Harmen de Hoop
He works without a client, installing his 'landscape adjuncts' illegally and anonymously. He does not publicize their installation, nor does he force the passer-by to pay attention. As an example, he decorated an entrance to a Rotterdam metro station with the word 'HOTEL' in huge letters, as if inviting all vagrants and junkies to spend the night there. Where an asphalted path through the woods crossed a sandy track he painted markings for cyclists to get in lane; puzzling because of their pointlessness, but not unfamiliar either. And it is entirely in keeping with De Hoop's adage that his work must merge imperceptibly with the surroundings.
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