Date: Thursday 15 December 2022
Start: 15.00 hour
Starting point: front of the Hoogvliet metro station (address: Langs de Baan)

This fall will Gora Viva (1979) by Jose Esteban Prieto and the untitled sculpture (1965) by Piet van Stuivenberg will be given a new place at two beautiful locations in Hoogvliet. The relocation of these two works of art takes place in the context of the development and greening of the city center of Hoogvliet. In close collaboration with Stadsontwikkeling, BKOR has conducted intensive research into the relocation of these sculptures, with the aim of preserving the sculptures for the special collection in Hoogvliet.

FESTIVE ART WALK
In honor of the placement of these two sculptures, we are organizing a short art walk along part of the Hoogvliet sculpture collection on Thursday 15 December at 15.00 p.m. The marble sculpture by Piet van Stuivenberg at the new location forms the starting point of the walk. We meet in front of Hoogvliet metro station. Afterwards we drink a cup of hot chocolate together. Register by Tuesday 13 December at the latest i.leijdekkers@bkor.nl.

JOSE ESTEBAN PRIETO – GORA VIVA
The bronze sculpture Gora Viva (1979) by the Spanish artist Jose Esteban Prieto originally stood in the park at the entrance of the Breede Vliet care centre. Due to the demolition of the building, the statue has been stored in a depot since 2019. A new location has been found for this artwork in the new Stadspark near the Dorpskerk. Here the image forms a beautiful and interesting addition to the current collection of images that is present there, such as Mother and child (1965) by Ek van Zanten and The primordial world of the animal compared to the synthetic world (1960) by Dick Elffers. This work by Elffers is a huge ceramic relief that was saved from demolition by BKOR and replaced in 2013. 

PIET VAN STUIVENBERG – WITHOUT TITLE
The untitled work of art by the Schiedam visual artist Piet van Stuivenberg was placed in 1965 in a green flowerbed at the Zeeltplein and the Meeuwenplaat. Due to the refurbishment of the square, the marble sculpture was removed and replaced in 2010 at the new location of party center Flamingo. This was at the request of the former owner, who regularly cleaned the artwork at the old location. In 2020, the sculpture was removed from the center at the request of the new owner and placed in storage. The artwork now finds its new home in the grass at the beginning of the Hoogvlietsedijk. When exiting Hoogvliet metro station, the white image is immediately visible and points the way to the center. As a stonemason, Piet van Stuivenberg (Schiedam, 1901-1988) made a number of sculptures for the public space of Rotterdam and Schiedam, including Dolle Jan's dream (1970) and a sculpture untitled (1950), which is located at the Weena at the entrance of the formeralige Bouwcentrum. This image is currently still in storage.