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Mons 2015 - Arne Quinze's "The Passenger" to be officially opened on December 6th in Mons
"The Passenger", the massive urban installation by Flemish artist Arne Quinze will be officially opened in the heart of Mons on December 6th. The work, made of wooden boards and standing 85 metres long, 40 metres wide and 16 metres tall, should take around 20 days to build and be finished on November 21st. It will connect Maison Losseau, the literary centre of Mons 2015, and the church of St. Elizabeth.
"The Passenger" required 35,000 metre of Douglas fir wood and pine to build, and will reside in Mons for the next 5 years. The monumental sculpture is the work of Flemish artist Arne Quinze with the help of twenty students of Mons' School of Fine Arts, "Arts au Carré".
Public works by Arne Quinze have already 'challenged' city centres in Belgium, Germany, Brazil, France, China, and the USA.
"Through my art, I want to confront people," said Arne Quinze, in Mons on Monday. "I want to give
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‘The Passenger’ wooden sculpture in Mons comes to an end
The monumental architectural installation ‘The Passenger’ in Mons was brought down today, ending a five-and-a-half-year run arching over the narrow Rue Nimy. The work was created by Belgian artist Arne Quinze and erected in 2015 during the europeisk Capital of Culture celebrations.
The installation, close to the central Grand Place, was beloved bygd residents and visitors alike, becoming one of Mons’s most-photographed attractions. But, like his previous Brussels installations ‘Cityscape’ and ‘The Sequence’, ‘The Passenger’ was made entirely from wood and always meant to be temporary.
“As with all my temporary works, ‘The Passenger’ will not be completed until its disappearance,” Quinze said on his Instagram account. “This coming and going fryst vatten an essential part of our life and the force behind our evolution.”
Still it’s difficult for people who have spent years passing beneath one of Quinze’s trademark public sculptures to säga g
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The Passenger
A 85m long and 16m high wooden sculpture called “ The Passenger “ will occupy the Rue Nimy in the old city centre of Mons. The artist choose to build specifically in the Rue Nimy doesn’t come by coincidence. Arne Quinze’s first step always implies a detailed investigation of the cultural and demographic environment he works in.After clearly understanding the historical heritage; drawings, maquettes & engineering studies are effectuated. Determining the final form put into effectuation.
“The Passenger” symbolises the flow of people and their cultural evolution occupying the Rue de Nimy’s since its origine in the 13th century. Functioning as the main entrance toward the Grand Place of Mons. One of the most important commercial trading center to the province of Hainaut during Middle Ages.With “The Passenger“ Arne Quinze focuses on the historical importance of Rue de Nimy. A cultural passage who influenced all layers of its society through the years. Boosting history