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From a boat full of bottled mail to a raft in the shape of a merry-go-round. Sunday was the last day of the Bosch Parade and visitors were amazed by the floating art parade. “I’ve been looking forward to it for centuries. I’m finally there. The absurd, the magical. Fantastic,” says one of the visitors enthusiastically.
This week Den Bosch is all about sailing art on the Dommel. The source of inspiration for the artists is Hieronymus Bosch. Fenna Koot and Emmie Liebregts sail along on Sunday with their work of art ‘Sending out an SOS‘.
The duo’s boat consists mainly of bottles made by a glassblower. “In the Middle Ages, a lot of glass art was made with uranium. Since the Second World War, uranium has no longer been used for art, but for the military industry. We wanted to bring that back,” Fenna explains.
This spring, Fenna and Emmie collected cries from the hearts of patients and employees of the Jeroen Bosch Hospital. These notes are in the bottles. “It is a cry for help to the world. Today’s world leaves much to be desired,” says Emmie.
People clap and wave from the side to Fenna and Emmie. Visitors sit in the grass, on a chair or on the edge of a jetty to enjoy the art that passes by. “I always really like this. A bit of unruliness. That appeals to me and also the technology used,” says one of the visitors.
“An ugly duckling accentuates the beauty of the rest.”
In the meantime, a kind of floating merry-go-round passes by. The artwork is called ‘From a rude awakening’ in which discomfort, clumsiness, confusion and humor come together. From another raft, someone shouts: “This was not my intention, but forgive us. Sorry for this ugly duckling. Nothing is perfect and an ugly duckling accentuates the beauty of the rest.”
Not only residents of Den Bosch come to the spectacle. People from all over sit along the side. An American tells from a chair that he came here especially for the Bosch Parade. “It is practical art. It is art that you not only look at, but also experience.”
Two other ladies came to Den Bosch from France for the parade. “We are happy to be here, all the way from Paris.” And a few other women are from New York. “It’s very beautiful. They really are works of art with an intention.”
