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Literally translated, entr'acte means: interlude or pause between two acts. The abstract bronze sculpture 'Entr'acte' by Edith Imkamp - Van der Does de Willebois seems in the first place to express an unstoppable need to represent dynamism and urge for expression. The solidified movement that is anchored in the capricious and multiform sculpture contrasts with the austere architecture of the apartment buildings that serve as decor.

The more than 2-metre high sculpture stands on the lawn and functions as a transition from open space to built-up area. Entr'acte' guarantees visual tension and spectacle. The spatial effect provides a necessary counterbalance to the surroundings and influences the balance between built-up area and open space. The marking of a transition corresponds to the bridging function of an interlude or a pause between two acts.

The notion of entr'acte recurs in various forms and capacities in the work of Miss Imkamp. She lived and worked in The Hague from 1962. She received her training at the Rijksnormaalschool and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and after that for six months at Ateliers '63 in Haarlem. She was taught by well-known sculptors such as Piet Esser, Wessel Couzijn and Tajiri.

Edith Imkamp experienced her training at the Rijksakademie as a constricting straitjacket. Her enthusiasm for sculpture was especially nourished during the follow-up study at Ateliers '63. With Tajiri, she went to car wrecks to collect metal carcasses that she used as the basis for the sculptures she constructed and welded. The freedom she could afford at that time and which she learned to use to the full is reflected in her intuitive working method. The effect of contrast and thinking in terms of opposites serve as a common thread.