Max Jacquard

On September 31st I boarded the ferry to Ostend with Albion in a coffin on the roof of my car and the two scarecrows boxed up in the boot. You can imagine the looks I got from the customs officers. There was a lot of explaining to do!

After a long drive across Belgium and most of Holland I arrived in the quaint Village of Tubbergen where once a year the entire population and that of the surrounding towns goes crazy about glass for a whole week. Glasrijk means Glass Rich in Dutch and there certainly was glass everywhere, even in the local hairdressers.

My pieces were installed in a small triangular wood in between the Swimming pool, the Eetcafe Fox and the Old People’s home. There was a constant coming and going of people even at night. I had set up my three figures with focussed outdoor spots so it gave a very theatrical air to the group after dark. There were a number of other great pieces including an installation by Belgian artist Inge Goosens filling a small tree with cast glass light bulbs that looked wonderful at night with my prodigal Scarecrow pointing the way !

Also late on the last day the evening sun came through the trees to reveal the colours and patchwork patterns to spectacular effect.

Glasrijk Tubbergen was a unique event – a real mixture of quality and types of work including some extraordinary installations in containers. It ran from the 3rd to the 7th Oct more info can be found at www.glasrijk.nl