Statues - Hither & Thither

 

Beschrijving / Description

Sculptuur van drie zwarte raven. Ze staan naast elkaar en kijken onrustig in het rond.
De raven, die behoren tot de kraaiachtigen, verwijzen naar het vroegere Kraaienhofkasteel dat enkele eeuwen geleden in die buurt stond.

Sculpture of three black ravens. They stand side by side, looking around restlessly.
The ravens, which belong to the crow family, refer to the former Kraaienhof [Crow's court] Castle, which stood in that neighbourhood several centuries ago.

Informatiebord / Information Sign

Kunst in de straat

Art in the Street
Art in the Street is a cultural project in Zwijndrecht and Burcht in the province of East Flanders. Between 1991 and 2012, the municipality of Zwijndrecht, in collaboration with the Cultural Council, acquired around twenty works of art for the ‘Art in the Street’ project. The works are displayed in public spaces and are made from materials including polyester, bronze, wood, blue stone, brick and Corten steel.
In 2025, the municipality of Zwijndrecht merged with Beveren and Kruibeke.

Kunstenaar / Artist

• Alfons Van Meirvenne (Haasdonk 1932 - Belsele 2025), Belgisch schilder en kunstenaar / Belgian painter and artist (Wikipedia).

Bronnen & informatie / Sources & Information

• Wikipedia, Kunst in de straat.

Trefwoorden / Tags

• Town: Burcht
• Provincie: Oost-Vlaanderen
• Country: Belgium
• Bird
• Raven
• Van Meirvenne, Alfons

Locatie / Location (N 51°12'23" - E 4°20'27") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

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