Hein Aalderink

About this artwork.

On the terrace of the Sassenhein pavilion, there is a concrete statue of a man who looks out from a high artificial granite plinth over the wetland nature reserve Sassenhein. The statue represents Hein Aalderink (1853-1939). Aalderink and his wife Saskia bought the former peat extraction area with so-called petgaten (peat pools) in 1909, and made a case to use it for fishing. In order to fish for carp in a responsible manner here, the Hengelclub Groningen was founded in 1909, nowadays known as HC Sassenhein.
In their will, the couple, whose names have been immortalized in the name of the nature reserve (Sas-en-Hein), stated that this area would remain as it was: an inviting nature, fishing and recreation area.

About the assignment.

The plinth was originally a flower box, made by architect M.G. Eelkema and presented by the members of the Hengelclub, in honor of the seventieth birthday of Hein Aalderink on March 19, 1923. More than a year later, on July 31, 1924, the members of the Hengelclub donated the statue in honor of their fifteen years of existence. The sculpture was made by Willem Reinders.

Facts & Figures.

• Design
  Willem Reinders

• District
  Haren en omgeving

• Year of creation
  1924

• Art type
  Freestanding sculpture

• Material
  Concrete

• Dimensions
  h 1,90 x b 0,60 x d 0,70 m / sokkel: h 1,90 m