Rising dike

Rising dike

A large part (60%) of Holland is lying below the sea level. To protect the country from flooding it is surrounded by a network of dikes. The rising sea level is a big problem. The dikes have to be increased to keep the country safe and dry. Together with architect Ben van der Meer, I was commissioned to create a land art project in the fisher’s harbor of Lauwersoog. The topic of the rising sea level and the low-lying country behind the dike was very visible at this location. For us the reason to start increasing the dike and directly creating a viewing point on it to make this problem also visible for other people.