High on the Rotterdam Weena Tower, Benjamin Verdonck is nesting. Literally. Here's a strange art project called "the Great Swallow" involving a nest, a man, and a giant egg (yes, why do you think he's nesting?).
A nest is hanging high from the Rotterdam Weena Tower. Feathers fly around it. There's a man in the nest. He nested there only four days ago. He stretches his arms out wide open, as if he wants to fly. But it also seems like he is trying to stay upright (losing his feathers). Some people even think that the man wants to embrace them.
Here's the YouTube video clip:
Only in the Netherlands! http://nest-rotterdam.nl/ [mostly in Dutch, with some English translation] - via rebel:art
"A seven day, 24 hour long theatrical moving 50 meters above the Weena unfolds in Rotterdam that tragic course of a man who comes and sees his listeners in an attempt to arms to fall."
Based on what I could make out of some of the other pages, this is day four. He may be trying to make a point about people polluting and overcrowding the planet, or companies like Unilever endangering animals and indigenous people.
It sort of ends with him talking about becoming strong for his last battle, and then pussying out.
I don't think it's fake. He's simply a nutso Hollander.
I hope someone takes a movie when he takes his first flight. If he makes it he'll truly be "De Vliegende Hollander". GGGGGGGG
freaking awesome, anyway.
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Dink.
The people on the street should roll away his damn egg.
Had me going there for a little while.
or any of the other stupid stunts some "artists" do