Because of the 10th anniversary of Tulip Route Flevoland, there is a new fourth route this year: the Tulip Art Route. It will be on display from April 13 through May 4 at Suydersee Shopping Center in Dronten. What is behind this fourth route and how does it work?
Tulip Route Flevoland would like to play a connecting role in our province, for example by strengthening the connection between city and countryside. This year, Tulip Route Flevoland also connects, through the tulip, with retailers and artists. Thanks to the active involvement of shopkeepers’ association Suydersee and many Flevoland artists, the realization of the Tulip Art Route in the city center of Dronten was made possible.
It turns out that the colorful splendor of the tulip fields has also inspired the Flevoland artist community for years and that from their perspective, the tulip has many different faces. Because each tulip artwork also has its own individual source of inspiration, stemming from the artists’ own Flevoland home environment and history. All these different interpretations make the Tulip Art Route an exhibition of enormous variety.
Visitor information Tulip Art Route and audio tour:
- Walking route of 1 to 2 kilometers in the Suydersee Shopping Center, in Dronten.
- Reachable from:
- bus stop Dronten Centrum (250 meters)
- bus stop Dronten het Ruim (150 meters)
- NS station Dronten (950 meters)
- Plenty of free parking is available around the mall.
- The route will be available from Saturday, April 13, 12:30 p.m. through Saturday, May 4, during shopping center opening hours.
- The route can be streamed instantly in the app via the QR code at each artwork. You only need to scan the QR code once, then the audio tour moves along automatically. It is important, however, to activate the phone’s locator.
- The Tulip Art Route and audio tour can be started at any chosen time. The route has no fixed starting or ending point.
Audio tour
The Flevoland background, inspiration and associations of the artists are the basis for the free audio tour that accompanies the route. Sound artist Remco de Kluizenaar takes visitors past all the works in a funny and inspiring way and closer to their Flevoland story.
Among other things, they name the economic prosperity during the years when Flevoland built thousands of homes, the return of color to Urk’s costume, also the crackling sound of tulips stretching in the morning sun after the night frost has been driven out. Still others praise the clean lines that make the sense of vastness right here, so immense. And more than one praises Flevoland’s “get involved” mentality. That cordial, open friendliness with which this project, too, came about and which many associate with the adventurous approach attitude of the pioneers.
Remco de Kluizenaar has made this “guided tour” a work of art in itself. There is lots of specially composed music and with his “young dog energy,” the stories voiced by The Hermit put a smile on your face. In short, enjoying the Tulip Art Route with the audio tour is highly recommended.
Tips:
- Use headphones so that stereo listening is possible and there is no outside interference. In stereo, the sound clips can be enjoyed more, especially where they consist of multiple voices or, on the contrary, consist of expansive, spatial audio that belongs to the personal experiences of Flevoland’s artists.
- For the audio tour to work optimally, it is best to turn on the WiFi. This helps the phone determine the location more accurately.
- If mobile data traffic must be limited, download the app echoes.xyz via Wifi in advance . See logo. When opening the app and on location the Tulip Art Route route opens automatically. If not, the app can be searched for the title: Tulpen Kunst Route 2024.
