Artistic objects visualize the story of this remarkable canal at a dozen locations along the Dessel-Turnhout-Schoten Canal. You can find the full stories via the free izi.travel app, route de vaART. Here is The Waiting Soldier

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Kevin Balster

June 2, 2023

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You can find this on the canal in Retie at bicycle junction 72.

The artwork consists of separate corten steel plates that are welded together. We also used corten steel with a laser-cut logo for the base.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

July 16, 2024

Cycling

Here he has been waiting for you for a long time.

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Elevation 30 m

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Location: Retie, Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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