Elenco Strandbeest User Manual
P38-GK021-81001001
Contents:
4
A Netherlands Travelogue with Mini Beest
12
Special Interview
The World of Theo Jansen
18
Tracing the Evolution of the Strandbeest
28
How to Assemble and Use the Mini Strandbeest
At the hill of Ypenburg
Netherlands
Scheveningen
Ypenburg
Theo Jansen has his workshop situated
on the hill of Ypenburg, just outside of
Delft in the southern Netherlands. In
the picture, behind him is his newest
creation, "Siamesis".
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A Netherlands
Cooperation/Theo Jansen Media Force Ltd.
Photograph/Loek van der Klis
Text/Gakken Editor Team
Travelogue with Mini Beest
Theo Jansen, the inventor of the Strandbeest, a new type of kinetic art, is a Dutch artist.
How has the landscape and the climate of the Netherlands inuenced Jansen in his artwork?
We traveled to meet Jansen with our mini beest.
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Germany
France
Jansen picked up the mini beest,
turned the wings by hand, and
checked the functions of the legs.
He was absorbed in checking out
this miniature beest. We were so
relieved to hear the master's
comment, "Good job!".
At the workshop of the Strandbeests
Jansen's workshop is located on the hill of Ypenburg. In the Netherlands,
where the land is mostly at and low in altitude, buildings on the hills
stand out. Jansen's workshop is quite famous among the neighborhood.
He was presented this hillside property by the town as an art grant. The
Netherlands traditionally holds a deeper understanding and oers
support for artists.
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At the beach in Scheveningen
From Jansen's workshop in Ypenburg to the beach
in Scheveningen, it takes about 20 minutes by car.
The Strandbeests are brought from the workshop
to this beach to take their rst steps as living
creatures. The perfect wind gives life to the beests.
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The windmills are symbolic to the Netherlands.
Historically, people have been utilizing the wind power
in their lives in the Netherlands. The red tent in this
photo is owned by an engineering team of Delft
University of Technology where Jansen has graduated.
In the suburbs of Amsterdam
Many art installations and exhibits are seen around
the neighborhoods and communities in the cities and
towns of the Netherlands. One of the examples is the
strandbeest "Rhinoceros". The Rhinoceros is now
retired and stands quietly showing o its graceful 5m
tall body. In a nearby park, we found a tent lab that is
an experimental living space run by wind power.
At the end of our trip, we were very inspired by the
people's appreciation of the art and their interests
and support for environmental preservation.
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