Zebra in trouble by mastermek

Zebra in trouble

In Dutch it is 'Zebra in de nesten' where 'in de nesten' means 'in trouble' and 'nesten' obviously means 'nests'. This work, made by Herman Lamers in 2015 consists of three nests, one with and two without zebra.

After the bombing of Rotterdam in 1940 the Zoo was destroyed. According to the stories 'zebras walked on the streets and seals swam freely in the canal. As a tribute to those stories Lamers made this artwork with a lost zebra on a bird nest, looking towards the Zoo, now situated a mile to the north-west.
Love this.
February 18th, 2016  
Seemed like a very random artwork but makes perfect sense with the explanation.
February 18th, 2016  
What a great work of art. The back story is cool but so is your POV!
February 18th, 2016  
I love the piece and your capture of it. The story is so interesting. It's easy to forget that war does dreadful things to all living creatures, not just humans.
February 19th, 2016  
Interesting story.
February 19th, 2016  
love the story - thanks for sharing
February 22nd, 2016  
Cool sculpture xx
February 22nd, 2016  
The zebras are nesting! Run for the hills! The stripes! The stripes!
February 22nd, 2016  
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