Paulien van Vredendaal

Ceramic Frieze was created in 1980 by Henk Tieman (1921-2001) for the Biotechnion building on De Dreijen campus. It consists of grey, hand-formed tiles, some of which are thicker and with a different profile than the rest, causing them to protrude from the base. The ceramic was made by the Delft earthenware factory De Porceleyne […]

Along the western edge of the campus, behind Vitae, stands a large, curved, rust-coloured steel form. Some of the surfaces are covered in moss and the big steel plates have been bent in a way that makes them look flexible. The front of the artwork is open and bent forward. This piece could be described

‘Batara’ is Arabic for ‘cutting away’ or ‘carving’, which is a method used in building. Batara was created for the latest edition of the exhibition ‘Beelden op de Berg’, held in the Belmonte Arboretum in Wageningen in 2013. It is located near the pond behind Zodiac. Holtrop (1977- ), an Amsterdam-based architect and artist, drew

Man with Bull was created for the ‘Schoonoord’ Institute for Livestock Research (IVO) in Zeist. It was removed from its base in 1995 and relocated to Lelystad. In 2015, it was added to the Wageningen Campus art route. Artist Willem Berkhemer (Jakarta, 1917 – Bilthoven, 1998) has more works of art in Wageningen, such as

This sculpture depicts a tobacco flower. A perforated tobacco leaf (having succumbed to a virus) served as the now absent shield. The calyx resembles an old-fashioned gramophone horn. The sculpture was created by Vinh Phuong (1959- ) for the new Botanical Centre (De Banaan) near De Dreijen Arboretum in 1993. It was relocated in 2010

A lotus is rooted in mud and reaches upwards, towards heaven. The lotus root was the inspiration behind Nine Gates to Heaven, which Janneke van Dijk (1944- ) designed for the pond near the bust of Linnaeus in the arboretum on De Dreijen. The dimensions were specifically tailored to this location. The idea behind Nine

This imposing sculpture carved from light limestone once adorned the IMAG building on Mansholtlaan (Institute for Mechanisation, Labour and Buildings). Following the demolition of the building, the gable stone was placed atop a low concrete plinth on the west side of Wageningen Campus, on a green lawn with other sculptures from the university collection, to

Near the northern entrance to Wageningen Campus (on Bornsesteeg) are three tall, frame-shaped steel portals that symbolise the campus gates. The largest portal is approximately 7 metres tall. The portals are surrounded by four wedge-shaped concrete blocks in the grass. As a whole, this work of art by Tim Hoving (1957- ) symbolises a gateway

A reclining man examines the underside of some leaves. Known as the Reclining Figure and later as the Cleaner, this sculpture by Cor van Kralingen (1908-1977) was installed in 1963 near the Laboratory for Insecticidal Research (LIO) at Marijkeweg 22 It depicts a person examining a plant for insects and disease. In 2009, the sculpture

This bronze sculpture was dubbed the ‘Blue Dragon’. From the top of a dark, rounded, bluish body with leg- and arm-like protrusions, a head seems to emerge. The theme of the two-part sculpture by Chris Elffers (1926- ) is change (in agriculture), which creates new life. Until 1995, this sculpture stood on the grounds of