Monique Bastiaans - Public works in Castilla La Mancha

September 5, 2025

We are pleased to announce that the installation of Monique Bastiaans' work, commissioned by the Town Council of Herencia, Castilla-La Mancha, has been completed.  

Its title, ‘and didst thou look, friend? was it white wheat or brown?", is based on a phrase from Don Quixote, taken from chapter XXXI of the work.  The work, which comes to life with the wind, is located at a roundabout on the outskirts of Herencia, in the direction of Puerto Lápice, from where the famous windmills can still be seen.

The work, which comes to life with the wind, is located at a roundabout on the outskirts of Herencia, in the direction of Puerto Lápice, from where the famous windmills can still be seen. Just as Don Quixote, on his horse, faced those giants, 21st-century motorists will encounter this monumental wheat roundabout on the road. The same wind that moved the blades of the windmills now makes the ears of wheat dance.