In his work 'Het is me wat' [Well I never], Wim T. Schippers appears to defy the forces of gravity: a stone hovers above a plinth. Schippers worked with the Technical University in Delft to achieve this. The stone can defy gravity thanks to three electromagnets that exert force on magnets incorporated in the floating stone. The words 'Het', 'Is', 'Me' and 'Wat' are written on the four sides of the plinth. Schippers designed this work for the Ministry of Heath, Welfare and Sport, where it was unveiled on 16 December 1999. Since 2005, the art work has been housed in Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum.
Specifications
| Title | The floating stone |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Mixed media |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 265 cm Width 185 cm Depth 180 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Artist:
Wim T. Schippers
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| Accession number | BRL 2005-25 a-g (MK) |
| Credits | Loan Central Government Real Estate Agency, 2005 |
| Department | Modern Art |
| Acquisition date | 2005 |
| Creation date | in 1999 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Alles kids (2016) |
| External exhibitions |
Wereldtentoonstelling 2010 Shanghai (2010) Humor - 101 jaar lachen om kunst (2017) |
| Object |
