The Netherlands-Velsen-Noord
Aerial view of cruiseferry Silja Europa, serving as a reception centre for approximately 1.000 refugees since september 2022, and on this location probably not much longer, so it seems. As long as brutal regimes are tolerated, senseless wars are fought and climate change related disasters occur increasingly, more and more people will seek a safe haven elsewhere. Image made with kite and camera (attached to the kite's line). © Tom Kisjes
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The Netherlands-Beverwijk. "Dolers" is the name artist Olivier Rijcken gives to the labyrint-like patterns he makes on several spots, in different materials and all sizes.
Dolers represent the connectedness of things, finding your way in the world, and transformation. Olivier uses ecological materials where possible.
The work on the image was made on the occasion of a land art project "The heaven above the polder", in polder Wijkermeer.
Image made with kite and camera (attached to the kite's line). © Tom Kisjes
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The Netherlands-Beverwijk
View on the north entrance/exit of the Wijker tunnel (part of the A9 highway), that runs beneath the North Sea Canal.
The tunnel was build between 1993-1996. The submerged part has a length of almost 600 m. The deepest point lies 24,5 m. under NAP (Amsterdam Ordnance Datum or Normaal Amsterdams Peil).
Image made with kite and camera (attached to the kite's line).
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The Netherlands-Beverwijk
The sinuous St. Aagtendyke is a 13th Century embankment that protected the village Beverwijk and its surrounding territory for ages against the salt water of the former, since 1860 reclaimed lake Wijker (on the left side of the dyke). The dyke was named after the holy Saint Agatha of Sicily, who appears to have saved a local virgin, fleeing from the Northmen Rorik. The original names of Beverwijk were St Aghetendorpe and St Aagtenkerke, also derived from this saint. Image made with kite and camera (attached to the kite's line). © Tom Kisjes
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The Netherlands-North Sea Canal
View on North Sea Canal, the connection between Amsterdam harbour and North Sea. On this spot a highway tunnel (Velsertunnel) was constructed in 1957. During the digging the remains of a (northernmost) Roman harbour and stronghold were uncovered.
The ventilation towers (nickname: the hyacinths) lost their function after a renovation of the tunnel in 2016.
Image made with kite and camera, attached to the kite's line. © Tom Kisjes
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