Jan Snoeck The male (2001)

Along the Koningin Emmaboulevard in Hoek van Holland, a colored man stands with his arms in the air. A cheerful gesture, which suits the feeling of strolling by the sea and stands out in the elongated green strip. The statue is placed on a concrete tile on legs, just above ground level. A human figure made of ceramic tiles with different colors; a big yellow 'nose' and in the light pink a 'mouth'. The work was created by artist Jan Snoeck, a Rotterdam sculptor who has been very active throughout the country (but to a lesser extent in Rotterdam). He has made a number of very monumental commissions, such as the series of beds for the HMC Westeinde hospital in The Hague in 1979. Within his recurring technique of colorful tiles, he has created a wide range of shapes and objects.