Arne Quinze : Rouen impressionisme - Guy Pieters

Camille-Les Jardins

KORTE INHOUD

Arne Quinze was happy to determine the location of where the sculpture would be placed himself. This often leads to difficult discussions as it is not always easy to obtain the right permits and to rouse the favour of the local population for a project as many people do not like to give up their daily habits. He immediately knew that he wanted to place a big sculpture (120 metres long, between 6 and 20 metres high) on the most centrally located bridge in the town, the Boieldieu Bridge. The inhabitants of the left and right banks lived very separated from each other due to the clearly visible separation, which the river Seine had established during the course of history.

For the duration of the festival, the bridge was closed to all traffic, a radical decision for Rouen’s inhabitants. No less than 40 per cent of all traffic in the city makes use of this bridge. The river Seine could no longer be crossed by car, but something beautiful happened instead. This pedestrian area enabled 
the people from both sides o...
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2010Uitgever: Guy Pieters154 paginasTaal: Frans