11 fountains Dokkum

The Ice Fountain is at the mercy of the elements, and no two days are the same. Ice draws patterns on the copper skin of the sculpture. The extent to which the fountain forms layers of ice depends on the sun, humidity, temperature, wind, and precipitation. Energy for the Ice Fountain is generated by solar panels. Surrounding it are trees that turn red in the autumn. They refer to Boniface and his followers who were murdered in Dokkum. For optimal shading, the sculpture utilizes the systematic arrangement of leaves around a central point—the result of more than 100 million years of evolution in the plant world.

This fountain is part of the 11Fountains: eleven fountains in the eleven Frisian cities, designed by eleven artists from eleven different countries. 11fountains is an international art project for Leeuwarden-Fryslân 2018, European Capital of Culture, conceived and curated by Anna Tilroe.

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