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title: HIMMELSBACH
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date: '2026-09-04'
description: "A monument of peace where no one is allowed to enter. A perfectly maintained lawn, fenced off with NATO wire, is mowed by a drone. The grass it's cared for without human presence. Peace is preserved, but uninhabitable. Can peace ever exist, or is conflict simply inherent to human beings? HIMMELSBAC…"
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# Monument of Peace (2026)

## HIMMELSBACH

   Art   Oude Markt  

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 A monument of peace where no one is allowed to enter. A perfectly maintained lawn, fenced off with NATO wire, is mowed by a drone. The grass it's cared for without human presence. Peace is preserved, but uninhabitable. Can peace ever exist, or is conflict simply inherent to human beings?

HIMMELSBACH is a Dutch artist whose practice blends art, social research, and civic intervention. Through methods that range from community-based collaborations to political pranks, and investigations into alternative ways of living, he creates situations that connect large political questions to everyday life. His projects invite participants into a poetic, sometimes humorous form of engagement that challenges conventional perspectives and encourages dialogue across social boundaries.

Himmelsbach's Monument for Peace -[*shown on national TV*](https://npo.nl/start/afspelen/a-paper-monument-for-the-paperless)- started as just one of 120 unexecuted ideas of his VETTE INKT catalogue. The full catalogue is currently being crowdfunded. See more [**HERE**](https://www.voordekunst.nl/projecten/19545-120-fantastische-oplossingen-vette-inkt#donaties)

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