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Under the title ‘Golden Spike’, Elsbeth Pluimers literally and figuratively displays a visual language reflecting her fascination with the formation of the Earth. Based on her knowledge of earth sciences and Asian traditions, she creates her works in clay, bronze, and glass. Her quest began in the fossil cabinet of the Teylers Museum (Haarlem-NL) and was guided by the discovery of a volcanic bomb in the Auvergne.

Golden Spike sculptures have been exhibited at the Natural History Museum Rotterdam (HNR-NL), Wageningen University & Research (WUR-NL), Oertijdmuseum Boxtel (NL), National Bomenmuseum Gimborn Doorn (NL) and Gallery kunstRUIM Amsterdam (NL).
In addition to the Netherlands, works can be seen in Hamburg (FRG), Dourdan (F), Chongqing (CN), Beijing (CN) and the Yanggu Porcelain Museum (SK). 

Pluimers’ sculptures recreate the connection with the Earth: layer by layer, the stratigraphy is penetrated and understood.