A whole lump of stone has arrived

ByKoen van Velzen 03-06-201309-02-2026

Last week, a truck arrived with a large piece of stone; green dolomite for a sculpture in North Brabant.

Since it is a raw block of more than 3 tons, and it is estimated to be 600 kg, there will still be some cutting to do before the shape of the sculpture becomes visible.

Nasty the next post about this project

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