Haagse Beek
Purifying the polluted and contaminated Hague Stream by using elements that were already on site.
Initiator(s)
Krijn Giezen
Description
The artist was commissioned by the Foundation Artivisual Landscape and the International Federation of Landscape Architects to research the context of The Hague Stream in order to propose a project for a new perception of the stream. As a result of his research, he speculated on its purification, using elements that were already on site. It emerged that the 7,5 kilometres long course were a relocated, unnatural and canalised watercourse with no visible source and that it was heavily polluted and contaminated.
Goals
Adding the least possible, using what is available on the spot, rearranging already existing elements, combining future building activities and art at an early stage.
Beneficial outcomes
Krijn Giezen has made visible the source of the Haagse Beek, a stream running through The Hague and flowing out into the Hofvijver, in the middle of the city centre.
Location
The Netherlands
Users
Krijn Giezen, Hamilton Finlay, Remco Scha, Herman de Vries, Bertus de Jong, residents of Den Haag.
Maintained by
IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects), 'Artivisual Landscapes' congress.
Duration
1991 - 2000
Category
Scientific
Pedagogical
Politics
Urban Development
Economy
Environment
Social
