Project:	Artwork for Brede School Nesselande
Location:	Nesselande, Rotterdam
Client:	Centre for Visual Arts, Rotterdam
Year:	2007-2013

Nesselande is a windy spot. Energy and movement are part of the wind, just as they are also part of growing children The focus of this artwork is the wind. In front of the school there is wedge-shaped park, where the Wind Vane Park park is laid out. Between the tall grasses there are seven wind vanes, masts of around 5 metres tall. On top of the masts silhouettes of migratory birds are mounted on arrows that indicate the direction of the wind and catch and reflect the light, shining like tower cocks. These summer and winter guests that migrate between continents can also be found around Nesselande. Between the masts there are two intersecting paths that indicate the direction of the wind. The wind has different names in every part of the world. Some of these names, like monsoon or chocolatero, are etched on the tiles. The Wind Vane Park points to distant places, a symbol of the wind that blows in all parts of the globe.