# Septum (in gesprek met de vorigen)

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Septum (in gesprek met de vorigen) is a 1982 sculpture by Dutch artist Jan Goossen in an Eindhoven park. It uses corten steel with a dark, rust-coloured surface. Open, square U-shaped frames form a circle, with each element leaning towards the next. The structure leaves its central space open for clear views. From outside, the sculpture resembles an architectural drawing made solid. You can also enter it and see the park through its angled steel lines. Goossen studied art and architecture, and his sculpture reflects both disciplines. Light and shadow shift across the rusted surfaces as your viewpoint changes. The title connects this work with earlier forms and ideas. That connection appears in the leaning frames, which rely on one another for balance without closing the space. Septum shows how steel can define space while remaining transparent and walk-through. The open design gives the work a walk-through quality rather than the mass of a closed monument. The repeated steel frames create the composition. Goossen explored transparency, movement, and relationships between objects and viewers. The sculpture changes visually as you move around it, while its steel outlines frame different parts of the park.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Septumingesprekmetdevorigen_68cbb6eee7953b133712eeb7_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0772_WN011_Stadswandelpark_Eindhoven.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Septumingesprekmetdevorigen_68cbb6eee7953b133712eeb7_1.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Septum_Jan_Goossen_-_Stadswandelpark_Eindhoven.JPG)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Septumingesprekmetdevorigen_68cbb6eee7953b133712eeb7_2.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vleugel_Heinz_Reijnders_-_Stadswandelpark_Eindhoven.JPG)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Septumingesprekmetdevorigen_68cbb6eee7953b133712eeb7_3.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0772_WN009_Alberdingk_Thijmlaan_1-3.jpg)
- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Septumingesprekmetdevorigen_68cbb6eee7953b133712eeb7_4.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kruislings_gelaagd_-_Jo_Gijsen_Stadswandelpark_Eindhoven.JPG)

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