The Sea to Harderwijk is a camera and sound installation at the Oosterscheldekering in Zeeland (Dutch coast) for St Jansdal hospital in Harderwijk, The Netherlands, commissioned by SKOR (Stichting Kunst en Openbare Ruimte / Foundation Art and Public Space).

The sea is filmed for patients of the St Jansdal hospital, who can watch the sea live on their televisions from their beds. The camera and sound setup at the Oosterscheldekering gives 24 hours per day experience of the sea for a period of a year. The images will be sent by internet to one of the hospital’s TV channels, making it possible for viewers to experience the waves, tides, surf, and sea sounds at any time of the day.

On the roof of the central operating building of the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management in Zeeland (Ir. J.W. Topshuis) an Axis 214 camera has been placed in a special outdoor housing in north-north-western direction. Since May 19, 2008 this is used to film the sea. A directional microphone in an outdoor housing records the sounds of the sea.

Archive and postcard
Every 5 minutes - i.e. 288 times a day - a film still is shot and saved on an ever-growing online archive which can be visited on: http://www.dezeenaarharderwijk.nl. In addition to live images of the sea on their televisions, the hospital’s patients will also receive a weekly post card featuring sea images that were shot during the previous week.

In collaboration with Luna Maurer

Technical realisation: @Xit

Visit the sea on: http://www.dezeenaarharderwijk.nl

Filmstill 21/08/2008, 21:30