The municipality of the coast city Middelkerke came up with a fantastic initiative: an artistic journey through the Flemish coast area. Geert Pattyn was asked to design 6 Land-Art creations for this project.
6 projects by Geert Pattyn
Artistic Journey Through the Flemish Coastal Area
Geert is a master in using natural materials to create grandiose creations that add value to the environment. Land-Art plays with elements from nature and makes you look at nature in a completely different way! The 6 projects are to be visited until the end of September 2021.
The Sight
From the Warande Tower
You can discover the natural area
Of the dunes, the sea, the polders
Here you can discover
the marram grass of the Warande Tower
Symbol of this fantastic region
The Sight
Place: Duinenweg Middelkerke next to the Warande Tower
Water Nest
A safe place,
hidden from any danger
A floating platform
made of natural twigs
Water Nest
Place: Pond ‘Ter Yde’ Middelkerke
The Cathedral
A cloud of heavenly spheres
Slender pillars reach
to an unreachable height
sojourn in a blissfully refreshing way
in the shadow
of the cathedral
of the North
Place: Fountain Church Leffinge
Walking Wave
Walking
between swaying branches
to discover
the wide-open countryside
Place: Football field Slijpe
A Dream Catcher
A vegetative telescope
captures your natural dreams:
clouds,
birds,
waving branches,
sun and moon
Dream Catcher
Place: IJzerdijk Mannekensvere
Cocoons
Just like the weaver birds
high up in the trees
make an artful and roofed nest
for their young,
so creates Geert Pattyn
natural cocoons as a symbol
for the current cocooning trend
Place: Rattevallestraat Mannekensvere
Discover the Artworks by Bike
You can also discover these works by bike. Middelkerke has designed a special bicycle route of 32 km, especially for this purpose.
So if you like cycling, you can make a nice day trip. If you are not a bicyclist you can also explore the works by car or on foot!

More info? Surf quickly to
the website of Middelkerke.