No title / Erik Varming - Foulum, Denmark
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N 56° 29.286 E 009° 34.970
32V E 535890 N 6260558
Tableau ved hovedindgangen til Forskningscenter Foulum --- Tableau at the Research Center Foulum main entrance.
Waymark Code: WMGZRW
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 04/29/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Tharandter
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"Der er elementer fra både dyreriget og planteriget. Riberne i søjlen og den runde figur ovenpå er organiske og minder om ribberne i et planteblad. På platformen har jeg indlagt symboler for luft, ild, jord, vand og dna - de fire traditionelle elementer samt det videnskabelige element. Men ellers vil jeg ikke fortælle hvad formerne er! Folk skal selv have lov til at bruge deres fantasi og få forskelligt ud af tableauet." - Erik Varming.

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.

"There are elements from both the animal kingdom and the plant kingdom. The ridges in the column and the round figure on top are reminiscent of the veins in a leaf from a plant. On the platform I have inlaid symbols for air, fire, earth, water and DNA - the four traditional elements plus the scientific element. Otherwise, I do not want to reveal what the shapes are! People should be allowed to use their imagination and to get different things from the tableau." - Erik Varming.

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

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Artist: Erik Varming

Media (materials) used: Granite, bronze, copper and terrazzo

Location (specific park, transit center, library, etc.): Research Center Foulum

Date of creation or placement: 2004

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