This sculpture by Dutch sculptor Adri de Fluiter (1940) is called '
Waterzwaard' or 'Water Sword'. It is placed just outside the village of Coevorden, on the parting of the canals '
Coevorden-Picardië-kanaal' on the right and '
Schoonebeekerdiep' on the left. With his sculpture De Fluiter wants to express that the canals lost their functions as transport ways for vessels; the sword symbolically splits 'then' and 'now'.
The photo was made earlier this month on a sunny and cold Sunday afternoon.
Grappig beeld op een ongewone plek.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHeel mooi.
BeantwoordenVerwijderen...to the right it looks like fall and to the left winter.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThat's right Tom. Where the sun couldn't reach the grass stayed frozen white that day.
VerwijderenWhat a surprising sight to come across. The water reflection is a bonus.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIt makes for a fascinating shot!
BeantwoordenVerwijdereneen fraai symbolisch werk Marleen
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What a fantastic shot and a nice reflection too.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenBeautiful picture and very interesting historical symbolism. Especially interesting to me since we live on a Canal (one that was never used for commercial purposes though). Do they take pleasure boats on this canal?
BeantwoordenVerwijderenHi Sallie, that is an interesting question. I looked it up and found that it is a drainage-canal now.
VerwijderenA magnet? :-)
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