INAUGURATION
REFERENCE
SHUNKO KIYO HARAI
SHIKI
Inauguration Ceremony
of Stone Statue
De Aardappelmannetjes,
by Joost van den Toorn
City Zoetermeer
2008
Jichinsai or ceremony to place the heart pillar
is performed in August before the arrival of the stones of several
tons. On top of the golden coins, a gift to the earth to pacify the
ground, the artist hammers the wooden heart pillar, which stands
in the centre of the concrete foundation.
The stones were chosen in a grove in Denmark according to their
strong natural energy.
Shunko Sai,
the inauguration ceremony is performed in November. The stones with their
strong natural energy have received a long golden nose and resemble the
Japanese Tengu, the guardian of the crossroads.
OPENINGCEREMONY
2000 Festival Oude Muziek Hoorn 2005 Club Musk Hilversum 2005 Wereldmuseum Rotterdam 2006 ArtEZ Zwolle 2008 Stone Statue Zoetermeer 2009 Vanderven & Vanderven ‘s Hertogenbosch
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