The Statue of Connectivity Amsterdam

 

 

 

 

 

 

I asked passersby to join me in forming The (living) Statue of Connectivity. People from 17 to 96 climbed onto the pedestal. A week and a half later, I received this message from North Carolina:

Hey Frank, My brothers and I were on holiday last week visiting Amsterdam where we crossed paths and took a photo with you. Your concept was so unique and different to us that we keep talking about it afterwards. I then thought, let me look up statue of connectivity Amsterdam and to my surprise your website showed up. Thank you for being kind and passing on the message of connectivity and diversity. Best, Jairo (brown jacket)

The Statue of Connectivity

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Wednesday, January 15, 2025 between 1:30 and 2:30 p.m. you can experience The Statue of Connectivity on Dam Square in Amsterdam. The colorful cubes are then assembled into staff #93. With this staff and with other people I express my wish for a colorful and connected society.

‘Woeste Grond’


Filmmaker Nina de Vroome  at the exhibition Woeste Grond. The two staffs, on the left (#93) and on the right (#94), were felled by beavers and then transported by rivers to the artist studio.  Each staff is the perfect tool to receive signals from the cosmos or to get into connection with Mother Earth. 

The Relief (Staff #19)

Video still. 2016  From the video The Danish Staff  (English subtitles). In this video Benny Andersen 1929-2018) himself recited the poem Lykken.  Read here the Dutch translation!

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Annelies Ruijs at the exhibition 99+1 with Staff The Relief (#19) 234cm

 

 

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staff # 19,  234cm / 92 ”

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