Max Jacquard

In June 2007 I participated in the 4th Sculpture Biennale Kijkduin. Entitled ‘Reflections by the Sea’ the event used the seafront setting of the Southern Coastal resort of Kijkduin near The Hague. After two successful years of presenting outdoor sculpture this year the theme was concerned with light. Curated by Angela Van Der Burght the beachfront Plaza featured a fascinating collection of installations in glass and mixed media.

My piece was to be housed under the lighthouse or what translates as ‘Fire Tower” in Dutch.

The space beneath the tower was transformed utilizing turfs of beachgrass and spotlighting. The figure represented something of a fertility symbol as it confronted the concrete plaza with an ‘oasis of green’

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Opened by Queen Beatrix of Holland on the 31st June the exhibition continued throughout July and attracted many thousands of visitors.

I met some lovely people at the show including the British artist David Pratt. His background is in drawing but for the Sculpture Biennal he presented a flying greenhouse covered in the most beautiful engravings. a really unique and special piece it can be seen at Goodwood Sculpture Park or by googling The Cass Foundation.

For more information about Kijkduin go to www.kijkduin.net

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