11fountains Dokkum
The Ice Fountain is a toy of the elements where no two days are the same. Ice draws patterns on the copper skin of the sculpture. The extent to which the fountain forms layers of ice (or not) depends on the sun, humidity, temperature, wind and precipitation. Energy for the Ice Fountain is generated by solar panels. The area is surrounded by trees which have leaves that turn red in autumn. They stand for Boniface and his followers who were murdered in Dokkum. For optimal shading, the sculpture uses the regular arrangement of leaves around a central point. This is the result of more than 100 million years of evolution in the plant world.
This fountain is part of the 11fountains: eleven fount…
The Ice Fountain is a toy of the elements where no two days are the same. Ice draws patterns on the copper skin of the sculpture. The extent to which the fountain forms layers of ice (or not) depends on the sun, humidity, temperature, wind and precipitation. Energy for the Ice Fountain is generated by solar panels. The area is surrounded by trees which have leaves that turn red in autumn. They stand for Boniface and his followers who were murdered in Dokkum. For optimal shading, the sculpture uses the regular arrangement of leaves around a central point. This is the result of more than 100 million years of evolution in the plant world.
This fountain is part of the 11fountains: eleven fountains in the eleven Frisian cities, designed by eleven artists from eleven different countries. 11fountains is an international art project for Leeuwarden-Fryslân 2018, Cultural Capital of Europe, conceived and curated by Anna Tilroe.
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