Against the Tide (sculpture)
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| Against the Tide (Dutch: Tegen alle stromen in) | |
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 Against the Tide, July 2025 | |
| Artist | Rini Hurkmans |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | patinated bronze, paint |
| Dimensions | 285 cm × 525 cm × 275 cm (112 in × 207 in × 108 in) |
| Location | Leidseplein (outdoor) intersection of Leidseplein and Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen, Amsterdam, Netherlands] |
Against the Tide (Dutch: Tegen alle stromen in),[1] sometimes referred to by its more literal translation as Against All Currents,[2][3] by Rini Hurkmans, is a memorial sculpture honoring slain Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries who was shot on July 6, 2021 and died on July 15, 2021. It was unveiled on July 15, 2024.[2][3] The sculpture is located in Leidseplein,[4] which is a square in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is also known as the Peter R. de Vries monument.
De Vries was the third person associated with the Marengo trial to be slain.[2] The unveiling took place exactly three years after his death and just months after De Vries' shooter and several collaborators were sentenced.[2] The sculpture is located just meters from Lange Leidsedwarsstraat, where the shooting took place.[2][3] The unveiling was presided by Femke Halsema, Mayor of Amsterdam and included four people who had been helped by de Vries' journalistic efforts.[2][3]
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Hurkmans was inspired by a hand gesture in Pietà by Virgin Mary who was mourning her son, Jesus.[4] During the unveiling, his daughter, Kelly de Vries, noted that the sculpture symbolized her father by connecting those who engage with it to the rules her father lived by. The sculpture bears the words "be who you are, stand up for minorities and the less fortunate, speak your mind honestly, and listen to your sense of justice." in 41 languages. The quote came from a departing message to his two children.[3][5] The creation of the sculpture is the subject of a Dutch language documentary film by Nederlandse Publieke Omroep, the Dutch Foundation for Public Broadcasting.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Tegen alle stromen in". rinihurkmans.com/. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f Boztas, Senay (July 16, 2024). "Hand in hand: memorial to murdered journalist Peter R de Vries". Dutch News. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "Hand in hand: monument voor vermoorde journalist Peter R de Vries". Walaw News (in Dutch). July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ a b "Monument for Peter R. de Vries has been unveiled on Leidseplein". Stadscuratorium Amsterdam. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ "Peter R. de Vries met monument herdacht in hartje Amsterdam" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Omroep Stichting. July 15, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
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External links
[edit]- documentary on the sculpture by Nederlandse Publieke Omroep
- video of the unveiling by Nederlandse Omroep Stichting