For the art-walk 'Pracht in de Gracht 2009' in Zaltbommel I created the Water-Shelter.
Water, one of the 4 elements (earth-air-water-fire). A basic element. A nessecary element for life. Our body consists for a big part of it.
Water offers coolness. Water quenches our thirst. We seek out the water for repose. In the meantime water is also an enemy; storm flood, inundation, nuissance. A double role. Friend and enemy. Hate-love, they are close together. So they say.
The Water-Shelter has an unclear role. A double role. Who hides in it? What hides in it? A shelter for water? Or against water?
A shelter. But how much shelter does this open construction give?