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Koi

Title: 114 koi'sYear: 2003
Location: Amsterdam-NoordDimensions of one koi: 4 x 1,3 meters
Materials: wooden stencils and latex emulsion paint sprayed on with airless machine
Assigned by: Foundation Kinetisch Noord
With help from: dr Jay

Musk Rat

Title: Musk RatYear: 2004
Location: Nieuwerkerk aan den Ijssel
Dimensions: 31,3 x 8 x 12 meters
Materials: wood, thatch and metal wire
Assigned by: Mama, Kunstgebouw Foundation and the province of Zuid-holland
In participation with: Harmjan Timmerarends
With help from: Kjell van Norel, Henk Loorbach, Timo Baerwaldt, Kim Engbers, Annelot Kamminga, Nathalie van der Wal, Henk Timmerarends, local youth and many others
Sponsored by: Rietdekkersfederatie (Thatcher's federation), Riethandel Brasjen, Rietdekkersbedrijf Simon Voogt and son and others

Black Crow Year Rotterdam

Title: Black CrowYear: 2005/ 2006

Location: Natural History Museum Rotterdam

Dimensions: 6 x 5 x 6 metersMaterials: Metal and eggshell enamel paint

Assigned by: Crossing Border Festival and Kunstgebouw Zuid-holland

In participation with: Kim Engbers (TEST)

Executed by: Konstruktiewerken Rotterdam and Kooyman publiciteitWith help from: Carlo van Driel and Paul Vos

Bleukelsblue

Title: BeukelsblueYear: 2004- 2006
Location: Beukelsdijk 21- 39, Rotterdam
Format: 115 x 15 metersMaterials: latex emulsion paint, rolled on and the roof sprayed on with an airless machine
Assigned by: borough of Delfshaven
Executed by: Schildersbedrijf N&F Hijnen, Rotterdam
"The borough of Delfshaven, Rotterdam, asked me to come up with a plan for a block of derelict buildings, which will eventually be demolished. The agreement with the neighbourhood is that the block will remain blue as long as there isn’t a new plan for the area. This was once one of the most unseen blocks of houses in Rotterdam, and by applying a layer of only 2 micron of blue paint onto it, it became Rotterdam’s most photographed one. By redecorating this block, which was built in the first years of the 20th century, people start looking again at what was and is there, and maybe think about what they will get in return. It also puts in perspective blocks of houses as such, architectural 'fashions' and demographic processes like city migrations, by making those blocks look like toy houses or archetypal buildings on an architect's maquette."