Against the Tide (sculpture)

Against the Tide, sometimes referred to by its more literal translation as Against All Currents, by Rini Hurkmans, is a memorial sculpture honoring murdered Dutch journalist Peter R. de Vries who was shot on July 6, 2021, and died on July 15, 2021. It was unveiled on July 15, 2024. The sculpture is located in Leidseplein, which is a square in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. De Vries was the third person slain in connection to the Marengo trial. The unveiling took place exactly three years after his death and just months after De Vries' shooter and several collaborators were sentenced. The sculpture is located just meters from Lange Leidsedwarsstraat, where the shooting took place. The unveiling was presided by Femke Halsema, Mayor of Amsterdam and included four people who had been helped by de Vries' journalistic efforts. Hurkmans was inspired by a hand gesture in Pietà by the Virgin Mary who was cradling the lifeless body of her son, Jesus.