Gerestaureerd "Magnetisch Veld" ter nagedachtenis van Menno Meeuwis

The craft lands in a small rock garden that depicts a lunar landscape, a remnant of a “Journey to the Stars,” an unfinished art project by Panamarenko. Since 1977, the artist experimented with magnetic fields and the development of a magnetic spaceship. “Journey to the Stars” was part of that research.

Part of Panamarenko’s oeuvre consists of artistic research into the universe. For decades, the artist studied movements, flight, and gravity, often resulting in unusual and highly imaginative objects.

Belgian contemporary artist Panamarenko was fascinated by science from the 1960s onward, and tried to translate science into art. The ultimate goal of his machines was not so much utility or efficiency, but play and poetry, beauty and human imperfection.