An oasis in the city (Een oase in de stad)

About this artwork.

The garden An oasis in the city was conceived by visual artist Noud de Wolf. De Wolf created a fence made of Corten steel at the front and back of the garden. It shows a decorative pattern of stylised tree trunks, branches and foliage: “a compressed forest”, as the artist says.
 
Behind this fence a winding "sensory path" leads past unusual species of plants to a bubbling spring, which was added to the garden in 2007. Visually handicapped people know where they are in the route by a simple system of landmarks with an increasing number of stones.
 
In the middle of the garden, near a circular terrace, a stone slab with a poem by Rommert Boonstra hangs high on the museum wall. Here the photographer and poet evokes the atmosphere of the museum. 
 
The city garden continues along the stone route to the School of Architecture on the Reitemakersrijge. Again, the stone used is Anröchte natural stone.
 
In 2006, De Wolf placed a Corten steel fountain on the terrace and with this flowing water, the city garden was completed after almost 10 years, according to the artist.
 
The opening and closing of the city garden is taken care of by the nearby Museum aan de A.

Facts & Figures.

• Design
  Noud de Wolf

• District
  Centrum

• Year of creation
  1999

• Art type
  Design

• Material
  Cortenstaal, Water, Plants, Anröchter natural stone

• Dimensions
  oppervlakte 530 m2 (alleen de tuin)