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Art in the Dutch Hydrologic Woods (Waterloopbos) – It’s art Jim but not as we know it – 1

In 2010 we visited the Waterloop Bos (hydrologic woods) in the reclaimed land called Noordoostpolder. The woods housed a laboratory where engineers did build scale models since 1951 for several large water works projects like the Deltaworks. In 1995 the laboratory was abandoned and largely forgotten. Apparently artists found a… Read More »Art in the Dutch Hydrologic Woods (Waterloopbos) – It’s art Jim but not as we know it – 1

1939 Dordrecht postcards show the new Krispijn tunnel and the Holland of 1859 building

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When I retrieved a book from the old bookcase with old books a Kodak box dropped out. To my surprise it contained many old photographs and some postcards, that I had never examined before. I knew my grandfather had something to do with the construction of the public gardens around… Read More »1939 Dordrecht postcards show the new Krispijn tunnel and the Holland of 1859 building