Today’s topic is wool. Wool requires a sheep.
SHEEP
Who do you think came first: sheep or human?
How does a species of sheep end up on an island, say on Terschelling?
Does a sheep say baa and a goat meh—or is it the other way around?
Can a sheep smell which wool is its own when it’s piled up with others?
WOOL
Is wool hair?
Are the words wool and wolf related?
During Oerol 2026, an invisible line runs across Terschelling. It shifts slightly each year. On one side, humans cycle, farm, sing, and sleep. On the other, nature reigns. At this ever-moving line, the two worlds meet. Last year, cie. Tumbleweed danced the tangent into visibility. The year before, Rita Hoofwijk marked the line. This year, invited by Rita, Rain Wu shows us this encounter. From June 13 to 21, at location 35: De Zeekraal, she maps the line on a canvas of wool—wool from Terschelling’s sheep. The sheep, Wu knows, is Terschelling’s gentle connector. Being both nature and culture, it’s free to move on either side of the line.