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Dimitris L

Sydney, Australia44,496 contributions

It's a scream!

Oct 2018 • Couples

We could not work out what on earth this object was when we first came across it. We finally decided that it must be Santa Claus or something of that nature, but the "thing" in his hands was a bit harder to explain away.... The artist himself says it is a Christmas tree, but then again he also says it can be a "buttplug" as well, or whatever people want it to be! In fact he got the very idea of constructing this sculptural image after observing the two images of a "buttplug" he had once received as a gift, as a joke, which was standing next to a small leprechaun at his desk for years. The two objects, in time, morphed into what he eventually created! "And there was art - an abstract form that meets the trivial and everyday". He says "For me the sculpture is also about the consumer community, as a commentary on material consumption in the western world." And there's your answer!

Written February 8, 2019

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Simsim7

Norway573 contributions

Weird, but still interesting

Apr 2018 • Friends

I wouldn't really try to find this statue, but if you pass by it, it might be worth to check it out more closely. It's not everyday you get see Santa Claus holding a butt plug.

Written October 13, 2018

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Magad

109 contributions

Strange and Ugly

May 2018 • Friends

What might be the reason for Dutchmen to put a scary sculpture of a dwarf with anal dildo into the center of Rotterdam? No idea, maybe to impress tourists? If so, the goal accomplished. Yet it is not a nice impression.

Written June 3, 2018

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Restless13Soul

345 contributions

You’ve never seen this before

Jul 2019 • Couples

I adore bizarre statues! It’s always a highlight of my travels when I find an statue you wouldn’t see elsewhere.
And this one took the cake!
We specially went to this area to see this statue and it did it disappoint.
I shared it with all of my friends with the title “you’ve never seen this before” and it was a hit!

Written April 8, 2020

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Mrpositiveuk

Ower, UK5 contributions

Europe's best kept secret

Feb 2023 • Friends

Rotterdam is a fantastic city, I have been there twice and prefer it to Amsterdam. It has great public transport & you can buy a card to use any of it . Visit the Market Hall (Matkthal), it is amazing. It is close to the famous Cube houses, and many other great places. Everywhere you look there is great architecture and waterways. Don't get me started on the beers, delicious (Chocolate ale 10.5° proof).

Written March 5, 2023

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mdwstmatt

Des Moines, IA30 contributions

Well, it is what it is. And it's funny.

Nov 2018

Yeah, it's what you think it is. Maybe it's not Santa holding a... never mind. Just tell the kids that Santa (or a gnome) is holding a Christmas tree.

Written December 17, 2018

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879martinp

Pretoria, South Africa88 contributions

Santa

May 2018 • Couples

What a strange thing to see....apparantly the artist had a distorted idea of what a ice cream look like.

Written May 14, 2018

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Chris C

Lakeville, MN316 contributions

You need the photo op

Mar 2018 • Friends

This "Santa Claus" statue is well worth visiting for the photo op. It really makes you scratch your head. This Santa is holding a Christmas tree that looks more like an item one might purchase in a select shop in Amsterdam. What the artist was thinking, I'm not sure, but stop by and get your pictures to share with friends. I'm guessing you won't put it on your holiday card. The statue is surprising large, and it's very easy to find (at the end of a large shopping street).

Written April 10, 2018

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V.

1,095 contributions

Ugly and hilarious

Aug 2017 • Solo

It is a really ugly statue, but it actually doesn't fit that bad in the surroundings. Rotterdam is such a diverse and 'random' town, so you won't feel it is spoiling the landscape.

Written September 15, 2017

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Wim S

Rotterdam, The Netherlands19 contributions

Kabouter buttplug

Jul 2017 • Friends

a gnome with a xmas tree like buttplug is a comment by artist Mcarthy about the society of consumpption. At first the city council did not want this statue in the public space, so it stayed in the court of the museum Boymans van Beuningen...the shopowners asked later that this statue to be placed in the neighbourhood of their shops, so it arrived at its current place.

Written July 26, 2017

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