Artist Wim Delvoye bust to 6,000 cards in which he is mayor, whether with a pack of butter on the head: Because the revenge attacks to continue

Melle Artist Wim Delvoye takes the not that he is Monday morning again, had to log on to the local police for an interview about environmental breaches at his castle, the Netherlands. And quite Melle may know. Last weekend got to 6,000 families postcards in the mailbox with mayor Dirk De Maeseneer with a butter fleet on the head. “I performed for 7 years not working more on my domain, but the reprisals continue,” says Delvoye.

Artist Wim Delvoye was Monday morning again in the police station is expected for an interview. And this is about a case that is already years time about work that he between 2008 and 2011 carried out on his estate, the Bueren in Melle. The artist wanted in his garden, a sculpture park open and had a betonplateau casting, tree felling and walgrachten clean up and widen. The court of appeal convicted Delvoye at the beginning of march because the work without the necessary licences have happened. After an acquittal in the first instance, followed the condemnation to a fine of 104.500 euro for him and his company. He pulled out meanwhile against that judgment to the Court of Cassation.

Mouth shut

Despite the pending lawsuit, he was Monday morning again expected for an interview. “Pure harassment”, says Delvoye again. “I have, since 2012, all works on my domain was discontinued and I am convicted in that case. But they keep me interrupt because I with success also to battle to pull against the construction of a sme zone and the construction of wind turbines in nature. I was now invited for the facts that are laid down on 26 June 2019. Two months in the future. The next award will therefore also already been written”, says Delvoye. The hearing, the police will not be wiser. Delvoye was silent in all languages. “I appeal to me on my right to remain silent,” says the artist.