Beetle Totem (2004) by the world famous Belgian artist Jan Fabre (born 1958) in Leuven/Louvain, Belgium


In 2004 Jan Fabre realized "Beetle" Totem on the Ladeuzeplein in Leuven on behalf of the Catholic University of Leuven on the occasion of its 575th anniversary. The work consists of a 23 meter high stainless steel needle piercing a giant beetle (of the family Buprestidae).


Size: 5760px × 3840px
Location: Monseigneur Ladeuzeplein, 3000 Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, Europe
Photo credit: © DE ROCKER / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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