- Title:
Fuik, Waalbrug nijmegen opbouw installatie
Client:
Architecture Centre Nijmegen
Year: 2007
Many people think that the space underneath a bridge is at the most for vagrants: too dark, noisy and windy. But it is a splendid part of the landscape and wrongly overlooked. There the metropolitan structures meet the natural streaming of the river and fail to touch each other. It is a landscape in which own rules apply. The spot radiates freedom. There is room for everyone irrespective of where you come from.
- Title:
fuik, waalbrug Nijmegen 2007
Client:
Architecture Centre Nijmegen
Year: 2007
My fascination inspired me to realise a temporary accommodation under the bridge: a construction as light as a fishing net or a spider's web. By the beauty of this temporary form I wanted to invite visitors to enjoy this very special place.
- Title:
Fuik, onder de Waalbrug Nijmegen 2007
Client:
architecture Center Nijmegen
Year: 2007
Construction of the installation
- Title:
Fyke below the Waalbridge photo 4
Client:
Architectuurcentrum Nijmegen
Year: 2007
This photograph I took very late in the evening when the installation was almost completed. At that moment I decided to stay overnight in Fuik. It was a great experience!
- Title:
Fyke below the Waalbridge photo 5
Year: 2007
Early that Saturday morning I had the most splendid view over the river. The Waal was veiled in mist, from time to time a large ship came by. Furthermore there was the shit of pigeons and jackdaws living in colonies above my head. During the night a heavy shower came down. I survived the pouring rain, but my sleeping bag was wet through.
- Title:
Fyke below the Waalbridge photo 6
Client:
Architectuurcentrum Nijmegen
Year: 2007
Fuik hung very stable even with powerful wind, only by bus and lorry traffic above my head the installation trembled a bit. Fuik is a pilot project: the experiences I gained will be used next year (2008). Then I'm going to build a pavilion on the same spot where people can come for bed and breakfast. It will be a large and comfortable accommodation for guests who want to live under the bridge for a short period.