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West-Terschelling gem. Terschelling (Friesland) 't Lichtje |
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Yaël Artsi
2006 |
The arrangement of the park looks balanced. The "Sails" form a beacon on the seaside;
the "Islanders" look out at the bay and see in the distance the famous lighthouse Brandaris towering above the small seaport town of West.
The "Bollard" stands on its place, as though it had been there for many centuries.
The sculpture "Island" constitutes, in an inviting way, the entry to the park.
Via "Wreck" the visitor walks automatically to the center of
the sculpture "Perish". Yael calls it a Memorial. A solemn place where on a six square meter stone floor, an oblong granite block, sculpted in the form of a wave, reminds one of a grave stone. The stone is partly placed in the earth. The upper side is polished smooth and begs to lay upright. A grave stone like a water bed, but hard. Even when the sun shines only a little, warmth is agreeably felt. A place inviting you to rest and meditate in the middle of a splendid landscape where one can stand in silence in commemoration of all those who through the ages never came back from their sea travel. Many islanders have some experience of that in their family past - the sea that was supposed to earn one's daily bread, though always involved risks. Because of the sandy coloured stone floor around the objects, "Perish" looks like a sandbank with a grave for the unknown drowned. Yael left the upright stones unprocessed, which made traces of the sea visible - lumpy fossilized marine animals. These rugged stones, hiding their beauty, look in their simplicity as beautiful as the polished parts. This Sculpture, "Perish", represents the life cycle of man. The round polished stone symbolizes birth, when all is still perfect. The standing unprocessed stones represent the capricious path of life. The lying stone is the dying process of man who may rest in peace.These are the themes of birth, aging and death.
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