Array ( [0] => Array ( [post_id] => 258 [post_author] => 1 [post_name] => wifithor-2 [post_title] => WIFITHOR [post_content] => WiFiThor combines the archaic Frisian god Thor from the ancient North European mythology and ultramodern WiFi communication. They are united in one artwork on the roof of the former Fryslânhûs. With WiFiThor the Academy for Pop Culture gets charisma by radiance, literally and symbolically. This god of thunder and lightning, light and sound, expresses the flashing actual activities of the Academy for Pop Culture, being in resonance and harmony with the classical architecture of the Fryslânhûs at the same time. In his mythological roots Thor was a god of benevolence, protecting the farmers. As a powerful ruler he hits the clouds with his hammer, causing the lightning. This feared hammer called Miölnir is a symbol of his power but also of fertility. The sculpture forms a visual coherence with the typical roof elements and the underlying window arches. They form the carriage and wheels of his copper chart, which was pulled by two goats while riding in the skies. The wheels cause the thunder. The flash of lightning contains a led-screen and a WiFi antenna. This opens a portal to communicate culture in a wide area around the Acedemy and offer a spark of inspiration to the public. [post_excerpt] => 2008 [post_date] => 2010-11-15 00:00:00 [post_modified] => 2010-12-19 12:42:51 [post_status] => publish [post_type] => portfolio [post_parent] => 0 [post_revised_from] => 0 [post_order] => 10 ) [1] => Array ( [post_id] => 259 [post_author] => 1 [post_name] => one-team-one-goal [post_title] => ONE TEAM, ONE GOAL [post_content] => The sculpture One Team One Goal has been specifically designed to reflect the actual DNCC company spirit. Sculptor Hans Mes turned this theme into the recognizable image of a sports team, embracing each other before the start of a match in a circle and concentrating on their determined ambition to win the match. From many team sports this is a well known ceremony on the sports field. Because DNCC consists of 7 departments, seven people are shown in the sculpture. Four figures each carry a part of the Chinese slogan of the theme on their body: Safe, Clean, Reliable, DNCC. Three of them each have subject bound cut-outs and overlays of many symbols used in society. One person to express the word “safe”, one to express “clean” and one figure to express “reliable”. Each figure carrying a Chinese word is varied with a figure with logo’s to make each subject more clear as a group. The applied symbols lend the surface of the many used steel plates for this sculpture a rough organic structure, representing the various figures as tough, dynamic but also flexible players in the field of their business activities. Their long legs show their importance as a player in both capacity and market. [post_excerpt] => 2007 [post_date] => 2010-11-15 00:00:00 [post_modified] => 2010-12-19 12:45:28 [post_status] => publish [post_type] => portfolio [post_parent] => 0 [post_revised_from] => 0 [post_order] => 10 ) [2] => Array ( [post_id] => 260 [post_author] => 1 [post_name] => one-team-one-goal-2 [post_title] => ONE TEAM, ONE GOAL [post_content] => This is a detailed view from the base of the sculpture looking up. For information about this sculpture please see the previous page. [post_excerpt] => 2007 [post_date] => 2010-11-15 00:00:00 [post_modified] => 2010-12-19 12:46:54 [post_status] => publish [post_type] => portfolio [post_parent] => 0 [post_revised_from] => 0 [post_order] => 10 ) [3] => Array ( [post_id] => 261 [post_author] => 1 [post_name] => reeds-and-seeds [post_title] => REEDS AND SEEDS [post_content] => With the sculpture Reeds and Seeds sculptor Hans Mes created a poetical moving composition of reed leaves and seed sprouts. The forms are placed on a steel base and are moved by the wind. As a designed gift to one of the major customers of DSM Jinling the artist used FRP pipes for the leaves and container forms for the seeds to refer to the products sold by this appreciated customer. Growth is important to both DSM Jinling as well as its customers. This eye catching piece of art expresses that the secrets of change needed to grow are already programmed in the seeds. The profound knowledge of the seed will learn the view on the future plant. But this will often be felt as the whispering of a secret that seems unpredictable to others. The same goes for industry. The better knowledge is found at the very beginning, the more will be known about the outcome of an enterprise when starting a new plant. [post_excerpt] => 2006 [post_date] => 2010-11-15 00:00:00 [post_modified] => 2010-12-19 22:09:12 [post_status] => publish [post_type] => portfolio [post_parent] => 0 [post_revised_from] => 0 [post_order] => 10 ) [4] => Array ( [post_id] => 262 [post_author] => 1 [post_name] => success [post_title] => SUCCESS [post_content] => The theme for this sculpture was: “Inside-Outside, teamwork for success”. This theme was enrolled by having painted the two Chinese characters for Success by a famous Nanjing calligrapher. From 5 examples Hans Mes chose one calligraphy that expresses best its power. After that the calligraphy was used to transform it into a three dimensional form in composite resin. In the first Chinese character DSM employees are sculpted in various actions and attitudes. In the other DSM customers are represented the same way. The first character has colour tones from deep black up to silver metallic blue. Blue is the company colour of DSM. The other character has a colour set varying from dark yellow to gold. Yellow and gold were chosen because they are the Chinese emperor’s colours and also because the customer is king. The sculpture symbolizes the ties between DSM and its customers and the success and character by which the company pursues its goals. [post_excerpt] => 2006 [post_date] => 2010-11-15 00:00:00 [post_modified] => 2010-12-19 22:11:10 [post_status] => publish [post_type] => portfolio [post_parent] => 0 [post_revised_from] => 0 [post_order] => 10 ) )