This sculpture stands in the heart of Struer, and is composited by many different elements which are all significant for the town.

The overall frame is a circle of granite which changes its form, height, and thickness, but forms a community between the other, more alienated parts.

The face, which turns its gaze towards the earth is ’Struermanden (The Struer Man)’ which is a reference to the sculpture ’Struerpigen (The Struer Girl)’ in the park. The artist underlined this by letting the face support itself on two jars like the ones ’Struerpigen’ carry in her arms.

The iron plate shows Gimsing Church’s ground plan, which is one of the oldest buildings in the area.

The aluminium root is a reference to the old poplar, which was the last tree from the renowned Holleriis Have (Holleriis Garden) where the town’s inhabitants enjoyed drinking their afternoon tea/coffee. The writer, Buchholtz tried to protect the tree, but in vain. It was cut down since it did not fit well with the new, modern town hall.

The chosen materials refer to the town’s largest company Bang & Olufsen, who have specialised in aluminium for decades.

The diabas stone represents a forest lake with two ducks. The town wanted water art on the small square – also known as the fountain square – back when it was a well, and was to be a fountain later. Yet, Thomas Bang and Ole Broager managed to solve it in their own way, and integrated a lake made of stone where they each made a duck.

Since its inauguration in 2000, the sculpture has been widely discussed. Do you think that the elements in the sculpture describe the town accurately?

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