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Book SynopsisDutch artist Theo Jansen (b. 1948, The Hague) has achieved worldwide recognition for his imposing and ingenious strandbeests, which are much more than art objects. They actually try to create dunes themselves. Taking his inspiration from the theory of evolution, Jansen has taught his strandbeests to float on the sea breeze and to walk independently along the beach. Using PVC tubing, adhesive tape and PET bottles, he has brought a completely new life form into existence. In so doing, he seeks insight into the origins of life itself. His ultimate aim is to have herds of his creations roam the beach all on their own. ‘Give me another couple of million years, and my strandbeests will live completely independently.’
Text in English and Dutch.
Table of Contents10 PREGLUTON PERIODE VOORAFGAAND AAN HET GLUTON / THE ERA BEFORE THE GLUTON 1948-1989 16 GLUTON PLAKBANDPERIODE / THE ADHESIVE-TAPE PERIOD 1990 22 CHORDA SJORPERIODE / THE TYING PERIOD 1991-1993 26 CALIDUM HETE PERIODE / THE HOT PERIOD 1993-1994 30 TEPIDEEM LAUWE PERIODE / THE TEPID PERIOD 1994-1997 40 LIGNATUM PERIODE VAN HET HOUT / THE WOOD PERIOD 1997-2001 44 VAPORUM PERIODE VAN DE STOOMGELUIDEN / THE STEAM-SOUNDS PERIOD 2001-2006 50 CEREBRUM PERIODE VAN DE HERSENEN / THE BRAINS PERIOD 2006-2008 60 SUÏCIDEEM/SUICIDEEM PERIODE VAN HET ZELFDESTRUCTIVISME / 2009-2011 64 ASPERSORIUM PERIODE VAN HET KWISPELEN / THE TAIL-WAGGING PERIOD 2012 66 AURUM PERIODE VAN DE ZWAKKE WIND / THE WEAK-WINDS PERIOD 2013-2015 68 BRUCHUM PERIODE VAN DE RUPSEN / THE CATERPILLAR PERIOD 2016-2019 72 VOLANTUM PERIODE VAN HET VLIEGEN / THE FLYING PERIOD 2020-2021 76 FILUM PERIODE VAN DE DRAADJES / THE CORD PERIOD 2021
