The Dike of the Future?
Fourteen VWO-6 students from the Han Fortmann in Heerhugowaard were given an exam assignment for the subject of Drawing: design the dike of the future.
For inspiration, the students biked along the Markermeer dikes where work is currently underway to improve the dikes. From the city beach in Hoorn to Scharwoude, they were explained the different ways to get strong dikes again. They were then allowed to unleash all the named requirements for safe dikes. The students were given the task of letting their imaginations run wild and designing a dike where anything goes. In this digital exhibition, the students provide a new perspective on old dikes.
Markermeer dikes
The reason for choosing this assignment is the reinforcement of 33 kilometers of Markermeer dikes between Hoorn and Amsterdam. Large sections of the dikes were found after testing not to be stable enough to protect the 1.2 million inhabitants from the water. Safe dikes is one of the core tasks of the Water Board.
Collaboration
This is the sixth time the Water Board has partnered with the Han Fortmann (Trinitas College) in Heerhugowaard. Each time the Water Board gives a water-related exam assignment to the students with the subject Drawing. The results are part of this online exhibition. A jury of the school and the Water Board selected a Top 3 from the fourteen works. The public determined the final winner from these Top 3. That became the work of Donna Kok.