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TUBUS #1

Outdoor, monumental kinetic people-driven sculpture for public places
and plazas.

In October 2009 the interactive kinetic sculpture TUBUS #1 (16m / 50ft long by 4m / 12ft dia.) was unveiled at the "Homo Ludens" exhibition in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands.

Ralfonso worked for over 3 years with the students and teachers of the following technical Universities/Schools: Hanze Hogeschool Groningen, Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden, TechnologieCentrum Noord-Nederland, as well with the technical companies listed below in order to make this monumental kinetic sculpture a reality in 2009.

Photos below by Leo van der Burg, Carst Ivo Meijer and Ralfonso

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Ralfonso - Tubus #1 at Homo Ludens, Netherlands

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Ralfonso - Tubus #1 at Homo Ludens, Netherlands

 

Click here to learn more about the AQUA ZOO and the other kinetic sculptures exhibited

Thank you to the following technical companies that made TUBUS #1 possible:
 

Genap Folieconstructies
 

Kompan Play Institute
 

TUV Nederland BV
 

Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden
 

TechnologieCentrum Noord-Nederland