Krijn GIEZEN, Kijk Uit ! Attention ! (2005). Otterlo (The Netherlands)

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“An unusual walk through the sculpture garden”. From the sculpture Antlers (1928), by John Raedecker, the existing view of the Franse Berg (French Hill) has been complemented and intensified by a straight line of steps that ascend the hill and rise above the treetops, offering a breathtaking panorama of the surrounding landscape.
Mounting the steps, the visitor has a unique physical and sensorial experience of the Franse Berg, the highest point of the Hoge Veluwe. At its base, the steps have been laid in concrete in a straight line up the dirt hill. They are prolonged by wooden stairs which gradually rise above the crowns of the trees (the climax).
The wooden stairs are made of recycled hardwood (bazralocus) from the Dutch coastal defense.
The walk from the sculpture "Antlers" to the tree tops is 250 metres long. The stairs themselves measure 80 metres in length and can be extended as the trees grow. Each step is 2.4 metres wide.