Stjernekiggeren - Foulum, Denmark
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pstidsen
N 56° 29.182 E 009° 35.037
32V E 535960 N 6260366
Granitfontæne i to dele --- Granite fountain in two parts
Waymark Code: WMGZ8Q
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 04/27/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 12

"Stjernekiggeren er placeret midt i et gårdrum og er tænkt som et samlende punkt for stedet. I et enkelt og stiliseret formsprog fortæller den en lille historie om et væsen, der forholder sig drømmende til livet, mens det ligger og betragter stjernerne og vandet der risler afsted." - Sys Svinding

Skulpturen er udført i granit og placeret over et lille vandbassin. Afhængig af hvordan man ser skulpturen ligger manden enten og ser på stjernerne eller også ligger han på maven og ser ned i vandet der kommer rislende ned af trinene under ham.

Forskningscenter Foulum kom til verden i 1984. I etaper kom forskere inden for husdyr og planteavl fra flere forskellige steder i Danmark. Byggeriet er sket etapevis og med dette, anskaffelsen af kunstværker. En del af midlerne til at købe kunst har været til rådighed, fordi der ved ofentligt byggeri skal anvendes en procent af byggesummen til kunst. Billedhuggeren Erik Varming har udvalgt en stor del af de kunstnere som har skabt de store udendørs skulpturer. Forskningscenter Foulum er idag hjemsted for mere end 50 imponerende kunstværker indendørs og udendørs.

Der er arbejdende personale i alle bygninger på stedet, hvilket man bør respektere – færdsel på stedet skal ske på de anlagte stier og evt. anvisninger fra personale skal efterkommes.

The Star Gazer is located in the middle of a courtyard and is intended as a gathering point for the area. In simple and stylized design it tells a little story of a creature that has a dreamy attitude towards life, lying on its back and gazing at the stars while water babbles.

The sculpture is made of granite and placed over a small pool of water. Depending on how you look, the sculpture is either a man looking at the stars or he lies on his stomach and looks into the water that comes trickling down the steps below him.

Research Center Foulum came to be in 1984. By stages the researchers in animal science and plant science moved in from various places in Denmark. The building work also took place in stages and, with that, the acquisition af art. The funds for buying art where avalible due to the fact that in public construction project in Denmark, one percent of the building cost must be allocated to the acquisition af art. The sculptor Erik Varming selected most of the artists who have created the large outdoor sculptures. Today Research Center Foulum is home to more than 50 impressive works of art indoors and outdoors.

There are working staff in all buildings on the site, which should be respected - traffic on the site must be on the trails and instructions from staff should be followed.


Source:
Shadow and Light - Lys of Skygge - Dansk JordbrugsForskning, 2006 - ISBN: 87-91949-01-7

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Stjernekiggeren / The star gazer

Figure Type: Human

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Sys Svinding

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1999

Materials used: Granite

Location: Research Centre Foulum

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