Art in the open air
Explore art in the open air
Statues in the open air
Jan Van Oost
This statue on the spacious lawn behind the residential building symbolizes the artist as a storyteller. The man leans slightly forward, as if he wants to address his audience with a sense of urgency.
Many young visitors are already playfully intrigued by the statue of this mysterious man with the mask.
That mask refers to theater, while the book is linked to writing.
Moreover, such a mask also keeps the artist's identity secret and at the same time stimulates our imagination with this outdoor artwork.
Brave Wave - Joke Raes
When you enter Destelheide, the statue of Joke Raes next to the main building immediately catches your eye. This outdoor statue is like a frozen memory of all fleeting creative moments. It was made with material that is normally discarded, but now becomes visible and regains value.
The two outdoor artworks are complementary in terms of material (bronze versus industrial waste), design (figurative versus abstract), and theme (the artist's craft versus the connection between culture and nature).
With this, Destelheide aims to draw a line between two generations of artists.
The outdoor artworks confront the young people staying here - the next generation of artists? - with a wide spectrum of expressive possibilities.
