ (Share This Moment). – Thaliaplein, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
GREAT NEWS . 2006 – granite, aluminium – W125xW275xH220cm. Kerkstraat, Sliedrecht, Netherlands – In 2017 relocated to Willem Dreespark, Sliedrecht.
Forecourt episcopal palace – 2005 – overall design with aluminium sculpture L113xW113xH32cm, LED ground spot inside, limestone base 650x450cm, steel fence/gate 1500×150/180cm – Havermarkt, Breda, Netherlands
SINGING IN THE RAIN. 2004 – granite – L125xW125xH500cm – Seolbong Park, Icheon, South Korea
RUNNING MATE. 2003 – granite, bronze, PU paint, L175xW175xH265cm – granite path, L20m – Kloosterstraat, Deurne, Netherlands – relocated to Keltenstraat, Deurne, in 2019
GREAT ACTORS. 2000. Aluminium, bronze, gold foil, glass. Height 210-150cm. Top: in studio. Bottom: Bernardplein, Den Helder (opposite theater). Relocated to Kreekpark, Den Helder, in 2019.
RAIN BETWEEN MY EARS. 1999 – granite – L225xW225xH400 – Yuzi Paradise, Guilin, Guangxi Province, China
SKYMARK. 1997- steel, stainless steel, PU paint – L500xW400xH800cm – Wethouder Hoogendijktunnel, Krimpen aan den IJssel, Netherlands
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS. 1997 – Bleu de Vire granite, aluminium – L300xW250xH525cm – Visserslaan, Arnhem, Netherlands
EMANCIPATION MONUMENT. 1995 – aluminium – L225xW150xH225cm – two cymbals supporting each other – line of poetry by Elly de Waard – Niek Engelschmanlaan, Nijmegen, Netherlands
ARCHIPELAGO. 1992 – Anröchter dolomite stone, steel, stainless steel, PU paint – L475xW250xH675cm – cloudshape with islands from all over the world – Doornenburg, NL
GREAT EXAMPLE. 1992 – Anröchter dolomite stone – 2pcs, L180xW70xH425 and L260xW80xH300cm – Veeartsenijpad, Utrecht, Netherlands
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OBITSJANKA-PROMISE. 2021 – with Roeki Symons. Steel, labradorite – height 400cm. Aleksandria Boulevard, Bila Tserkva, Ukraine. A symbolic place for making a promise; in the shape of a snowdrop, a universal sign of hope and new beginning.
PEACE ACCORD. 2016 – marble – L210xW110xH90cm – Fulya Sanat Cultural Center, Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
