Acorn, 2002

A game of perspective with tiny and giant seeds

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Sculpture. Various locations.

The small acorn is the seed of the giant oak. By placing the small acorns a measured distance from the big ones, all acorns seem to be the same size.

Bronze, life-size acorns, 3 x 4.5 x 3 cm (each). Bronze, oversize acorns, 60 x 90 x 60 cm (each)

ABN AMRO Headquarters, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Ambassadors gardens, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan

Oota Hospital, Gunma, Japan

Private collection, Antwerp, Belgium

Photos by Allard Bovenberg