October: Eighth lustrum SVTN ‘J.D. van der Waals’; the origin of the first idea

December: Artist Alex Vermeulen was involved with the project

Alex Vermeulen presented his design as part of his series "States of Humanity"

Construction scale model soft iron core, with the purpose of demonstrating the technical principle

Construction laminated soft iron core for the central object

Research technical feasibility of the work of art.

Preparation of foundation of the Natuurkunst Foundation

Consultation with the Housing Department TU/e about location work of art.

Foundation 'Natuurkunst Foundation'

Establishment Board of Advice

Finished house style: writing paper and project brochure

Try-out SOH10: The Opera of Alex Vermeulen at the TU/e

Start demolation T-laag, building at the location of work of art

www.natuurkunst.nl online

Further development promotional material

Design business-plan

Research different sorts of solar cells.

Research in pond

Drawing up an inventory of funds and subsidy providers.

Setting up contracts with TU/e and Alex Vermeulen

Development subsidy requests

Start building test-egg at Common Technical Service of TU/e

Dispatch subsidy request to Nieuwe Brabantse Kunst Stichting.

Changing of foundation's executive committee

Technical consultation between foundation, artist, common technical service TU/e, egg manufacturer and column manufacturer

Making contact with subsidy-providers

Development measuring system for solar panels

Further development subsidy requests

Drawing up an inventory of potential sponsors in the business community

Preparation measurements with egg in swimming pool TU/e

Start measurements with solar cells on roof of N-laag at the TU/e

Discussions with Burgers Ergon, NRE, Stork, TNO and Rabobank

Sending out subsidy requests

Signing contract with TU/e and Alex Vermeulen

Presentation during Manifestation Dommelpride

Discussions with KvK Eindhoven and Philips Netherlands

Measurements with test egg in swimming pool TU/e

Draft of construction of central object

Processing data solar panel

Processing data test-egg

Discussions with ECN and Rabobank

Brainstormsession with Bex van der Schans

Start up Promotion committee

Measurements on test-egg with artist Alex Vermeulen

Support from Mondriaan Foundation

Article in Matrix

Theme sponsoring "Give shape to energy"

First newsletter for students

Article in Eindhovens daily paper.

Development publicity plan.

First newsletter companies

Support from VSBfonds

Production prototype egg

Van der Waals adopts central object

Design support construction solar panel

Discussions with Scheuten Solar

Second newsletter students

Further discussions with sponsors

Construction protype egg complete

Presentation at the Energy Theatre

Start action adopt an egg

First eggs adopted

André Kuipers ambassador Natuurkunst

Round off sponsoring

Production egg-objects

Establishment Recommending Committee

Solars panels have arrived

Kick-off construction

Digging of the pond

Building of the column, placcement of the eggs

Filling of the pond

Grand opening