TUSSEN VERTWIJFELING EN HOOP

BETWEEN DESPAIR AND HOPE (WINKE BESARD)

The main urban cemetery of Sint-Niklaas at Heimolen is adorned with an imposing, bronze work of art : ‘Between Hope and Despair’ represents a seated woman bent forward looking at the ground, without showing her face. The sculpture exudes quiet and subdued contemplation of the end of life.

BESARD Winke (1979)

Winke Besard, daughter of Hugo Besard, a famous graphic artist from Antwerp with international fame, follows her higher secondary education at 'De Kunsthumaniora' in Antwerp, department of free art. She subsequently follows the 'Fine arts, free arts / sculpture' courses at the KASK in Antwerp, where she is a student of, among others, Wilfried Pas. Initial teacher training of academic level. Since she graduated, she has received several awards such as: the 'First prize Werminval vzw' in 2003, an 'Honourable mention Prize for Sculpture Marc Macken' in 2004, the first prize and public prize '1st Triennial Brasschaat' in 2005 and an honourable mention at the 'Ernest Albert Recognition of Merit Award' Cultural Centre Mechelen in 2008.

Kunst in de Stad, October 04^th 2008