Sloten, 'Peewit' sculpture from 11 Fountains project, Netherlands

'Peewit', sculpture by artists Lucy and Jorge Orta in Sloten, Friesland, Netherlands. Peewit is part of the 11 Fountains project – 11 installations in 11 Friesian cities, created as part of nearby Leeuwarden's title as European Capital of Culture 2018. The sculpture depicts a man standing on top of a pile of assorted water containers, with a girl on his shoulders, carrying a peewit or northern lapwing, a bird classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List © Rudolf Abraham