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 Public art installation as city landmark   Art and Culture,Construction,Travel & Tourism “The SeaSaw for Den Helder is a memorable, undulating public art installation, which responds to its context and history, whilst literally representing the dynamics of the sea in its infinite movement,” says Jacob van Rijs, co-founder, MVRDV. As home to the country’s main naval base, the city of Den Helder sits on a unique location at the northernmost point of Holland and is a zany tourist spot with its many beaches. As the winning entry from an international competition by Zeestad, an independent organisation in partnership with the municipality of Den Helder, MVRDV’s design of this public art project ‘SeaSaw’, does not just mark the connection between sea and city, but as the jury stated, “demonstrates the energetic spirit of the city as an infinite  form.” The design responds to the current lack of a distinguishable symbol for Den Helder. A town with a remarkable flood defence...