Did the mysterious Japanese ball come from West Flanders?

And suddenly there it was. No one ever saw him roll out of the sea. But there it was: the ball. Nobody knows where it came from. Probably not from Bol.com, over there in Hamamatsu. The police arrived immediately and immediately set up a 200-meter safety zone. Men in special suits came to examine him with the utmost care, using x-rays. It soon became apparent that the ball was hollow and therefore could not explode, but the Japanese Coast Guard and the Ministry of Defense are still investigating further.

We might be able to help them, because the mysterious orb is reminiscent of a work of art Where to and then back by Luk Van Soom, which may be admired in 2018 at the Watou Arts Festival. It is described in the catalog as a sculpture that “can not only be seen from the outside, but also experienced from the inside”. And indeed: You can put your head in it, without having to wear a special suit. Acoustics in the sphere closed the terrestrial world. “The infinite universe reveals itself,” the organizers said. “Van Somme offers the visitor a few minutes of respite where he can escape from the prison of earthly life.”

So we can reassure the Japanese: the ball will not explode, on the contrary: if your head is about to explode, you just have to stick it.