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Marc van Vliet's sun observatory Drie StrekenOver the course of history, people have erected structures all over the world to observe and celebrate the sun. Like former ritual sites designed to bring people together, the floating wooden structure ‘Drie Streken’ by artist <a href="http://www.theatertuig.nl/" target="_blank">Marc van Vliet</a> connects visitors to the sun and the horizon. The floating observatory is located in the northern Dutch <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_coast" target="_blank">flat sands</a>, and it changes form in sync with the tides.1
Marc van Vliet's sun observatory Drie StrekenDrie Streken was made as part of the Oerol Festival.2
Marc van Vliet's sun observatory Drie StrekenIt can be approached via a long wooden boardwalk.3
Marc van Vliet's sun observatory Drie StrekenIts shape opens and closes according to the tides.4
Marc van Vliet's sun observatory Drie StrekenIts movement its almost imperceptible.5
Marc van Vliet's sun observatory Drie StrekenA few mirrors, or Heliostats were directed towards the structure.6
Marc van Vliet's sun observatory Drie StrekenIt connects the sand flats, the sun, and the horizon.7
