over the course of history, structures have been erected in different parts of the world in order to observe and celebrate the moment when the sun stands still. on 21 june each year there is a transition from spring to summer. these locations eventually became observatories or ritual sites. people still come together at sites around the globe to observe this phenomenon, regardless of age, origin, race or religion.
marc van vliet has installed a wooden structure in the north of the netherlands called ‘de streken’ that changes with the tides. placed in the center of zeven streken (seven illuminated points of the compass), observers find themselves in the middle of a large entity that occupies the landscape out as far as the horizon. with each passing hour of the day, the project reveals different aspects of its sand flats location, that serves as a meeting location illuminated by the sun.
