Citroën lovers always got warm feelings at the sight of Rotterdam's new central station. Because indeed, that shark's mouth, with or without beach balls in front of it, is somewhat reminiscent of the logo of the legendary French car brand.
Well. The comparison appears to go further. Back deep in the 1960s, there was a Citroën pavilion in Monte Carlo in southern France. Citrophile (that is what fans of the old Citroëns are called) and artist Tom Eyzenbach pointed out a building that does bear a striking resemblance to the brand new Rotterdam Centraal. So it is only thickly fifty years older.
Coincidence? It can hardly be. According to artist Tom Eyzenbach it happens more often, and we too have examples of conspicuous borrowing in architecture. But it is probably not deliberate borrowing: 'It may be that the design was seen superficially by one of the architects once, and not consciously saved. Then it may just suddenly flow out of your pen when you are drawing.'
We, meanwhile, would be cool if in that square, next to those beach balls, a model of a DS would appear. As a tribute.
Tom Eyzenbach, incidentally, is exhibiting from 30 August in Art space Kuub in Utrecht.
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