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Mennesket ved havet/Man meets the sea - Esbjerg, Denmark
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N 55° 29.267 E 008° 24.669
32U E 462790 N 6149230
Mennesket ved Havet (også kaldet De 4 hvide mænd) er en 9 meter høj skulptur, udført i hvidt beton af Svend Wiig Hansen i 1995./The monument is 9 m high and made in white concrete by the Danish sculpturer Svend Wiig Hansen in 1995.
Waymark Code: WM38DX
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 02/25/2008
Views: 219

Dansk

Mennesket ved havet
Mennesket ved Havet (også kaldet De 4 hvide mænd) er en 9 meter høj skulptur, udført i hvidt beton. Skulturen er skabt af billedkunstneren Svend Wiig Hansen i 1995 og opstillet i anledning af Esbjerg Kommunes 100-års jubilæum. Svend Wiig Hansen ledede selv det komplicerede støbearbejde, der foregik direkte på stranden. Skulpturerne kan i klart vejr ses på 10 km afstand.

Kunstneren har selv fortalt, at monumentet skal symbolisere menneskets møde med naturen. Et barn bliver født på det reneste sted, hvor hav, himmel og jord mødes. Først når vi begynder at handle selv, går det galt. De fire ens ansigter skuer ud over havet og giver næsten et guddommeligt indtryk. Pure og rene, som de er. Pejlemærker mellem havet og civilisationen. Og når man står ved deres fødder, oplever man sin egen lidenhed, derfor det guddommelige islæt.

Mennesket ved havet skulle oprindeligt have stået ved Skagen, men er i stedet endt som en yndet turistattraktion ved Esbjerg.

Svend Wiig Hansen (1922-1997) var billedhuger, maler, tegner og grafiker. Uddannet ved Det kongelige Danske Kunstakademi 1946-50 og professor samme sted 1971-76.

English

Man meets the sea
The monument is 9 m high and made in white concrete by the Danish sculpturer Svend Wiig Hansen in 1995. The monument is also called "Four white men". It symbolizes man meting nature and can be seen from a distance of 10km. When you are standing at the feet of the four white men, you really feel small.

Svend Wiig Hansen was a Danish Expressionist Painter, 1922-1997.

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Man meets the sea

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Svend Wiig Hansen

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1995

Materials used: White concrete

Location: Sædding Strand, Esbjerg

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