Her travels to New York , which was originally settled by the Dutch in 1609 , have inspired works such as her media installation '' A Song for Mannahata '' . Lydia Schouten has done work for public spaces , such as the '' Monument voor de Verdronken Dorpen in Zeeland '' ( ' Monument to the Drowned Villages ' ) in Colijnsplaat . The monument includes a tower with speakers and a sound installation which serves as a reminder of the 117 villages , and their populations , which were flooded during the Flood of 1953
Flood of 1953
North Sea flood of 1953
Lydia Schouten